Overview
- Barracas Central defeated Racing 2-0 at the Estadio Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia with goals by Nicolás Orsini and Norberto Briasco to clinch a top-eight finish in Group B.
- The result, recorded on Friday, November 6, guaranteed Barracas a place in the Torneo Clausura playoffs and a berth in the next Copa Sudamericana while eliminating Racing from the octavos and international competition.
- Racing captain Facundo Cambeses called the season “a year to forget” after the game and urged structural changes inside the club.
- Coverage highlights Racing’s troubled 2026 season that included multiple coaching changes, criticized recruitment decisions and mounting public pressure on president Diego Milito and sporting director Sebastián Saja.
- Barracas’s win left River Plate fourth in the group and set River to host its octavos match at the Monumental, and the loss reduces Racing’s revenue and sporting opportunities going into 2027.