Racing Club vs Banfield Match Preview
Looking forward to its third consecutive victory Miguel Angel Russo will have a lot to think about before receiving the Drill home, even though Julio Cesar Falcioni will be having an alternative team traveling to Avellaneda, as its players need some time off to recover after qualifying for Libertadores' final stage. Nonetheless Banfield has enough rotation in its squad to pose their best against the Academia, particularly Ruben Ramirez, who after being a deadly striker two tournaments ago with Colon had to go through an awkward Clausura in Racing to recover its shape with the green & white. The Racinguistas are close to succeed on the quest to retain the category quietly, but this match as well as Gimnasia and Rosarios' one will be decisive to get a closer look on their future. Pablo Luguercio had to leave week's training with a flu on Wednesday but might be ready to lead its team towards Banfield's goal to take Racing six points away from their chasers for the category.
Once again Banfield has shown it's possible to lead a dual fight and even though the top stands seven points away it's still likely to see the Taladro fighting at the top during the last week. Qualification for Libertadores' knockout has been key to boost the team confidence to a maximum, and thus the alternate squad will once again have to take Clausura's bull by the horns and show how an idea can beat any number of big names in a squad if the goal is to take the three points. Doomed to a tough match with Inter in the cup, Julio Marchant and Maximiliano Laso will have to lead this young team on the offensive towards the highly-experienced Academic's squad, but these two aggressive midfielder have already proved their prowess as commanders against Morelia and Independiente. With Huracan, Tigre and Boca Juniors facing the team on the last three weeks this will be a must for the Taladro to remain competitive in this league.
