09/30/2020 - 16:00
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Racing Club visits an already classified Nacional de Montevideo
with the basic objective of
achieving the tie that allows it to access the next instance of the Copa Libertadores 2020.
But he will also focus on the fact that
a victory will allow him to regain the ground lost at the top of Group F
with the fall he suffered two weeks ago against the Uruguayans, in Avellaneda, in the resumption of continental competition.
Sebastián Beccacece's team will face their last away game in the group stage when
at 19:15 (Argentine time) they face the local in the Gran Parque Central stadium in the capital of Uruguay
,
with the refereeing of Paraguayan José Méndez and televising live and direct from ESPN 2
(Cablevisión channels 103 and DirecTV 623).
🎙️ @ sebabecca: "I spoke with Milito and he confirmed that the operation for Yuriel Celi will not be possible. It was a commitment to the player's potential. It was not a priority for us or for the board. We are happy with what we have" #BeccaEnConferencia
📲 https://t.co/k69eaVyxcS
- Racing Club (@RacingClub) September 28, 2020
Racing returned to the Copa Libertadores after overcoming strict confinement in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic with a home loss against Nacional himself, and a victory, in the following week, against Alianza Lima in Peru.
The unevenness at the top of group H in favor of the Uruguayan team occurred with the 1-0 achieved in Avellaneda, with
a penalty goal scored by Argentine striker Gonzalo Bergessio
, a result that did not conform to the process of a match in the that
Racing deserved at least to take a draw
.
Those three points are the current difference between Nacional
, which is the leader of the group with 12 (it won all its matches) and the Academy (9), while the most relegated are Estudiantes de Mérida (3) and Alianza (0), who also play this Wednesday in the capital of Peru.
Gonzalo Bergessio celebrates his penalty goal against Racing, his former team, in Avellaneda.
(AFP)
If Racing ties in the Great Central Park, it will have qualified for the round of 16
because neither Venezuelans nor Peruvians will be able to reach it in the table, when there will be only one date to be played in this instance.
The Argentine team may even qualify if it loses and Estudiantes de Mérida does not win in its commitment against Alianza.
But Racing has the opportunity to beat Nacional to reach the top again and take the definition of group F to the last date
, when the Argentines receive Estudiantes and the Uruguayans are also Alianza locals: whoever finishes first has the advantage to define one or more hand-to-hand crosses at home from the round of 16.
Nicolás Reniero missed a penalty against Alianza.
Beccacece would back him up as a starter.
(EFE)
This afternoon's duel will also be marked by the traces of Covid-19 on both teams:
while the Academy has already recovered midfielder Matías Zaracho after being infected with the virus
, the Bag is in a state of alarm due to the appearance of a positive in his establishment, that of the Brazilian Felipe Gedoz.
Zaracho, in any case, did not travel to Uruguay because he just joined training with the rest of the squad on Tuesday.
Nacional comes from suffering the discharge of Gedoz after testing positive for coronavirus last weekend, and his roommate Mathías Suárez,
who was placed in isolation for preventive measures
.
Sebastian Beccacece said that Racing "is not a candidate" to win the Libertadores.
(AP)
After knowing the positive of the Brazilian, the Uruguayan club issued a statement in which it reported that the rest of the players and members of the delegation "continue to work normally" within the directives issued by the health authorities of that country.
In that sense, those led by Gustavo Munúa and the only classified from group F to the round of 16 were tested again this Monday with a negative result, according to the club.
Precisely the case of Gedoz did not allow Nacional to play against Liverpool for the Uruguayan Apertura tournament
.
Two dates from the end of the local championship, the Bag is one point behind the leader Rentistas, although with a less played game.
Nacional's coach, Gustavo Munua, in his team's victory against Racing.
(EFE)
Racing coach Sebastián Beccacece
surprised on Monday when he declared at a press conference that the 'Academia'
is not the favorite to win the Libertadores
.
"We are very far" from being candidates "as I heard there," he said.
Regarding the match with Nacional, he assured that "the idea is to go out to star and win to get first place in the table."
"We're going to come out with that mentality," he added.
Regarding the team that won in Peru, the coach analyzes a variant: the return of Chilean Eugenio Mena to the left back to replace Alexis Soto.
📍 Next destination: Montevideo 🇺🇾 # Libertadores pic.twitter.com/XX07BJrjnr
- Racing Club (@RacingClub) September 29, 2020
Possible formations
National
: Sergio Rochet;
Armando Méndez, Guzmán Corujo Bríccola, Paulo Vinicius, Agustin Oliveros;
Alfonso Trezza, Gabriel Neves, Santiago Rodriguez, Claudio Yacob, Brian Ocampo;
Gonzalo Bergessio.
DT
: Gustavo Munúa.
Racing Club
: Gabriel Arias;
Iván Pillud, Nery Domínguez, Leonardo Sigali, Eugenio Mena;
Leonel Miranda, Marcelo Díaz, Lorenzo Melgarejo;
Walter Montoya, Nicolás Reniero and Hector Fertoli.
DT
: Sebastian Beccacece.
This is how the players from the main squad who traveled to Venezuela and achieved the qualification for the second round of the #Libertadores were received in the bubble 📺🔵⚪️🔴
See the full content at https://t.co/jqAwpvMiQm #NacionalSiempre #SomosNosotros pic .twitter.com / M6WR9H0yhR
- National (@Nacional) September 28, 2020
Hours
: 19:15 (Argentine time).
TV
: ESPN 2.
Referee
: José Méndez (Paraguay).
Stadium
: Great Central Park of Montevideo.
