Banfield vs Racing
Banfield fans will have felt frustrated after their 1-1 away stalemate at Banfield as their team couldn’t hold onto their lead in a hard-fought match. El Taladro are now going through a three-match winless streak in league action, drawing one and losing two, which leaves them on 18 points in as many Liga Profesional rounds. As a result, El Taladro remain just seven points above the relegation zone in the aggregate table. At home, Banfield secured a single victory across their last six matches, along with three stalemates and two losses.
Racing Club returned to winning ways in league action last weekend, when they showed enjoyable offensive skills to beat Defensa y Justicia 4-3 at home in a thrilling match. La Academia broke a three-game winless run of one draw and two losses in this competition to make it 28 points, which also places them one point behind the last Copa Libertadores berth in the aggregate table. On a sorry note, Racing lost their last three away encounters on the road in domestic action without even scoring in that span. On Thursday 24, Gustavo Costas’ men drew 2-2 away at Brazil’s SC Corinthians in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals. Roger Martinez, affected by an ankle injury, is the only relevant absentee at Racing Club for Sunday. Coach Gustavo Costas will pick an alternative XI here.
Racing has a massively important game next Thursday in Copa Sudamericana to advance to the final so they will use a lineup full of reserves here and even though Banfield has been too poor, I expect them to at least avoid a defeat.