Racing will receive this Thursday Flamengo, a team led by the Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, in a match corresponding to Group A of the Copa Libertadores in which it will try to return to victory, since a defeat could trigger the departure of coach Fernando Gago .
racing comes from beating aucas by 3 to 2 in the Libertadores Cupis the leader of Group Abut then suffered two consecutive falls in the Professional League versus Atletico Tucuman and Mouthboth by 3 to 1, and the concern of gago is that their managers can recover the good game against the team of Rio de Janeiro who will seek to win to also be at the top.
Regarding football, the coach will not be able to count on Gonzalo Pioviwho suffered a grade 2 injury to the medial collateral ligament of his left knee in the match against Mouth and will be away from the fields between four and six weeks, while in addition jonathan gomez he has a grade 2 muscle injury in the inner calf and will not be present either.
Another of the players who will not be part of the game in the key meeting of the Libertadores Cup is Maximilian Moralezbecause he was sent off in the last game against aucas and must meet a suspension date, while gago will wait for the evolution of Facundo Murawho received an elbow from sebastian villa that caused a sharp blunt wound in the left fronto-parietal region that required suturing and it would be evaluated whether he can wear a plastic mask and be a starter.
For his part, flamenco is in second position Group A and adds 3 points, comes from beating the nublense by 2 to 0 in the continental contest and to fall by 3 to 2 against the Botafogo for him Brazilian. Sampaoli did not reveal the team that will be able to face racingbut I would bet on most of the regular headlines.
What time do Racing vs Flamengo play?
Time: 19.00
Where to watch Racing vs Flamengo
TV: Fox Sports and Telefe
formations
Racing: Gabriel Arias; Facundo Mura or Iván Pillud, Leonardo Sigali, Jonathan Galván or Emiliano Insúa, Gabriel Rojas; Juan Nardoni, Tomás Áviles, Emiliano Saliadarre; Gabriel Hauche, Paolo Guerrero and Matías Rojas or Maximiliano Romero. DT: Fernando Gago.
Flamengo: Saints; Fabrício Bruno, David Luiz, Léo Pereira; Marinho, Arturo Vidal, Thiago Maia, Gerson, Ayrton Lucas; Gabigol and Pedro. DT: Jorge Sampaoli.
Stadium: Presidente Perón
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela Sáez (Venezuela)
Source: Ambito
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