Almond, 23 years old, signed a contract with Racing until December 2026, in the company of the president of the institution, Victor Whiteand he was already under the orders of the coach Fernando Gago.
racing emphasized the midfielder’s football preferences for his official presentation: “Before in the stands, today on the pitch. Almendra is now at home”. The message was accompanied by photos and a video that has Almendra as the protagonist in the Cilindro de Avellaneda.
Almond, who was recognized as a fan of Racing, He had been training with the squad for several weeks, but details remained to finalize the departure of Boca Juniors, his training club and rival of La Academia in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, with matches to be played on August 23 and 30.
The former Boca joined the Colombians Juan Fernando Quintero and Roger Martinezthe Uruguayan Gastón Martirena and the former Defense and Justice, Nazarene Colombo among the reinforcements of Racing Club.
The reinforcements will be able to play against Union
Racing’s coach, Fernando Gago, could include Juan Fernando Quintero and Agustín Almendra, two of the squad’s reinforcements, in the starting eleven for the clash against Unión de Santa Fe in the debut of the Professional League Cup.
The DT of the “academic” group, in addition to thinking about the team that will visit the “Tatengues” in Santa Fe next weekend, will also have to
consider the protagonists who will play the first leg of the quarterfinals against Boca Juniors, for the Copa Libertadores.
That match against the xeneizes will be played on Wednesday the 23rd at La Bombonera. In this way, Gago would bet on a mixed team to face Unión, in Santa Fe, in the premiere of the domestic tournament.
In this way, the Colombian midfielder Quintero and his Buenos Aires counterpart Almendra would have chances to act against the team led by Cristian “Kily” González.
Gago’s intention would be to give rhythm to the game to these two of the five reinforcements on the squad (the other three are Roger Martínez, Gastón Martirena and Nazareno Colombo), since none of them had minutes on the field against Atlético Nacional de Medellín in the phase prior to being disabled.
In this way, the two footballers could start in the starting team or -at least- enter some section of the game in the match of the weekend.
Gago will also be without defender Gonzalo Piovi, sent off in the last game of the Professional League tournament against River Plate (1-2). His place would be occupied by the youthful Santiago Quirós.
In addition, Gabriel Arias from Neuquén will definitively recover his position on the fence and move Matías Tagliamonte to the substitute bench, after having overcome a tear in the soleus.
The probable team against Unión de Santa Fe would form with Arias; Iván Pillud, Leonardo Sigali, Quirós, Gabriel Rojas; Baltasar Rodríguez, Anibal Moreno and Almendra; Gabriel Hauche, Maximiliano Romero and Quintero.
Although the commitments for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores against Boca appear as the most important of the semester, Gago knows that he cannot grant advantages at the local level either.
The “Academy” finished last tournament in the twelfth position with 36 points, 25 behind the champion River Plate, and outside the qualifying places for the international cups for the next season. Therefore, the “Academy” is obliged to be the protagonist in the next contest.
Racing integrates Zone 2 of the League Cup with Belgrano, Boca Juniors, Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, Defensa y Justicia, Estudiantes de La Plata, Godoy Cruz, Lanús, Newell’s Old Boys, Platense, San Lorenzo, Sarmiento , Tiger and Union.
Source: Ambito
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