On Monday, Estudiantes de La Plata will host Racing at Estadio UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi for the third round of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol Apertura Tournament. The match promises to be exciting, featuring two of the best teams in Argentina. The encounter will begin at 19:15 and will be broadcasted on ESPN Premium, with Facundo Tello as the referee.
Estudiantes has had a promising start in the championship, defeating Unión de Santa Fe 3-1 and achieving a draw against Huracán in the last round, despite playing with one less player for a significant part of the match. The team has undergone changes in its roster due to recent additions thanks to the investment group led by businessman Foster Gillett.
For this match, head coach Eduardo Domínguez plans to make two changes compared to the team that faced Huracán, including Santiago Arzamendia for Gastón Benedetti and Santiago Núñez instead of Facundo Rodríguez in defense.
Racing, on the other hand, has had a solid start in the tournament with convincing victories over Barracas Central and Belgrano de Córdoba. The team coached by Gustavo Costas has generated high expectations among its supporters, who yearn for a league title after six years.
Despite the importance of the league, Racing has its sights set on the Recopa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores. Costas plans to repeat the lineup that achieved the victory against Belgrano de Córdoba in this upcoming match.
The possible lineups for the encounter are as follows: Estudiantes (LP): Matías Mansilla; Eric Meza, Sebastián Boselli, Santiago Núñez or Facundo Rodríguez, Santiago Arzamendia; Santiago Acacýbar, Gabriel Neves; Joaquín Tobio Burgos, Tiago Palacios, Alexis Manyoma; Guido Carrillo. Coach: Eduardo Domínguez.
Racing: Gabriel Arias; Marco Di Cesare, Santiago Sosa, Santiago Quirós; Gabriel Rojas, Juan Nardoni, Agustín Almendra, Gastón Martirena; Maximiliano Salas, Luciano Vietto, Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez. Coach: Gustavo Costas.
