2025 Racing Club de Avellaneda season
| 2025 season | ||||
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| President | Diego Milito | |||
| Manager | Gustavo Costas | |||
| Stadium | El Cilindro | |||
| Torneo Apertura | Round of 16 | |||
| Torneo Clausura | Runners-up | |||
| Copa Argentina | Quarter-finals | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Semi-finals | |||
| Recopa Sudamericana | Champions (1st title) | |||
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The 2025 season was the 122nd for Racing Club de Avellaneda and their 11th consecutive season in the Primera División. The club also participated in the Copa Argentina, Copa Libertadores, and Recopa Sudamericana.
Squad
Current squad
- As of 28 January 2025.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Adrián Balboa | Unión de Santa Fe | €776,000 | 17 January 2025 | |
| MF | Matías Zaracho | Atlético Mineiro | €1,700,000 | 17 January 2025 | |
| DF | Santiago Sosa | Atlanta United | Undisclosed | 20 January 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Adrian Fernández | San Telmo | Loan | 31 January 2025 | |
| MF | Richard Sánchez | América | Undisclosed | 12 March 2025 | [3] |
| MF | Alan Forneris | Colón | Undisclosed | 25 June 2025 | [4] |
| MF | Duván Vergara | América de Cali | Undisclosed | 25 June 2025 | [5] |
| MF | Tomás Conechny | Alavés | Undisclosed | 11 July 2025 | [6] |
| DF | Marcos Rojo | Boca Juniors | Free | 10 August 2025 | [7] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Nicolás Reniero | Lugo | Free[8] | 8 January 2025 | |
| FW | Roger Martínez | Al Taawoun | Free | 14 January 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Catriel Cabellos | Sporting Cristal | Undisclosed | 16 January 2025 | |
| GK | Gastón Gómez | Deportes Concepción | Loan | 13 June 2025 | [10] |
| FW | Maximiliano Salas | River Plate | €8,000,000 | 11 July 2025 | [11] |
Exhibition matches
| 18 January 2025 Friendly | Colo Colo | 0–3 | Racing | Macul |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Olimpia | 1–4 | Racing | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Torneo Apertura | 24 January 2025 | 10 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | Round of 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 52.94 |
| Torneo Clausura | 13 July 2025 | 13 December 2025 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 45.00 |
| Copa Argentina | 23 March 2025 | 2 October 2025 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 1 April 2025 | 29 October 2025 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 58.33 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 20 February 2025 | 27 February 2025 | Final | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 55 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 54.55 | ||||
Last updated: 13 December 2025
Source: Competitions
Primera División
Torneo Apertura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 33 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 33 | |
| 3 | Racing | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Huracán | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Tigre | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 27 |
Source: AFA
Results by round
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 24 January 2025 1 | Barracas Central | 1–3 | Racing | Avellaneda |
| 17:00 UTC−3 | Bruera 21' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona |
| 30 January 2025 2 | Racing | 4–0 | Belgrano | Avellaneda |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 3 February 2025 3 | Estudiantes | 2–0 | Racing | La Plata |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi |
| 8 February 2025 4 | Racing | 2–0 | Boca Juniors | Avellaneda |
| 22:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez |
| 11 February 2025 5 | Tigre | 1–0 | Racing | Victoria |
| 22:15 UTC−3 | Saralegui 4' | Report | Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna |
| 15 February 2025 6 | Racing | 2–3 | Argentinos Juniors | Avellaneda |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 3 March 2025 7 | San Lorenzo | 3–2 | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Attendance: 46 792 |
| 8 March 2025 8 | Racing | 0–1 | Huracán | Avellaneda |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Ramírez 25' | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 16 March 2025 9 | Independiente | 1–1 | Racing | Avellaneda |
| 16:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 16 March 2025 10 | Unión de Santa Fe | 0–1 | Racing | Santa Fe |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril |
| 27 March 2025 11 | Independiente Rivadavia | 2–1 | Racing | Mendoza |
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Barbieri 69', 79' | Nardoni 25' | Stadium: Estadio Bautista Gargantini |
| 6 April 2025 12 | Racing | 4–1 | Banfield | Avellaneda |
| 20:15 UTC−3 | Alaniz 90+1' | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 14 April 2025 13 | Aldosivi | 0–2 | Racing | Mar del Plata |
| 15:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio José María Minella |
| 18 April 2025 14 | Racing | 1–0 | Central Córdoba | Avellaneda |
