Banfield vs Racing
Banfield are returning to their usual inconsistency: with their 1-0 away loss to Huracán last Saturday, El Taladro extended their winless run in the league to three matches (one draw and two defeats) and missed another chance to return to the playoff zone in Group A, as they remain on 14 points in the Torneo Clausura. Moreover, they are still not entirely safe from relegation, sitting seven points above the drop zone. On the positive side, Banfield have taken seven of the last nine points available at home. There are no new injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s clash with Racing Club. With some rotation introduced by head coach Gustavo Costas, Racing Club delivered a lackluster performance last Monday and ended up drawing 0-0 at home against Independiente Rivadavia. Although they remain unbeaten in their last four league matches (two wins and two draws), they are still outside the playoff zone in Group A with 12 points, which also leaves them out of the international cup qualification spots in the aggregate table. Away from home, Racing have collected seven out of a possible 12 points in the Torneo Clausura. Juan Nardoni remains sidelined through injury. Despite being very irregular I’m going to trust Banfield here as they play against a Racing that will rest and rotate some players, most importantly their top scorer Adrian Martinez, midfielder Nardoni and goalkeeper Cambeses.