Huracán with away fans face depleted Banfield lacking new signings | OneFootball

The Drill and the Balloon will face off this Thursday at 20:00 at the Florencio Sola stadium, for the first round of the 2026 Apertura Tournament.

Banfield and Huracán will meet this Thursday, starting at 20:00, at the Florencio Sola stadium, in one of the matches that will mark the beginning of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. The Drill will seek to strengthen its position as a local in a complex context, while the Balloon will try to start off on the right foot in a season that raises expectations in Parque Patricios.

The team led by Pedro Troglio arrives conditioned by its institutional situation. Banfield struggled until the end of 2025, but managed to avoid relegation a few rounds before the end. However, for this new tournament, they will not have any new signings, as the management could not lift the restrictions, which amount to around 1,300,000 dollars, so the coach will have to rely almost exclusively on the squad that finished last season.

On the side of Huracán, the return of Diego Martínez to the bench, after his departure at the end of 2023 following the resignation of Frank Darío Kudelka, marks the beginning of a new era. The Balloon reinforced its squad with Federico Vera, Jordy Caicedo, and Oscar Cortés, although it suffered a significant loss with the sale of Matko Miljevic to Racing for 3,000,000 dollars.

In terms of football, the team from Parque Patricios arrives with good feelings after thrashing 4-0 against Cerro Porteño in a friendly for the Río de La Plata Series. Additionally, they will have the support of their fans at the debut: Huracán fans will have 5,000 general tickets and 700 seats available. In the South, Banfield and Huracán kick off with renewed hopes for a new championship.

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