Racing aims to secure its third win in this Apertura Tournament when it visits Atlético Tucumán this Tuesday for the eighth matchday of Zone B. The match will take place at the José Fierro Monumental stadium in the Tucumán province and will be refereed by Fernando Echenique, with Sebastián Habib serving as the VAR. The replacement will be experienced Julio César Falcioni, who will be present in a box at the José Fierro Monumental stadium, watching the team that will be temporarily led by Ramiro González against Racing.
These are the lineups and other details of the match Apertura Tournament 2026 - Zone B - Eighth matchday Atlético Tucumán - Racing Stadium: José Fierro Monumental, San Miguel de Tucumán. Referee: Fernando Echenique. VAR: Sebastián Habib. Atlético Tucumán: Luis Ingolotti; Maximiliano Villa, Gastón Suso, Gianluca Ferrari, Leonel Di Placido; Nicolás Lamendola, Kevin Ortíz, Javier Domínguez, Renzo Tesuri; Carlos Abeldaño and Lautaro Godoy. Coach: Ramiro González.
Racing: Facundo Cambeses; Ezequiel Cannavo, Franco Pardo, Marco Di Cesare, Gabriel Rojas; Adrián Fernández, Santiago Sosa, Baltasar Rodríguez; Santiago Solari, Damián Pizarro and Duván Vergara. Coach: Gustavo Costas.
Additionally, Baltasar Rodríguez might come into the midfield in place of Bruno Zuculini. Meanwhile, Atlético Tucumán is going through a delicate period, having won only one match in this Apertura Tournament, which was a 4-0 victory against the newly promoted Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. In the last matchday, the 'Dean' lost 3-1 to Belgrano de Córdoba away from home, and their coach Hugo Colace resigned. In a hard-fought match, Racing suffered two significant setbacks: the expulsion of midfielder Matko Miljevic and the injury of forward Adrián Martínez, who suffered a sprain in his left ankle. Therefore, Costas will make two mandatory changes: the inclusion of Colombian Duván Vergara and Chilean Damián Pizarro for Miljevic and Martínez, respectively. Furthermore, the match will be broadcast live by TNT Sports and covered by the Argentine News Agency. Gustavo Costas's team arrives at this match after a 1-1 draw with Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza last Thursday at the Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda.
