Racing Club secured their ticket to the Copa Libertadores 2021 before the pandemic by beating Aldosivi 4-3 away. The team are unbeaten in domestic action in 2020, with four wins and four draws. At home, they haven’t lost in the last nine in national competitions (winning five and drawing four). But they also are now participating in the Libertadores in 2020: on 21st October, Racing beat Venezuelan side Estudiantes de Merida 2-1 at home to advance to the round-of-16 as second-placed of Group F with 15 points, registering one loss and three consecutive victories since the action returned in September. Racing Club is practically the same squad as last semester.
Atletico Tucuman couldn’t qualify for any continental tournaments via the domestic competition and beforehand, they had been on ten winless matches in the league (seven draws and three defeats), including four on the road (two stalemates, two losses). Atletico Tucuman coach Ricardo Zielinski will miss Leandro Diaz (sold to Estudiantes) and Federico Bravo (Riga, Latvia), the most noteworthy departures in a total of five. Franco Mussis (Gimnasia LP) is the only relevant signing. El Decano played a single friendly match during the preseason, losing 2-1 at home to CA Central Cordoba. On Thursday 29, they lost 1-0 at Independiente in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana’s round-of-32. Nicolas Aguirre is out injured and Cristian Erbes will return after missing that game due to a muscle problem, but the XI should be similar to the one that started on Thursday.
Racing at home has scored in 9 of their last 10 games and with veteran Lisandro Lopez back in their lineup their attack is even better but also Atletico can be dangerous in attack so I expect goals here.