Racing stoke clásico rivalry with record ‘real’ members boast | OneFootball

On its social media, the Academy revealed that it has broken the barrier of 100,000 members and took a jab at Rojo, whom they will face next Sunday for Matchday 10 of the 2025 Clausura Tournament.

After qualifying for the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, Racing is already gearing up for the Avellaneda Derby against Independiente—which will be played this Sunday, September 28 at 3:15 PM, for Matchday 10 of the 2025 Clausura Tournament—and heated up the lead-up on its social media, where it announced the membership record.

“At Racing, we’ve overcome rivals from here and there. We overcame bankruptcy, tough times. We overcame stadiums, adversities, borders. We surpassed 40 titles and now we’ve broken our own record. We surpassed 100,000 members. 103,422 real members. We achieved all this together, all of us together. Racing wants you as a member,” the video says.

The banter stems from the myth that Rojo inflates its membership numbers. In January of this year, the AFA published a list with the number of members each Argentine football club has. River topped the ranking with 351,487, followed by Boca with 323,586, Independiente completed the podium with 146,570, then came Rosario Central (96,297), San Lorenzo (89,717), and in sixth place, the Academy (86,289).

However, after nine months, the table is already outdated, not only with Racing, but also with the Canalla, who also announced a few months ago that they broke the 100,000-member barrier. The Academy’s improvement is considerable. Between their sporting performance and the strong membership campaign led by the management, they increased by almost 20% compared to what the club had at the start of the year.

In an interview with ESPN F90, president Diego Milito also shared the news: “We surpassed 100,000 members, I want to thank the people in the membership and marketing departments, we’ve gained almost 10,000 new members in these two months. We’ve been working hard and Racing must keep growing, this is a big and genuine growth.”

In addition to the derby against Independiente, the Avellaneda side will have another major challenge midweek, when they have to face River in the quarterfinals of the Copa Argentina, next Thursday, October 2 at the Gigante de Arroyito.

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