If something was still missing Independent and his fans completing a year that ended negatively beyond an exciting first semester means having to rely on the classic rival of a lifetime to qualify for the South American Cup 2026. Yes, the only remaining route to the Red Participation in an international competition next season represents the crowning achievement for its neighbor Racing Final tournament after elimination mouth in the Bombonera with 1 to 0 in the semi-final last Sunday.
Bingo! The devils sang with an ironic grimace as they knew the team of Gustavo Costas will contest the final in Santiago del Estero next Saturday. The paradox of the ball left this Independiente inexplicably collapsing in the second half after reaching the Apertura semi-finals A very unpleasant situation that forces him to debate between necessity and pride.
He King of Cups He lights candles so that racing can take part in a cup, in this case the Sudamericana. What a mockery of fate. Independiente urgently needs to be the protagonist again. your trainer, Gustavo QuinterosHe wants to put together a competitive squad and compete for everything he plays next year, including a continental competition.
From a sporting point of view, he considers it necessary that the Avellaneda team always competes at international level because its history requires it and because This is the only way to restore the mystique, trust and, above all, prestige that has been lost in recent years..
Managers, in turn, are obliged to also think about economics And in this regard, participating in a Cup is crucial, as it guarantees an important income of a few million dollars that could use the meager red treasury like an oxygen tube.
But there are fans and opinions are much more divided there. The debate is raging on social media: should you qualify for the Sudamericana or let a year go by without taking part in a cup so as not to have to see the racing champion?
Polls in the party media are already the order of the day. Most fanatics don’t want to hear about getting into the cup thanks to a title from The Academy. The contributions are repeated with the argument that Independiente should have qualified itself and that it is now better to stay outside and point all weapons at the local level, where the Devil He hasn’t been crowned in 23 years.
Last week, when it was not yet clear whether Racing would be among the finalists, Rodrigo ReyCaptain and reference, commented on this panorama that divides all Independiente: “I wouldn’t celebrate a racing title. I wouldn’t celebrate the fact that I’m taking part in a South American Cup that is achieved because of a situation that doesn’t depend on us.”. And he continued to chat DSports: “It would be good if that happened because this club has to take part in a cup every year, but we should have won it before.”
Necessity or pride? That is the question on the red side of Avellaneda, whose international fate now remains on the light blue and white side of the national football capital.
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