Racing Club versus Belgrano just too close to call

Racing Club and Belgrano face each other this Monday at the Presidente Perón (El Cilindro) for a match of the Grp.A of the Copa da Liga Argentina.

Racing Club head into this game after a 0x2 win against Lanús (Copa da Liga Argentina 2023), while Belgrano overcame Unión with a 4x1 win (Copa da Liga Argentina 2023). Going into the encounter, Fernando Gago's team is on a sequence of 5 games without losing in the Copa da Liga Argentina 2023. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Racing Club and Guillermo Farré 's team have faced each other thirty-four times, with Fernando Gago's team holding the advantage: 12 victories, against 7 victories of Belgrano. Specifically in the Presidente Perón (El Cilindro), Racing Club have the advantage in the duels against Guillermo Farré 's team: 6 wins in 17 games. Belgrano have 2 wins.

Considering the Copa da Liga Argentina 2023, from Racing Club's most influential players, Agustín Almendra participated in 11 games, and Gabriel Arias has played the most minutes (990). Baltasar Gallego has scored 5 goals, the most across Racing Club's squad. As for Belgrano, Lucas Passerini has entered the pitch 13 times, and Santiago Longo is the one with more minutes played (1170). Lucas Passerini is the current best scorer with 9 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 0x0. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.