Independiente, sunk in its sporting, institutional and economic problems, will receive its eternal rival, Racing Club, which has accumulated two consecutive defeats, in which it showed a very poor level, in the Avellaneda classic, in what will be the most outstanding match of the twelfth date of the Professional Football League (LPF).
The match, which will be the debut of Ricardo “Ruso” Zielinski in the “Red”, will be played from 4:30 p.m. at the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini Stadium, with the refereeing of Yael Falcón Pérez, who was immersed in a controversy after resign from his job with Néstor Grindetti, brand new president of Independiente, with ESPN and TNT Sports television.
El Rojo spent some of the worst weeks in its history after the resignation of President Fabián Doman and the rejection of Uruguayan coach Pablo Repetto, as a result of the institutional debacle, to take charge of the first team.
Meanwhile, the Academy debuted with a win in the Copa Libertadores but is far from its best level, so much so that it has two losses in the Professional League. In the history, between amateurism and professionalism, he is in favor of Independiente with 96 wins, while Racing prevailed in 78 games and equalized 76 times, a difference of 18 games.
In the last six games, the Academy won five, the best historical streak since that of eight wins in nine classics that occurred between 1946 and 1950.
Probable formations
Independent: Rodrigo Rey; Luciano Gomez, Sergio Barreto, Joaquin Laso and Ayrton Costa; Juan Marcone and Agustín Mulet; Juan Cazares; Matías Giménez, Martín Cauteruccio and Juan Vallejo. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.
Racing: Gabriel Arias; Facundo Mura or Ivan Pillud, Leonardo Sigali, Gonzalo Piovi or Emiliano Insua and Gabriel Rojas; John Nardoni, Thomas Aviles, Jonathan Gomez or Nicholas Oroz; Matthias Rojas, Paolo Guerrero or Maximiliano Romero and Gabriel Hauche. DT: Fernando Gago.
