The Racing Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
Federico Varese is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Federico Varese: 3 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Match15 Aug 2026
Racing march on in the cup
Boston River are out and Racing go through, 2‑3 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Match12 Aug 2026
Cup progress for Racing
A 1‑1 win over Boston River, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Bautista Tomatis takes the afternoon — 8.84
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Bautista Tomatis provided it, and the 8.84 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market17 Aug 2026
Not going: Iván Manzur stays at Racing
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Vizela had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Agustín Kahl runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Gadea, 20, steals the show — 7.93
Marked 7.93 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
José Varela, 38, rolls back the years — 8.05
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.05 at 38, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nicolás Sosa is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Racing is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
In brief
- Match 4 matches without a win for Racing
- Boardroom Nicolás Sosa signs for Liverpool Montevideo while still at Racing
- Squad Words exchanged at Racing