Racing's coach, Gustavo Costas, named the starting eleven that will play from the beginning in the match against Flamengo at the Cilindro de Avellaneda, valid for the return leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals.
With Bruno Zuculini as captain, the Academy will seek to reverse the 1-0 defeat suffered in the first leg in Brazil, with the aim of qualifying for the final of the continent's most prestigious tournament, which will take place on Saturday, November 29, in Lima, Peru.
The biggest question the coach of the albiceleste squad had was finding a replacement for midfielder Santiago Sosa, who successfully underwent surgery for a fracture of the right zygomatic bone, suffered in a collision with his teammate Marcos Rojo during the match against the Brazilian team.
In this regard, Costas decided that the substitute would be Juan Nardoni. In this way, the 62-year-old coach opted to abandon the five-defender line he had deployed at the Maracaná last week and add another player to the middle of the field, thus forming a 4-3-3.
Similarly, Facundo Murale finally won the duel over Uruguayan Gastón Martirená and will be the starting right-back.
Racing vs. Flamengo formation for Copa Libertadores: Facundo Cambeses; Facundo Mura; Nazareno Colombo, Marcos Rojo, Gabriel Rojas; Bruno Zuculini, Juan Nardoni, Agustín Almendra; Santiago Solari, Adrián Martínez, Tomás Conechny.
Coach: Gustavo Costas.
