The Racing Sentinel
Market22 Feb 2027
Nicolás Sosa asks to leave Racing
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
A defender's goal wins it for Racing — 7.30
1 for Facundo González, marked 7.30, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Mateo Ponte in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Racing this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match20 Feb 2027
Racing see off Liverpool Montevideo
Three points for Racing, 2‑1 the final word against Liverpool Montevideo in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces22 Feb 2027
One of their own: Facundo González
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Mateo Ponte
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mateo Ponte, and the manager let it.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Racing count the cost of losing Ignacio Durante
14 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Too much change too quickly at Racing
8 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Loan watch22 Feb 2027
Franco Suárez counts the days
“I watch every Racing game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Villa Teresa runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Player ratings Sebastián da Silva was the difference for Racing
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than José Varela