Racing Club vs Independiente 1-1

Racing Club and Independiente drew 1-1 after Matías Zaracho put the hosts in front in the first half and Maximiliano Meza levelled from the spot on 65 minutes. Neither side found a winner after that.

Racing led at the break through Zaracho’s 29th-minute finish, which gave them a 1-0 half-time lead.

Independiente changed at the interval, with Luciano Cabral replaced by Matías Abaldo on 45 minutes, and drew level through Meza’s penalty after Racing had already collected four yellow cards. Racing then made a double change on 72 minutes, bringing on Duván Vergara for Tomás Conechny and Diego Ulises·Ortegoza for the scorer Zaracho, before adding Leonel Pérez, Ezequiel Cannavo and Elías David Torres later on. Independiente also made two changes on 78 minutes, sending on Iván Morales and Leonardo Godoy, and both sides kept pushing without breaking the deadlock, with Morales booked on 87 minutes and Godoy shown yellow in stoppage time.

The numbers were tight. Racing had 53% of the ball, 397 passes to Independiente’s 365 and 8 corners to 4, while Independiente had one more shot, 10 to 9. Both sides finished with 3 shots on target, Racing edged xG 1.27 to 1.07, and the home side also had 16 fouls to 9, 2 offsides to 1 and 2 saves to 1.

Discipline fell mostly on Racing, who were booked five times: Juan Barinaga on 6 minutes, Matías Zaracho on 17, Mateo Ezequiel Martínez on 49, Gonzalo Escudero on 64 and Leonel Pérez in the 90+3rd minute. Independiente’s cautions went to Iván Morales on 87 minutes and Leonardo Godoy in the 90+2nd minute. There were no red cards.