Racing vs Central Cordoba
Emiliano Vecchio’s goal in the 87th minute allowed Racing Club to take a point on their visit to Defensa y Justicia last Wednesday, following an entertaining 2-2 away draw. La Academia claimed a single victory across their last six Copa Liga Profesional matches, drawing three and losing two in that time. As a result, they made it 17 points in group B, which is enough to stay into the playoff zone, but the side remain out of the Copa Sudamericana places in the aggregate table, trailing tenth-placed Belgrano by one. Racing won three and lost two at home in this competition so far. All regulars are available to host CA Central Cordoba on Sunday, including Johan Carbonero, who returns after several months on the sidelines.
CA Central Cordoba are now living a dream in the Copa Liga Profesional. Last Tuesday, the side secured a massive 2-0 home success over Union Santa Fe thanks to goals from Lucas Gamba and Mateo Sanabria. El Ferroviario made it six league matches unbeaten (three victories and three draws) to accumulate 18 points in group B, sharing the leadership with Belgrano and Godoy Cruz at the moment. Furthermore, they opened a five-point gap over the relegation zone in the aggregate table. On away turf, Central managed five points in as many away matches in this competition.
Racing looked good in the draw at Defensa y Justicia, they will finally have striker Carbonero back after a long injury and playmaker Emiliano Vecchio looked recovered as well scoring in their last two games so I’ll trust them here to take the win they need against this Central Cordoba who have been solid but not that much when playing away.