The 2019–20 season is Racing Club's 35th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Ricardo Centurión and Guillermo Fernández left for Mexican football on 14 June, having agreed terms with Atlético San Luis and Cruz Azul on 30 May and 13 June respectively; the former being a loan deal. On 8 June, Renzo Saravia was purchased by Primeira Liga side Porto. Three days later, Racing Club announced their first signing as Matías Rojas transferred from Cerro Porteño. Gonzalo Piovi departed on 24 June, penning a contract with Defensa y Justicia. Hours after, following his contract expiring, youngster Patricio Boolsen was signed by Santamarina. A swap with Atlético Tucumán was revealed on 27 June, as David Barbona switched spots with Augusto Lotti and Yonathan Cabral; the latter making his loan move permanent. Racing also paid $750k.

Barracas Central snapped up two Racing youngsters on loan on 28 June, with Gonzalo Córdoba and Alexis Cuello heading to Buenos Aires. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. A fresh loan was confirmed on 1 July, as Santiago Rosales penned a season-long deal with Patronato. A fifth temporary outgoing was communicated a day later, with newly-promoted top-flight team Central Córdoba loaning Marcelo Meli. A scheduled friendly with Arsenal de Sarandí was cancelled on 2 July. 3 July saw Martín Pérez Guedes make a move to Indian football with Delhi Dynamos. Ricardo Noir and Juan Gabriel Patiño completed loans to Belgrano and Cerro Porteño on 4 July. Lautaro Arregui went to Santamarina on 5 July.

Martín Ojeda and Mariano Bareiro were loaned to fellow Primera División outfit Huracán on 5 July. Racing played friendlies with Chivas Florida whilst on their training camp of Orlando, United States and came away with a 5–0 aggregate win. A third youngster made the move to Santamarina on 7 July, as central midfielder Gustavo Iturra headed to Tandil. Atlanta concluded the loan signing of Héctor Villalba on 10 July. A second opponent of pre-season was met on 10 July, as they put five total goals past Florida Soccer Soldiers of the United Premier Soccer League. Walter Montoya was loaned in from Cruz Azul on 11 July. Racing ended their US tour with victories over Miami Sun and Naples United on 13 July. Sergio Vittor went out on loan to Banfield on 17 July.

July Racing Club suffered a shock exit in the Copa Argentina on 21 July, as they were eliminated by Torneo Federal A's Boca Unidos at the round of sixty-four via a penalty shoot-out. Racing drew their Primera División opener on 26 July, as Unión Santa Fe held them to a scoreless draw on home soil. José Luis Rodríguez signed an eighteen-month loan contract with Racing from Danubio on 30 July.

August Neri Cardozo departed Racing on 1 August, as he agreed a contract with Defensa y Justicia. Facundo Castillón also left, with him going to Greece with Levadiakos. Racing produced a second half comeback from two goals down to secure a point away to Vélez Sarsfield on 3 August. Braian Mansilla went off to Portuguese football on loan with Vitória Setúbal on 6 August. Evelio Cardozo scored as Racing beat Arsenal de Sarandí on 9 August, in an exhibition match that followed a goalless draw between the two earlier in the day. Eduardo Coudet got his fifth reinforcement on 13 August, as forward Nicolás Reniero came from San Lorenzo. Cristian Marcial was loaned by Platense on 15 August. Racing conceded six goals in a home loss to River Plate on 17 August.

Racing dropped further points on 25 August, as they drew 0–0 with newly-promoted Central Córdoba. Racing returned to winning ways on 31 August with a 3–1 victory over Godoy Cruz.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Gabriel Arias GK Defensa y Justicia 13 Javier García GK Tigre 25 Gastón Gómez GK Academy Federico Escobar GK Academy Carlos Olses GK Deportivo La Guaira (loan) Nicolás Stella GK Academy Defenders 2 Alejandro Donatti CB Tijuana 3 Alexis Soto LB Banfield 4 Iván Pillud RB Tiro Federal 5 Eugenio Mena LB Bahia 6 Lucas Orbán LB Genoa 14 Rodrigo Schlegel CB Academy 30 Leonardo Sigali CB Dinamo Zagreb José Luis Rodríguez DF Danubio (loan) Midfielders 8 Diego González DM Santos Laguna 10 Matías Rojas AM Cerro Porteño 11 David Barbona AM Atlético Tucumán 16 Mauricio Martínez DM Rosario Central 18 Augusto Solari RM River Plate 21 Marcelo Díaz DM UNAM 22 Juan Manuel Sánchez de León DM Academy 23 Nery Domínguez DM Querétaro 24 Julián López CM Academy 28 Federico Zaracho RM Academy 32 Walter Montoya AM Cruz Azul (loan) Nicolás Muscio AM Academy Forwards 7 Mateo Cassierra CF Ajax (loan) 9 Jonatan Cristaldo CF Vélez Sarsfield 11 Andrés Ríos CF Vasco da Gama 15 Lisandro López CF Internacional 20 Darío Cvitanich CF Banfield 27 Evelio Cardozo FW Academy 29 Nicolás Reniero CF San Lorenzo Braian Guille FW Academy Out on loan Loaned to 17 Martín Ojeda LW Huracán Nelson Acevedo LM Unión Santa Fe Braian Álvarez LM Unión Santa Fe Rodrigo Amaral AM Nacional Mariano Bareiro DM Huracán Ricardo Centurión LW Atlético San Luis Gonzalo Córdoba MF Barracas Central Pablo Cuadra CF Unión Santa Fe Alexis Cuello FW Barracas Central Juan Ignacio Dinenno FW Deportivo Cali Facundo Gutiérrez CM Godoy Cruz Gustavo Iturra CM Santamarina Cristian Marcial DF Platense Braian Mansilla CF Vitória Setúbal Marcelo Meli AM Central Córdoba Ricardo Noir LW Belgrano Nicolás Oroz AM Universidad de Chile Juan Gabriel Patiño CB Cerro Porteño Leonel Piedrabuena GK Ocampo Fábrica Santiago Rosales AM Patronato Héctor Villalba CB Atlanta Sergio Vittor CB Banfield

