Racing v Boca, key clásico at the Cilindro de Avellaneda | OneFootball

Racing host Boca on Sunday night in a pivotal clásico, with the home side chasing a reset in the Clausura and the visitors arriving buoyed by continental progress.

According to SuperDepor.com, the round six interzonal kicks off at 21.30 at the Estadio Presidente Perón, Nicolás Ramírez referees with VAR Fernando Echenique, live on ESPN Premium.

Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s team have four points from five, one win, one draw and three defeats, and need to make up ground in Zone B. They beat Belgrano 1-0 midweek to reach the Copa Argentina quarter-finals, but Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez serves the second of a three-game ban.

Without the striker, Tomás Conechny and Elías Torres could lead the line, while Matko Miljevic will again be a central creative outlet.

Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s Boca thrashed Recoleta 4-0 in Paraguay to reach the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals, where they will face San Pablo. In the Clausura they have six points from five, one win, three draws and one defeat, and drew 1-1 at Platense last time out.

Boca will be without Leandro Paredes, Marco Pellegrino and Leandro Lozano, and the manager must again manage workloads after a heavy run. In midfield Santiago Ascacíbar steps up alongside Milton Delgado and Tomás Belmonte, while Miguel Merentiel would remain the focal point.

Their last meeting ended 0-0 at La Bombonera in February, and Boca are five clásicos without beating Racing.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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