Racing host Banfield seeking a return to winning ways | OneFootball

Racing host Banfield on Friday in the fifth round of Zona B in the Torneo Clausura 2026, seeking a return to winning ways. The match takes place at the Estadio Presidente Perón, with Andrés Merlos to referee and Germán Delfino on VAR.

According to SuperDepor.com, kick-off is at 20:30 and the game will be shown on ESPN Premium.

Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s side have started inconsistently, with one win, one draw and two defeats, and they lost 2-1 at Argentinos Juniors in La Paternal last time. They will be without Marco Di Césare through injury and Adrián "Maravilla" Martínez, who serves a one-match ban after his red card in that game.

Martínez’s absence up front means a reshuffle, with Lautaro Díaz or Tomás Conechny the leading options to spearhead the attack.

Pedro Troglio’s Banfield also have four points, from one win, one draw and two losses, and arrive after a 2-0 home defeat to Belgrano at the Florencio Sola. They are chasing their first away victory of the campaign.

Racing will look to use the Cilindro to halt a run of two straight Clausura losses. The most recent meeting came in the Apertura, when Racing won 2-0 at the Florencio Sola, with goals from Di Césare and Martínez, both unavailable for this rematch.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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