The Racing Club of Avellaneda will face the Bucaramanga team from Colombia this Tuesday in a match belonging to the fourth round of Group E of the Copa Libertadores. Racing's goal is to obtain a victory that will allow them to lead this zone. The match will take place at the Américo Montanini stadium at 19:00 and will be officiated by Uruguayan referee Augusto Aragón, with Ecuadorian Jefferson Macías in charge of VAR. The match will be broadcasted on Disney+ Premium.
Bucaramanga leads Group E with 5 points, followed by Racing with 4 points, equal to Fortaleza, and Colo Colo closes the table with 2 points. Racing comes into this match after defeating Newell's in the Apertura Tournament of the Professional League. Coach Gustavo Costas will be without Gabriel Rojas, who is injured, as well as Bruno Zuculini and Matías Zaracho, also injured.
Regarding the starting eleven, Costas must decide between Marco Di Cesare or Nazareno Colombo in defense, while Maximiliano Salas, Agustín Almendra, and Luciano Vietto are players who could return to the starting lineup. Santiago Solari, Richard Sánchez, and Adrián Fernández are expected to be the players who give up their place in the starting eleven.
On the other hand, Bucaramanga will have Fabián Sambueza, recovered from an injury, in their starting lineup. The Colombian team's coach, Leonel Álvarez, plans to leave Luciano Pons on the bench and considers Andrés Ponce, Jean Carlos Blanco, and Adalberto Peñaranda as options for the match.
An exciting match is awaited between both teams in which Racing will seek to position itself as the leader of Group E of the Copa Libertadores.