What’s coming for Racing: where will the preseason take place and which players will be recovered :: Olé

With the disappointment of the loss to Lanús at the end of the semester, the Racing team went on vacation until the 26th of this month included. After two days of work at the stadium, On the 28th the delegation will leave for Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, where it will face the most intense part of the preseason until July 6.

The team will be housed in the Eastern International Complex, a place with many amenities and fields in very good condition. The election was made by Gustavo Costas, who coached three teams from that country: Guaraní (in two cycles), Cerro Porteño and Olimpia. According to what they told Olé, No friendlies are planned for this stage of the tasks in the neighboring country, although one could be played when the group returns to Buenos Aires.

In the post-match press conference against Granate, Costas announced that one of the priorities of the preseason will be to tune up players who are not at 100% because they are coming off injuries. Among them, Juan Nardoni, Marco Di Cesare, Johan Carbonero, Santiago Solari and Germán Conti.

“We had many who were not one hundred percent at all. This stoppage is good for us because we have to recover players”said the Racing coach. And he warned: “Some said that it was not convenient for us to stop the championship because of our good moment. But we – the coach assured at the Academy – what we wanted was for it to stop because we have to recover players. There are almost six, and fundamental. So I think this stoppage was good for us.”

For now, Costas still does not know when he will return against Gabriel Arias and Juan Fernando Quintero, who are training with the Chile and Colombia national teams, respectively, and will compete in the Copa América. Colombia this Saturday will play the second friendly: it will be against Bolivia. In the first, against the United States, Juanfer entered the second half and placed two assists. Beyond this, it will be necessary to see if Quintero returns to the Academy, since, having lost ownership, the club does not rule out that he may ask for a change of scenery if an offer appears that seduces him.

Racing will play again in the Professional League on the weekend of Sunday, July 21in front of Godoy Cruz.