Overview
- Racing, which lost 2-1 in Rio on Wednesday, slipped to third in Group E and no longer controls its path out of the group stage.
- Botafogo went ahead on an own goal by Marco Di Césare after a bungled buildup, Adrián Martínez leveled with a header, and Danilo won it when Facundo Cambeses spilled a routine shot.
- Cambeses was later sent off for a foul on Lucas Villalba, and with no changes left, midfielder Santiago Sosa pulled on the gloves to finish the match.
- To keep a chance at the playoff round that pairs Sudamericana runners-up with Libertadores third-place teams, Racing must beat Caracas and Independiente Petrolero at home and needs Caracas to drop points against Botafogo.
- The group now reads Botafogo 10, Caracas 8, Racing 4, Independiente Petrolero 0, and coach Gustavo Costas blamed “very gross mistakes” that he said are draining player confidence.