Martínez and Sosa in Copa Libertadores team of the week | OneFootball

For the first semifinal of the Clausura Tournament, Racing will visit Boca at La Bombonera in search of a victory that would allow them to reach the final of the competition and not only fight for another championship, but also for a spot in the group stage of the next Copa Libertadores.

Ahead of this match, scheduled for Sunday, December 7, Conmebol, the governing body of continental tournaments, made a strong decision regarding Santiago Sosa and Adrián Martínez, two of the key players in Gustavo Costas' team.

Both the 26-year-old central midfielder and the 33-year-old striker are part of the ideal team of the last Copa Libertadores season, in which the Academia reached the semifinals, a stage in which they were eliminated by the champion Flamengo, with an aggregate score of 1-0.

The two players from the Avellaneda squad are the only representatives from Argentine clubs. The other nine players in the ideal XI are José Manuel López and Gustavo Gómez, both from Palmeiras, while the remaining seven belong to the champion Flamengo.

In addition, there are other familiar faces from Argentine football in this team. Agustín Rossi, Fla's goalkeeper and former Boca player, was chosen as the best in his position in the tournament, and Jorge Carrascal also appeared, the attacking midfielder who had a spell at River, where he won the 2021 Professional League.

Thus, the ideal team of the Libertadores is made up of: Agustín Rossi (Flamengo); Leo Pereira (Flamengo), Danilo (Flamengo), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras); Jorge Carrascal (Flamengo), Santiago Sosa (Racing), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo); Pedro (Flamengo), Adrián Martínez (Racing) and José López (Palmeiras).

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