Martínez, Sosa in Copa Libertadores team of the week | OneFootball

For the first semifinal of the Clausura Tournament, Racing will visit Boca at La Bombonera in search of a victory that will allow them to reach the final of the competition and not only fight for another championship but also to enter the group stage of the next Copa Libertadores.

Ahead of this match, scheduled for Sunday, December 7, Conmebol, the governing body of continental tournaments, made a strong decision regarding Santiago Sosa and Adrián Martínez, two of the top figures of Gustavo Costas' team.

Both the 26-year-old central midfielder and the 33-year-old forward, are part of the ideal team of the last Copa Libertadores season, in which the Academy reached the semifinals, a stage where they were eliminated by the champion Flamengo, with an aggregate score of 1 to 0.

The two players from the Avellaneda team are the only representatives from Argentine clubs. The other nine players in the ideal XI are José Manuel López and Gustavo Gómez, both from Palmeiras, while the remaining seven belong to the champion Flamengo.

Additionally, there are other familiar faces from Argentine football in this team. Agustín Rossi, goalkeeper for Fla and former Boca player, was chosen as the best in his position in the tournament, and Jorge Carrascal also appeared, the offensive midfielder who had a stint at River, where he was champion of the 2021 Professional League.

Thus, the ideal team of the Libertadores was formed by: Agustín Rossi (Flamengo); Leo Pereira (Flamengo), Danilo (Flamengo), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras); Jorge Carrascal (Flamengo), Santiago Sosa (Racing), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo); Pedro (Flamengo), Adrián Martínez (Racing), and José López (Palmeiras).

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