Racing face Belgrano for a Copa Argentina quarter-final place | OneFootball

Racing meet Belgrano de Córdoba on Wednesday for a place in the Copa Argentina quarter-finals. Kick-off is 19:15 at the Estadio Único del Parque la Pedrera in Villa Mercedes, San Luis. TyC Sports will televise the last-16 tie and Sebastián Zunino will referee.

According to SuperDepor.com, Racing arrive on a poor run after three straight Torneo Clausura defeats, leaving them outside the play-offs and, via the annual table, out of next year’s international spots. The cup takes on extra weight for Avellaneda’s side, as the winners claim a 2027 Copa Libertadores berth.

Racing defeated San Martín de Formosa 1-0, then beat Defensa y Justicia 4-1 to reach this stage.

Belgrano come in on a contrasting trajectory, having been crowned Argentine champions in the first semester by winning the Torneo Apertura in a dramatic final against River. In the current Clausura they sit second in Zone B with 10 points.

Their cup run has included a 3-0 win over Atlético Rafaela, followed by a penalty shootout success against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy after a 2-2 draw in normal time.

Probable line-ups: Racing, Facundo Cambeses; Ezequiel Cannavo, Mateo Martínez, Marcos Rojo, Ignacio Rodríguez; Leonel Pérez; Alejandro Tello, Matko Miljevic, Ulises Ortegoza; Tomás Conechny, Adrián Martínez. Manager, Juan Pablo Vojvoda. Belgrano, Thiago Cardozo; Alcidez Benítez, Alexis Maldonado, Lisandro López, Adrián Sporle; Santiago Longo, Franco Vázquez; Emiliano Rigoni, Lucas Zelarayán, Francisco González Metilli; Lucas Passerini. Manager, Ricardo Zielinski.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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