The Racing Sentinel
Squad15 Feb 2027
A fracture rules Francisco Mattos out for 56 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Racing will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
No sign of nerves from Rodrigo Dudok at 19 — 8.00
The hardest thing about being 19 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Rodrigo Dudok did not need any: 8.00, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad15 Feb 2027
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.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Racing
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match13 Feb 2027
6 unbeaten for Racing
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Racing did not have in the autumn.
The terraces15 Feb 2027
The crowd has taken to Rodrigo Dudok
At 19 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Thiago Olivera joins the Racing first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thiago Olivera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
Daniel Araujo steps up from the Racing academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Araujo 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Ramon Torres joins the Racing first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ramon Torres is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Nicolas Varela steps up from the Racing academy
- Match Rodrigo Dudok the difference as Racing beat Nacional
- Squad The manager makes an example of Gonzalo Viotti