Racing de Córdoba

Match report

Racing de Córdoba secured a narrow 1:0 victory over Colón Santa Fe in the Primera Nacional Regular Season, matchday 27, played on 30 August 2026. The home side took all three points at their own ground despite a disciplined away performance. Pablo Chavarria was the decisive figure, converting a penalty shortly after seeing his spot-kick saved.

The breakthrough came in the twenty-ninth minute when Chavarria finally dispatched his penalty after a miss in the twenty-eighth. By then, both sides had been feeling each other out for nearly half an hour. Racing pressed forward but could not extend their advantage, while Colón struggled to create clear chances despite having more shots on paper.

Yellow cards piled up in the second half as tensions rose. Federico Castet and Santiago Rinaudo went off early in the half, followed by Felipe Rasmussen and Federico Garcia. The match was punctuated by numerous substitutions, with both managers searching for fresh legs — Racing brought on Juan Marcioni and Sergio Gonzalez, while Colón introduced Fabian Taborda and Ignacio Lago among others.

And here's the thing about the numbers — both teams held fifty percent possession, but the story was in the finishing. Racing registered four shots with two on target, while Colón managed nine shots of which only one found the way. The visitors dominated in attacks (156 to 146) and throw-ins (30 to 13), yet could not find the net.

To be fair, the result shifts the table slightly. Racing remain ninth with thirty-five points from twenty-seven games, while Colón hold third place with forty-five points. The visitors had been in better recent form, winning three of their last five, but Racing's unbeaten run in their own stadium extended with this hard-fought win.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 2 – 1

Shots off target 2 – 8

Attacks 146 – 156

✗ 28' P. Chavarria — Penalty missed ⚽ 29' P. Chavarria — Goal ⇄ 46' L. Garate — Substitution ⇄ 46' A. Toledo — Substitution 🟨 51' F. Castet — Yellow card 🟨 52' S. Rinaudo — Yellow card 🟨 60' F. Rasmussen — Yellow card 🟨 65' F. Garcia — Yellow card ⇄ 66' J. Marcioni — Substitution ⇄ 72' S. Rinaudo — Substitution ⇄ 72' F. Taborda — Substitution ⇄ 76' A. Olinick — Substitution ⇄ 76' M. Machado — Substitution ⇄ 77' F. Lertora — Substitution ⇄ 83' S. Gonzalez — Substitution ⇄ 88' I. Lago — Substitution

Match events

28' 0:0 Racing de Córdoba Penalty missed P. Chavarria assist: P. Chavarria
29' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Goal P. Chavarria
46' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Substitution L. Garate off: F. Garcia
46' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Substitution A. Toledo off: I. Antonio
51' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Yellow card F. Castet
52' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Yellow card S. Rinaudo
60' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Yellow card F. Rasmussen
65' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Yellow card F. Garcia
66' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Substitution J. Marcioni off: C. Ibarra
72' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Substitution S. Rinaudo off: F. Monticelli
72' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Substitution F. Taborda off: T. Kummer
76' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Substitution A. Olinick off: A. Bustos
76' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Substitution M. Machado off: L. C. Pena
77' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Substitution F. Lertora off: J. Buosi
83' 1:0 Racing de Córdoba Substitution S. Gonzalez off: L. Avila
88' 1:0 Colon Santa Fe Substitution I. Lago off: E. Beltran

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

2 Shots on target 1

2 Shots off target 8

146 Attacks 156

4 Corners 3

17 Free kicks 10

2 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 7

13 Throw-ins 30

Match prediction: Racing de Córdoba — Colon Santa Fe

Win: Racing de Córdoba

Confidence 40%

Reasoning

Рейсинг де Кордова — 10. place, 32 points after 26 games (8 wins, 8 draws, 10 losses)
Колон Санта-Фе — 3. place, 45 points after 26 games (12 wins, 9 draws, 5 losses)
Рейсинг де Кордова, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Колон Санта-Фе, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 1 games, Рейсинг де Кордова — 0, Колон Санта-Фе — 1

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