| 19:15 UTC−3 | Zuculini 45' | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 28 April 2025 15 | Defensa y Justicia | 1–2 | Racing | Gobernador Costa |
| 19:30 UTC−3 | González 54' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| 2 May 2025 16 | Racing | 1–0 | Newell's Old Boys | Avellaneda |
| 15:30 UTC−3 | Salcedo 88' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
Final stages
| 10 May 2025 Round of 16 | Racing | 0–1 | Platense | Avellaneda |
| 18:45 | Report | Orsini 83' | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Darío Herrera |
Torneo Clausura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 29 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Unión | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 25 | |
| 3 | Racing | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 | |
| 4 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 24 | |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 24 |
Source: AFA
Matches
| 12 July 2025 1 | Racing | 0–1 | Barracas Central | Avellaneda |
| 20:45 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 20 July 2025 2 | Belgrano | 0–1 | Racing | Córdoba |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi |
| 26 July 2025 3 | Racing | 0–1 | Estudiantes | Avellaneda |
| 21:15 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 9 August 2025 4 | Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 16:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Nicolás Ramírez |
| 15 August 2025 5 | Racing | 1–2 | Tigre | Avellaneda |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 24 August 2025 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 4–1 | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 16:15 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Diego Armando Maradona |
| 31 August 2025 7 | Racing | 2–3 | Unión | Avellaneda |
| 21:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 12 September 2025 8 | Racing | 2–0 | San Lorenzo | Avellaneda |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 19 September 2025 9 | Huracán | 0–2 | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
| 28 September 2025 10 | Racing | 0–0 | Independiente | Avellaneda |
| 15:15 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 6 October 2025 11 | Racing | 0–0 | Independiente Rivadavia | Avellaneda |
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
| 11 October 2025 12 | Banfield | 1–3 | Racing | Banfield |
| 18:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola |
| 17 October 2025 13 | Racing | 1–0 | Aldosivi | Avellaneda |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro |
Final stages
| 24 November 2025 Round of 16 | Racing | 3–2 | River Plate | Avellaneda |
| 19:30 | Solari 3' Martínez Quarta 72' (o.g.) Martirena 90+2' |
Report | Subiabre 61' Quintero 63' |
Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Facundo Tello |
| 1 December 2025 Quarter-finals | Racing | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Tigre | Avellaneda |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Andrés Merlos | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Martínez Fernández Rojas García Basso |
Cardona Sosa Laso López |
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| 7 December 2025 Semi-finals | Boca Juniors | 0–1 | Racing | Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Report | Martínez 74' | Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Darío Herrera |
| 13 December 2025 Final | Racing | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Estudiantes | Santiago del Estero |
| 21:00 | Martínez 80' | Report | Carrillo 90+2' | Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Referee: Nicolás Ramírez |
| Penalties | ||||
| Martínez Vietto García Basso Martirena Sosa Pardo |
Sosa Cetré Alario Tobio Burgos Meza Rodríguez |
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Copa Argentina
| 23 March 2025 Round of 64 | Racing | 2–0 | Santamarina | Lanús |
| 17:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Sebastián Zunino |
| 2 July 2025 Round of 32 | Racing | 3–1 | San Martín (SJ) | La Punta |
| 18:45 | Martínez 28', 78' Balboa 73' |
Report | Tijanovich 19' | Stadium: Estadio Juan Gilberto Funes Referee: Fernando Echenique |
| 3 August 2025 Round of 16 | Racing | 3–0 | Deportivo Riestra | Lanús |
| 16:00 | Vergara 10' (pen.) Barbieri 26' (o.g.) Mura 32' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Nazareno Arasa |
| 2 October 2025 Quarter-finals | Racing | 0–1 | River Plate | Rosario |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo |
Copa Libertadores
Group Stage
The draw for the group stage was held on March 17, 2025.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAC | FOR | BUC | CLC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to Copa Sudamericana | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–3[a] | 1–0 | — |
Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ The Colo-Colo v Fortaleza match was suspended at 0–0 in the 68th minute of play after Colo-Colo fans invaded the pitch following the passing of two fellow supporters in an incident prior to the start of the match. After a one-hour wait, CONMEBOL announced the abandonment of the match and referred the matter to its Disciplinary Commission,[13][14] which subsequently awarded Fortaleza a 3–0 win.[15]
