Racing (Uruguay) vs Huracan (Argentina)
Racing Club de Montevideo missed a golden opportunity in their last Copa Sudamericana match, falling 1-0 away to Corinthians SC despite playing with a man advantage from the 15th minute. They remain without a point after three games in Group C and trail second-placed América de Cali—who have already played their fourth match—by six points. On Saturday, they drew 0-0 away to Danubio FC, sitting fifth in the Torneo Apertura with 22 points from 14 matches. Racing are winless in their last six games across all competitions (three draws and three losses), and they have collected just two of the last nine points available at home. Head coach Cristian Chambian is dealing with a lengthy injury list that includes Sebastián Sosa Sánchez, Nicolás Sosa Sánchez, Hugo Silveira, Ramiro Brazionis, Esteban Da Silva, Renzo Bacchia, and captain José Varela, among others.
Huracán were left frustrated on Matchday 3 of the Copa Sudamericana, missing several scoring chances and settling for a goalless home draw against CD América de Cali. Still, El Globo sit alone atop Group C with seven points, even though both the second- and third-placed teams have already played their fourth match. On Saturday, a rotated squad fielded by manager Frank Kudelka suffered a 1-0 home loss to Barracas Central, dropping them to fourth place in Group A with 27 points. Huracán are winless in their last four matches across all competitions (two draws and two defeats). However, they have lost just once in their last seven away games, winning four and drawing two.
Huracan can almost secure a place in the next round with a win and they will face the weakest team of the group that has 0 points and 9 goals conceded in 3 games, 5 of them scored by Huracan when they met at Buenos Aires, so considering how many injured the hosts have, I expect the visitors to win.