Racing Club secured its first win in the Apertura Tournament by beating Argentinos Juniors 2-1 in the group stage of the Liga Profesional, played at Estadio Presidente Perón in Avellaneda. The Academy's goals were scored by Tomás Conechny and Santiago Solari in the first half, while Erik Godoy pulled one back early in the second half.
The match, played on February 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM, ended with Racing edging out Argentinos in a balanced contest. Conechny opened the scoring at the 19th minute of the first half (PT), followed by Solari at the 43rd minute PT, giving the Academy a 2-0 lead at halftime. In the second half (ST), Godoy scored just at the 1st minute for Argentinos, but Racing held on to win.
Statistics showed parity: Racing had 47% possession against Argentinos' 53%, with 11 shots on target each. Racing completed 205 accurate passes compared to 236 by their opponents, and committed 17 fouls to 14. There were three yellow cards for Racing (Tomás Conechny, Marco Di Césare, and Adrián Martínez) and two for Argentinos (Francisco Álvarez and Alan Lescano), with no red cards.
Several substitutions occurred in the second half, such as Conechny being replaced by Valentín Carboni at the 44th minute ST for Racing, and for Argentinos, Hernán López Muñoz by Ryoga Kida at the 34th minute ST. Referee Hernán Mastrángelo officiated without major incidents.
Racing entered this win after three prior draws: against Tigre (February 2), Rosario Central (January 28), and Gimnasia (January 24). Argentinos also came from draws versus Belgrano (February 2), Estudiantes RC (January 29), and Sarmiento (January 25). In recent head-to-head, Racing has a negative record, losing two of the last three encounters.
In Group B standings, Racing is 11th and Argentinos 7th. Racing's next match is against Banfield on February 14 at 5:30 PM at Estadio Florencio Sola, while Argentinos will face River Plate on February 12 at 9:15 PM at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. The game was broadcast live on TNT Sports.
