Racing started the year 2026 with two defeats in a row and Gustavo Costas will seek to change the team’s image within the framework of the third date of the TorneoApertura.The Academy visits Tigre at the José Dellagiovanna Stadium, in a day that has four other games.The refereeing shortlist is led by Pablo Echavarría and the transmission is from ESPN Premium.
The Avellaneda cast did not start the season as expected and still failed to add units in the local competition.In their debut they lost 2-1 against Gimnasia en el Bosque.The trend was maintained in the debut with his people in elCilindro: they lost 2-1 against Rosario Central.The similarity in both matches was that they were 2-0 down on the scoreboard and were only able to score with a goal from Tomás Conechny in La Plata and Adrián Maravilla Martínez against Ángel Di María’s Canalla.
With this panorama, Gustavo Costas intends to turn the page quickly and returned to the scheme with a line of five defenders in the background, with Santiago Sosa as the one targeted to act as libero.In this context, the one who was called up again was Marcos Rojo, who was close to leaving in the current market to play for Estudiantes de La Plata.
At the same time, those who are absent from the squad list are the Academy’s brand new reinforcements.Both Damián Pizzarro, a Chilean striker who arrived on loan from Udinese in Italy, and Ezequiel Cannavo, recently signed to Defensa y Justicia, will have to wait one more week to debut with the Albiceleste jersey.
On the other hand, Tigre’s path is clearly different, since he remains undefeated at the start of the season.El Matador opened the year with a 2-0 home win over Estudiantes de Río Cuarto thanks to goals from AlanBarrionuevo and Jalil Elías.Diego Dabove’s team headed for a second victory in Córdoba by taking the lead on the scoreboard over Belgrano thanks to David Romero’s goal, but the Pirata del Ruso Zielinski managed to equalize the process in the last minutes with the conversion of Lautaro Gutiérrez.
It should be noted that Tigre managed to close several reinforcements in the last market, of which several have already debuted.Some of these cases are those of DavidRomero, Santiago López, Tiago Serrago and Jabes Saralegui, whose contract was renewed with Boca Juniors.For his part, Gonzalo Pity Martínez, who signed a contract after being released from River Plate, continues with his physical preparation to add minutes.
Formations
Tiger: Felipe Zenobio;Valentín Moreno, Joaquín Laso, Alan Barrionuevo, FedericoÁlvarez;Jabes Saralegui, Jalil Elías, Bruno Leyes;Elías Cabrera, SebastiánMedina;Ignacio Russo, David Romero.DT: Diego Dabove.
Racing: Facundo Cambeses;Gastón Martirena, Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso and Gabriel Rojas;Bruno Zuculini, Matko Miljevic, ValentínCarboni;Santiago Solari and Adrián Martínez.DT: Gustavo Costas.
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
VAR: Álvaro Carranza
Stadium: José Dellagiovanna
Time: 7:45 p.m.
TV: ESPN Premium