| 1 April 2025 1 | Fortaleza | 0–3 | Racing | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Castelão Attendance: 40,413[16] Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay) |
| 10 April 2025 2 | Racing | 1–2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
| 22 April 2025 3 | Colo-Colo | 1–1 | Racing | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay) |
| 6 May 2025 4 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0–4 | Racing | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Américo Montanini Referee: Augusto Aragón |
| 14 May 2025 5 | Racing | 4–0 | Colo-Colo | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |
| 29 May 2025 6 | Racing | 1–0 | Fortaleza | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
Final stages
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[19]
Round of 16
| 12 August 2025 First leg | Peñarol | 1–0 | Racing | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Campeón del Siglo Attendance: 35,570[20] Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
| 19 August 2025 Second leg | Racing | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Peñarol | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
Quarter-finals
| 16 September 2025 First leg | Vélez Sarsfield | 0–1 | Racing | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 23 September 2025 Second leg | Racing | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Vélez Sarsfield | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) |
Semi-finals
| 22 October 2025 First leg | Flamengo | 1–0 | Racing | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 71,738[21] Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
| 29 October 2025 Second leg | Racing | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Flamengo | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: El Cilindro Referee: Piero Maza (Chile) |
Recopa Sudamericana
| 20 February 2025 First leg | Racing | 2–0 | Botafogo | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Presidente Perón Referee: Felipe González (Chile) |
| 27 February 2025 Second leg | Botafogo | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | Racing | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
Notes
- ^ Racing played their home match against Atlético Bucaramanga behind closed doors as they were punished for the use of pyrotechnics by their fans in their 2024 Copa Sudamericana semi-final match against Corinthians.[17]
- ^ Colo-Colo will play their home matches against Racing and Atlético Bucaramanga behind closed doors as they were punished for the incidents in their match against Fortaleza.[18]
References
- ^ "Racing Club squad". Racingclub.com.ar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta United transfer M Santiago Sosa to Racing Club". Reuters. 6 December 2024.
- ^ ""One Player Does Not Make the Team": América Fans Bid Farewell to Richard Sánchez".
- ^ "Alan Forneris es nuevo refuerzo de Racing".
- ^ "Duvan Vergara Arrives in Argentina to Join Racing Club".
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Llegó a Racing como figura, quedó colgado y se fue libre - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. December 9, 2024.
- ^ "التعاون يدعم صفوفه بالجناح الكولومبي "روجر مارتينيز"". 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Gastón Gómez fue presentado como nuevo arquero de Deportes Concepción". 13 June 2025.
- ^ "River presentó oficialmente a Maxi Salas como nuevo refuerzo".
- ^ "Pautas de sorteo de Fase de Grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Group Stage draw guidelines for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana]. CONMEBOL. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Escándalo: cancelado Colo Colo-Fortaleza por graves incidentes tras el ingreso de la barra al campo de juego" [Scandal: Colo Colo-Fortaleza match canceled due to serious incidents after fans entered the field] (in Spanish). DSports. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Cancelación de partido: Colo Colo vs. Fortaleza" [Match cancellation: Colo Colo vs. Fortaleza] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Multa y advertencia al Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo" [Fine and warning to Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Racing 3-0 Fortaleza (1 de abr, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Por qué Racing juega sin público ante Atlético Bucaramanga en el Cilindro" [Why Racing are playing against Atlético Bucaramanga at the Cilindro without fans] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "¿Por qué Colo Colo juega sin público vs. Racing Club por Copa Libertadores?" [Why are Colo Colo playing without fans against Racing Club for the Libertadores?] (in Spanish). RedGol. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Sorteo de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana – 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16 draw] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Peñarol 1-0 Racing (12 de ago, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Flamengo 1-0 Racing (22 de out, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 23 October 2025.