Racing visit Atlético Tucumán chasing third win in the Torneo Apertura | OneFootball

This Tuesday in Tucumán, for the eighth round of the championship, La Academia will look to break a streak of draws against a Decano side awaiting Julio César Falcioni.

Atlético Tucumán and Racing will play this Tuesday from 9:15 PM at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro, as part of matchday 8 of the 2026 Torneo Apertura. Halted in their momentum after two draws, the team led by Gustavo Costas is aiming for a victory that would allow them to break into the top eight.

How Atlético Tucumán and Racing arrive to the Torneo Apertura clash

As soon as it began, Hugo Colace’s tenure at the Gigante del Norte came to an end. The heavy defeat in Córdoba against Belgrano—the fourth in seven rounds, which explains their position at the bottom of Group A—spelled the end for the former Reserve coach, who will be replaced on an interim basis by Ramiro González and, starting Wednesday and on a permanent basis, by Julio Falcioni.

The last few days have been turbulent for Racing fans. The hard-fought draw against Independiente Rivadavia resulted in the losses of Matko Miljevic and Adrián Maravilla Martínez due to a sprain. In addition, Valentín Carboni suffered the second ligament injury of his young career, which will sideline him for around eight months. Many headaches for Costas, who will have to reconfigure the attack just when it seemed to be clicking. The injury to Maravilla Martínez and the expulsion of Matko Miljevic force La Academia’s coaching staff to consider a lineup with Vergara and Pizarro from the start, knowing that a victory on Tucumán soil would put them in the qualifying spots for the round of 16.

Probable lineup for Atlético Tucumán vs. Racing, Torneo Apertura

Luis Ingolotti; Leonel Di Placido, Gastón Suso, Gianluca Ferrari, Ignacio Galván; Renzo Tesuri, Ezequiel Ham, Kevin Ortíz, Martín Benítez; Nicolás Laméndola, Carlos Abeldaño. Coach: Ramiro González.

Probable lineup for Racing vs. Atlético Tucumán, Torneo Apertura

Facundo Cambeses; Ezequiel Cannavo, Franco Pardo, Marco Di Cesare, Gabriel Rojas; Adrián Fernández, Santiago Sosa, Baltasar Rodríguez; Santiago Solari, Damián Pizarro, and Duván Vergara. Coach: Gustavo Costas.

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