The Racing Sentinel
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
Guillermo Cotugno 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Bautista Tomatis runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Racing training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marcelo Tabárez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match8 Aug 2026
Racing come up short against Montevideo City Torque
Montevideo City Torque left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad10 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
A long bet from Racing on Ramon Da Silva
He is 16, and nobody at Racing signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Racing buy the years ahead of Maximiliano Rodriguez
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
Racing sign Ignacio Bentancur, one for the future
Ignacio Bentancur is 16, and Racing have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Market Racing buy the years ahead of Nahuel Garcia
- Player ratings Erik de los Santos spends the afternoon fouling