The Racing Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Racing
Pablo Chavarría and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Racing
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ricardo Centurión was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match8 Aug 2026
Ignacio Valsangiácomo the difference as Racing beat All Boys
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ignacio Valsangiácomo. 2‑1 against All Boys, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Facundo Taborda was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chori steps up from the Racing academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chori 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Juanca joins the Racing first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juanca 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
Alejandro Blanco steps up from the Racing academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Blanco 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Racing promote Iván Vázquez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Iván Vázquez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Marcio Gómez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Player ratings Matías Machado was the difference for Racing
- Squad Racing are still strangers to each other
- Squad Alfie James wants to go home