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 AM Matías Rojas Cerro Porteño 3 July 2019 AM David Barbona Atlético Tucumán 13 August 2019 CF Nicolás Reniero San Lorenzo

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 14 June 2019 RM Guillermo Fernández Cruz Azul 1 July 2019 RB Renzo Saravia Porto 2 July 2019 LM Martín Pérez Guedes Delhi Dynamos 3 July 2019 LB Gonzalo Piovi Defensa y Justicia 3 July 2019 DF Patricio Boolsen Santamarina 3 July 2019 CF Augusto Lotti Atlético Tucumán 3 July 2019 CB Yonathan Cabral 5 July 2019 MF Lautaro Arregui Santamarina 1 August 2019 LM Neri Cardozo Defensa y Justicia 1 August 2019 RW Facundo Castillón Levadiakos

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 11 July 2019 AM Walter Montoya Cruz Azul 31 December 2020 30 July 2019 DF José Luis Rodríguez Danubio 31 December 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 14 June 2019 LW Ricardo Centurión Atlético San Luis 31 December 2019 3 July 2019 MF Gonzalo Córdoba Barracas Central 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 FW Alexis Cuello 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 AM Santiago Rosales Patronato 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 AM Marcelo Meli Central Córdoba 30 June 2020 4 July 2019 LW Ricardo Noir Belgrano 30 June 2020 5 July 2019 LW Mariano Bareiro Huracán 30 June 2020 5 July 2019 LW Martín Ojeda 30 June 2020 7 July 2019 CM Gustavo Iturra Santamarina 30 June 2020 8 July 2019 CB Juan Gabriel Patiño Cerro Porteño 30 June 2020 10 July 2019 CB Héctor Villalba Atlanta 30 June 2020 17 July 2019 CB Sergio Vittor Banfield 30 June 2020 6 August 2019 CF Braian Mansilla Vitória Setúbal 30 June 2020 15 August 2019 DF Cristian Marcial Platense 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season An exhibition match between Racing Club and Arsenal de Sarandí, set for 13 July, was revealed on 11 June 2019; though was later cancelled. Whilst training in Orlando, Florida, Racing met local sides Chivas Florida, Florida Soccer Soldiers, Miami Sun and Naples United in friendlies.

Mid-season Racing would meet Arsenal de Sarandí in a mid-season friendly on 9 August in Sarandí at Racing's Predio Tita Mattiussi training complex.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 1Boca Juniors 58 51 11 120 57 2Racing 45 57 6 108 57 3Arsenal 0 0 9 9 5 4Defensa y Justicia 44 53 4 101 57 5River Plate 45 45 8 98 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Boca Unidos, of Torneo Federal A, were drawn to be Racing Club's round of sixty-four opponents in the Copa Argentina, with the tie scheduled to be played at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez on 21 July 2019; a neutral venue, as is customary in the competition.

Copa de la Superliga

Copa Libertadores

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKGabriel Arias5010000060002CBAlejandro Donatti1010000020103LBAlexis Soto3010000040104RBIván Pillud5110000061105LBEugenio Mena2000000020006LBLucas Orbán2000000020207CFMateo Cassierra0000000000008DMDiego González1(3)11000002(3)1009CFJonatan Cristaldo2(1)00000002(1)01110AMMatías Rojas3(2)00(1)000003(3)00011AMDavid Barbona1(1)00(1)000001(2)01013GKJavier García00000000000014CBRodrigo Schlegel00000000000015CFLisandro López51100000612016DMMauricio Martínez00000000000017LWMartín Ojeda00000000000018RMAugusto Solari41100000511020CFDarío Cvitanich1(3)11000002(3)10021DMMarcelo Díaz4(1)01000005(1)00022DMJuan Manuel Sánchez de León00000000000023DMNery Domínguez4(1)10(1)000004(2)13024CMJulián López00000000000025GKGastón Gómez00000000000027FWEvelio Cardozo00000000000028RMFederico Zaracho40100000502129CFNicolás Reniero20000000200030CBLeonardo Sigali40100000501132AMWalter Montoya2(3)00000002(3)000–LMNelson Acevedo000000000000–LMBraian Álvarez000000000000–AMRodrigo Amaral000000000000–DMMariano Bareiro000000000000–LWRicardo Centurión000000000000–MFGonzalo Córdoba000000000000–CFPablo Cuadra000000000000–FWAlexis Cuello000000000000–FWJuan Ignacio Dinenno000000000000–GKFederico Escobar000000000000–FWBraian Guille000000000000–CMFacundo Gutiérrez000000000000–CMGustavo Iturra000000000000–CFBraian Mansilla000000000000–DFCristian Marcial000000000000–AMMarcelo Meli000000000000–AMNicolás Muscio000000000000–LWRicardo Noir000000000000–GKCarlos Olses000000000000–AMNicolás Oroz000000000000–CBJuan Gabriel Patiño000000000000–GKLeonel Piedrabuena000000000000–CFAndrés Ríos000000000000–DFJosé Luis Rodríguez000000000000–AMSantiago Rosales000000000000–GKNicolás Stella000000000000–CBHéctor Villalba000000000000–CBSergio Vittor000000000000Own goals—0—0—0—0—0——— Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1DM23Nery Domínguez10001RB4Iván Pillud10001RM18Augusto Solari10001CF20Darío Cvitanich10001CF15Lisandro López10001DM8Diego González10001Own goals00000Totals60006—

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