Gaston Martyrina saw a second yellow card due to a sarcastic applause/Webb
Fury in Racing is great, beyond qualifying to the semi-finals where they will play against Boca in La Bombonera. Avellaneda’s side felt hurt by Andres Merlos’ refereeing against Tigre, as they were not awarded a penalty and also had Gaston Martina and Santiago Sosa sent off. They fear that the same thing will happen against Zenize next Sunday at seven in the evening.
As for the academy, Merlos made serious mistakes, such as the penalty kick taken by goalkeeper Zenobio against Konecny, which was not reviewed. And above all, the second yellow card for Martyrina, who ironically applauded the main referee. To make matters worse, Merlos did not see this in the first place and only realized it when he was warned by Tigre defender, Joaquin Laso.
Gustavo Costas will have to rebuild the team after the dismissal of Santiago Sosa and Gaston Martina against Tigre, who were automatically disqualified.
In addition, Santiago Solari ended up with muscle pain that forced him to retire and will undergo studies to see if he will be able to participate in El Clásico.
The situation is exacerbated by other injured people who do not have a date to return, such as Marcos Rojo, Luciano Vito, Ignacio Rodriguez, Matias Zaracho and Elias Torres.
Racing’s technical staff is analyzing alternatives: Facundo Moura appears as a natural replacement for Martina, despite his contract not being renewed, while options such as Bruno Zuculini, Alain Forneris or even Franco Pardo are being considered in midfield.
The wear level of players who played 120 minutes against Tigre will also be assessed and may come up with enough. In this context, the week will be crucial to determine the number of these remaining losses at the time of the visit to La Bombonera.
With a classic match that promises tension, intensity and pressure from the first minute, Boca and Racing go through crucial days between recovery periods, medical studies and tactical tests.
Background
In the past ten years, Racing and Boca have fought six direct confrontations, with each of them having three remaining confrontations. The academy won the 2021 League Cup semi-final (on penalties), the 2022 Champions Cup final, and the 2023 International Super Cup. For his part, Zénizi knocked him out twice from the Libertadores (2020 and 2023) and in the 2022 League Cup semi-final.