Racing and Estudiantes de La Plata will face this Saturday, December 13th, at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero in a match that will decide the next Clausura champion. It has been confirmed that Nicolás Ramírez will be the referee for the encounter. In light of this, Agencia Noticias Argentinas reviews how both teams have fared when the designated referee was in charge, with statistics that favor 'La Academia' and could be a setback for 'El Pincha'. Nicolás Ramírez, the 39-year-old official considered one of the best in Argentine football, will be officiating his sixth Primera División final.
He was in charge of 13 Clausura matches, sanctioning three penalties, showing four red cards, and 95 yellow cards. As for the record of the teams coached by Gustavo Costas with Ramírez, the history shows that he led them on 11 occasions, where they achieved 4 wins, 6 draws, and only 1 loss. Likewise, they received 37 cautions, no expulsions, and were awarded one penalty in their favor. In turn, just like Racing, they were granted a penalty in their favor and none against.
Regarding the cards, Estudiantes players saw yellow cards 44 times and were sent off on three occasions. It is worth noting that their rivals were expelled six times and did not concede a penalty in any match. As for the La Plata team itself, it faced Ramírez in 12 duels with a slight balance in its favor: 5 wins, 3 draws, and 4 defeats.
