strong challenging clash between Farías and Gago

The Aucas and Racing coach were the protagonists in the 3-2 win over the Academy in Avellaneda.

Racing faced Aucas from Ecuador at the Juan Domingo Perón de Avellaneda stadium and with an intense 3-2, the Argentine team managed to win a difficult match against the Ecuadorian champion.

The game not only had five goals for both teams, but it was full of cards, where there were two red cards (one for each team) and 7 yellow cards (3 for Racing and 4 for Aucas).

However, the coaches also had their intense moment and in a section of the game the coach of Aucas, César Farías and the one of Racing, Fernando Gago, had a clash inside the field,

The Venezuelan coach César Farías was demanding a play from the referee and Fernando Gago arrived to try to mediate, but the man from Aucas went on the defensive, ending up slapping the Argentine. In the end, the central judge Ferreyra decided to sanction both coaches with a yellow card.

In the end, Racing de Gago won and remains the leader of group A of the Copa Libertadores with six points, while Aucas was left with 3 units.