Costas's XI as the Academy aim to seal qualification at the Cilindro | OneFootball

Racing is playing for its semester this Sunday. Gustavo Costas’ team hosts Huracán at 4 p.m. in what will be a true final: if they win, they go straight into the Apertura round of 16 without having to look at any other results. For this crucial clash, the coach received the best possible news: Santiago Sosa and Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez are both recovered and available.

The situation with the striker is almost a miracle. Even though the knee sprain he suffered against Barracas Central seemed set to rule him out, Maravilla responded well in training and will be the starting focal point up front. Sosa, meanwhile, has put a quadriceps strain behind him and will also return to his place at the heart of the team. Both were rested for the trip to Venezuela for the Sudamericana with the aim of being at 100% for this Sunday.

The only doubt Costas still has in defense is both technical and emotional: he must decide whether to keep Marcos Rojo (who is coming off a painful red card against River) or restore Franco Pardo to the starting lineup, as he has been pushing for a spot.

Academia’s probable XI: Facundo Cambeses; Marco Di Cesare, Santiago Sosa, Franco Pardo or Marcos Rojo; Ezequiel Cannavo, Baltasar Rodríguez, Bruno Zuculini, Matías Zaracho, Gabriel Rojas; Santiago Solari and Adrián Martínez. El Cilindro will be boiling for a team that needs to snap a five-match winless run and secure its place in the playoffs.

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