Racing claimed a drone spied on training before the Avellaneda derby | OneFootball

Racing’s training session was interrupted just days before next Saturday’s derby against Independiente for an unusual reason: a drone flew over practice this Tuesday, forcing Gustavo Costas’ squad to stop their work, and people at the Academy suspect that El Rojo was behind the incident.

Although it all happened yesterday, the news only began to emerge this Wednesday, especially after footballer Baltasar Rodríguez was asked about it during the press conference he gave alongside Independiente goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey, as a prelude to Saturday’s match at 5:30 p.m. at the Libertadores de América.

“Regarding the drone, it showed up during the warm-up and it was very high up, we couldn’t bring it down,” the midfielder said without going into further detail. He had returned at the beginning of the year from a loan spell at Inter Miami.

What really happened was that just as training was getting underway and the players were about to do their pre-match drills, a drone flew by and stopped above the auxiliary field. Minutes later, it headed toward the Avellaneda shopping center side and came back to land at Independiente’s ground.

But that was not all: shortly afterward, it appeared again. This time, the drone positioned itself behind the trees by the auxiliary field, then rose up and finally descended once more over the Libertadores pitch.

At Racing, they clearly believe it was a trick coming from their neighboring rival to gather information about the starting eleven Costas plans to field in Saturday’s derby. In that regard, this Wednesday the coach received the news that Gabriel Rojas, an undisputed starter, suffered a muscle tear while taking part in Argentina’s friendlies and will miss the match.

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