After classifying this Tuesday, Racing will play a semifinal of the maximum continental tournament almost three decades later. Wait for your rival, which will be Flamengo or Students of La Plata.
Racing eliminated to Vélez In the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores 2025 and made history getting among the four best of the contest, a milestone that decades ago did not get.
The last time the “academy” had reached this instance had been in 1997, when it was eliminated in a remembered series in front of Sporting Cristal.
On that occasion, Racing left on the way to River In eighths -by penalties, Peñarol in quarterfinals – also by penalties – and was excited with a victory in the Ida before the Peruvians by 3-2 in Avellaneda.
But the rematch in Lime It was a black night for the “Coco” Basile team: lost 4-1 And he would say goodbye to the dream coto, who today turns on 28 years later.
That Sporting Cristal would end up being runner -up after losing the final against Cruzeiro, of Brazil.
How many times Racing arrived in the semifinals of the Libertadores
With the one achieved in 2025, Racing will play For the third time semifinals, instance that curiously, being another format, did not play when he was champion in 1967.
Yes he did in 1968 -Aliminated by Students, that in the end would be champion-, in 1997 And now in 2025.
Source: Ambito
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