Tomorrow, Racing will visit Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero in a crucial match to sustain their hopes of qualifying for the next Copa Libertadores following their elimination by Brazilian Flamengo in the semifinals.
The match, corresponding to the fourteenth round of the Clausura Tournament, will kick off at 19:00 at the Estadio Madre de Ciudades, with Luis Lobo Medina as the referee and Gastón Monsón in charge of the VAR.
The game will be televised by TNT Sports.
This encounter holds decisive value for Gustavo Costas's team, which was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores by Flamengo and now only has the domestic tournament as a path back to the top continental competition.
Racing needs an immediate victory, a perfect run in the final stretch of the Clausura, and must wait for favorable results in the annual table. The team seeks to maintain defensive solidity and efficiency to not lose ground against their direct rivals.
The most recent precedent favored "La Academia": they won 1-0 at the Cilindro in the 2025 Apertura Tournament with a goal from Zuculini.
In the immediate history of the competition, Central Córdoba has one victory, Racing has three, and there has been one draw.
Here are the probable team lineups and other match details:
Central Córdoba – Racing Tournament: Clausura Round 14 Stadium: Madre de Ciudades Referee: Luis Lobo Medina VAR: Gastón Monsón Time: 19:00 – TV: TNT Sports
Central Córdoba: Alan Aguerre; Santiago Moyano, Lucas Abascia, Jonathan Galván; Braian Cufré, Iván Gómez, José Florentín, Matías Perelló, Lucas Besozzi; Matías Godoy and Gastón Verón. Coach: Omar De Felippe
Racing: Facundo Cambeses; Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso; Facundo Mura, Juan Nardoni, Martín Barrios, Gabriel Rojas; Santiago Solari, Adrián Martínez and Duván Vergara. Coach: Gustavo Costas
The margin for error is minimal, and the club views this visit to Santiago del Estero as a turning point. Central Córdoba arrives with momentum and the opportunity to reach the top of Zone B, as they are on a three-game unbeaten streak, with two consecutive wins, the latest a 1-0 victory over Huracán. Omar De Felippe's team depends on itself to finish at the top and sustain its candidacy in the group. Racing comes off a 1-0 win over Aldosivi that brought some relief in the Clausura. In their last four tournament matches, they have recorded two wins and two draws, with six goals for and one against.
