Without Costas, Racing end a woeful Sudamericana v Petrolero | OneFootball

La Academia will host the Bolivian side this Wednesday in Avellaneda, already with no chance of qualifying.

Racing Club will host Independiente Petrolero this Wednesday starting at 7 p.m. at the Cilindro in Avellaneda, for the sixth matchday of Group F in the Copa Sudamericana. The match will have little value in terms of qualification, since both teams have already been eliminated, although it will still be an emotional night for a Racing side shaken by a semester far below expectations.

Racing Club’s current situation was defined by the end of Gustavo Costas’s spell, as he was dismissed after the 2-2 draw against Caracas that sealed the team’s elimination from the Copa Sudamericana. The decision was made by Diego Milito and Sebastián Saja after an inconsistent campaign that deepened internal wear and left the club surrounded by questions.

Sebastián Romero and Luciano Aued took over on an interim basis and will lead the team in its final matches before the break. Racing had started the year with unexpected setbacks in the local tournament, managed to recover somewhat over a few rounds, but then stumbled again in the decisive matches.

In the Copa Sudamericana, La Academia never found consistency. They won just one match, drew two, and struggled especially while playing at the Cilindro de Avellaneda. With no chance of advancing and also eliminated from the Torneo Apertura, the club will close out the semester surrounded by uncertainty and with an urgent need to rebuild a sporting project that just a few months ago seemed solid.

As for Independiente Petrolero, the story was not positive either. The Bolivian side quickly lost ground in the competition and never managed to maintain a competitive level against opponents with greater international pedigree. Defensive problems and a lack of attacking efficiency shaped much of their campaign.

The recent defeat to Botafogo once again exposed those limitations. With no chance of qualifying, the Bolivian team will look to end its international run with a more competitive showing before turning its focus back to the domestic league.

The most recent meeting between the two came in Sucre, in the first half of this edition, and ended in a Racing 3-1 win, in a match the Argentine side settled thanks to greater individual quality and attacking efficiency.

Racing’s probable lineup

Facundo Cambeses; Ezequiel Cannavo, Franco Pardo, Gonzalo Escudero, Ignacio Rodríguez; Adrián Fernández, Alejandro Tello, Matko Miljevic; Duván Vergara, Tomás Pérez, Gonzalo Sosa. Coach: Sebastián Romero and Luciano Aued.

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