Racing, the only team without points, will visit Tigre, third with four units, in the framework of the third date of Zone B of the 2026 Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League. The match will take place at the José Dellagiovanna stadium from 19:45 on Monday and will be refereed by Pablo Echavarría, while Álvaro Carranza will be in the VAR. Additionally, the broadcast of the match will be in charge of the ESPN Premium sports channel. As reported by the Argentine News Agency, Gustavo Costas's team comes from losing 2-1 to Rosario Central, at home, last Wednesday in the second date of this Apertura Tournament. With this draw and the win in the first date against Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto, 'The Matador' is in third place with 4 points, two units behind the leaders River and Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza. These are the probable formations and other details of the match Apertura Tournament of the Professional League - Zone B - Third date Tigre vs Racing Club Stadium: José Dellagiovanna, Tigre, Buenos Aires. Referee: Pablo Echavarría. VAR: Álvaro Carranza. Tigre: Felipe Zenobio; Guillermo Soto, Joaquín Laso, Alan Barrionuevo, Federico Álvarez; Jabes Saralegui, Jalil Elías, Bruno Leyes, Elías Cabrera; David Romero and Ignacio Russo. DT: Diego Dabove. Racing: Facundo Cambeses; Gastón Martirena, Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso, Gabriel Rojas; Juan Nardoni, Matko Miljevic, Valentín Carboni, Santiago Solari; Adrián Martínez. DT: Gustavo Costas. On a deplorable playing field, 'The Academy' suffered the hierarchy of world champion Ángel Di María halfway through the first half and added its second defeat in what has been the championship so far. Racing did not leave a good image in this incipient start of the Apertura Tournament, and for this match against 'The Matador', coach Costas would return to the basics and reinstate the 5-man defensive line with the retreat of Santiago Sosa as a sweeper and the reappearance of the Uruguayan Gastón Martirena as a right back over Marco Di Césare, after the poor appearance of Nazareno Colombo in that sector against Rosario Central. Thus, the scheme would change from a 4-3-3 to a 5-4-1 with a midfield composed of Juan Nardoni, Matko Miljevic, Valentín Carboni, and Santiago Solari, and with Adrián Martínez as the only forward. On the other hand, Diego Dabove's team comes from drawing 1-1 with Belgrano de Córdoba, as a visitor, last Thursday.
