Overview
- Racing announced that midfielder Facundo Mura suffered a left soleus overload and left the team’s match-day concentration.
- Mura is reported as unavailable for the round-of-16 meeting with River in Avellaneda this evening.
- Gastón Martirena is expected to replace Mura, though Gustavo Costas had not confirmed the lineup at the time of reporting.
- A projected Racing XI reported by Los Andes lists Facundo Cambeses, Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso, Martirena, Juan Ignacio Nardoni, Agustín Almendra, Gabriel Rojas, Santiago Solari, Adrián Martínez and Tomás Conechny.
- El Liberal reports River plan to start Franco Armani with the returns of Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta and Marcos Acuña, while Facundo Colidio is out with a hamstring issue.