The Racing Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Braian Álvarez would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Braian Álvarez is living that version at Racing, and it tends to show in the first month.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Axel Atum
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Federico Varese signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Federico Varese and Racing agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Racing
Federico Varese and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Racing against Defensor Sporting
1‑2 to Defensor Sporting, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Federico Varese
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Federico Varese, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Camilo Cabrera joins the Racing first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Camilo Cabrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joaquin Ramirez joins the Racing first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joaquin Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Luis Suarez steps up from the Racing academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Suarez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Facundo Barrios joins the Racing first team
- Squad Agustín De la Cuesta falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout The view from the dugout