Overview
- Flamengo knocked Racing out in the Copa Libertadores semifinals, prompting coach Gustavo Costas to express remorse and thank his players and supporters.
- President Diego Milito posted a message of pride and vowed to do everything to keep the club competing at the highest level.
- Racing has three Clausura matches left and sits ninth on 18 points, needing a top-eight finish to make the playoffs.
- The league pivot begins Monday away to Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero, with Defensa y Justicia and Newell’s to follow.
- Costas’s contract expires in December 2025, with his continuity linked to board backing and 2026 international qualification, as injuries to Gabriel Rojas, Juan Nardoni, Matías Zaracho, and absences for Franco Pardo and Santiago Sosa strain the squad.