CONMEBOL Libertadores

Fortaleza vs Racing Club, 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Fortaleza
    FT
    0 - 3
    Racing Club
    • 26': Maximiliano Salas
    • 48': Agustín Almendra
    • 84': Santiago Sosa

    About

    Fortaleza are hosting Racing Club at Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
    • 1': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Martínez with a cross following a corner.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 3': Offside, Racing Club. Adrián Martínez is caught offside.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza).
    • 7': Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
    • 10': Titi (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Titi.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Vietto.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 14': Foul by Juan Nardoni (Racing Club).
    • 14': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Fortaleza. Juan Lucero is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Martirena.
    • 18': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
    • 18': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
    • 20': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Salas.
    • 25': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Lucas Sasha.
    • 26': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 1. Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nazareno Colombo following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza).
    • 28': Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Gastón Martirena (Racing Club).
    • 30': Foul by Juan Nardoni (Racing Club).
    • 30': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Agustín Almendra following a fast break.
    • 32': Offside, Fortaleza. Juan Lucero is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
    • 33': Titi (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Luciano Vietto (Racing Club).
    • 35': Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
    • 35': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Marco Di Césare (Racing Club).
    • 37': Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza).
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Di Césare (Racing Club).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Hand ball by Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza).
    • 43': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
    • 43': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza).
    • 45': Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
    • 45'+1': Guillermo Fernández (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
    • 45'+1': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
    • 45'+3': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Tomás Pochettino replaces Emmanuel Martínez.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Salas.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Martínez.
    • 48': Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
    • 48': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Martínez.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 2. Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Fernández.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz.
    • 55': Foul by Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza).
    • 55': Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Substitution, Fortaleza. Moisés replaces Yago Pikachu.
    • 55': Substitution, Fortaleza. Eros Mancuso replaces Titi.
    • 56': Substitution, Fortaleza. Calebe replaces Lucas Sasha.
    • 56': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza).
    • 56': Nazareno Colombo (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Almendra.
    • 58': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Marco Di Césare.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Fernández.
    • 63': Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Luciano Vietto (Racing Club).
    • 64': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
    • 64': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Substitution, Racing Club. Martín Barrios replaces Agustín Almendra.
    • 66': Substitution, Racing Club. Santiago Solari replaces Luciano Vietto.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by João Ricardo.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Santiago Sosa (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Rojas with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by João Ricardo.
    • 69': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza).
    • 69': Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Substitution, Fortaleza. Deyverson replaces Marinho.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Martirena.
    • 74': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Racing Club).
    • 74': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adrián Martínez following a fast break.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Santiago Solari (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Nardoni.
    • 76': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Martirena with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a headed pass.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Barrios following a fast break.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Racing Club. Facundo Mura replaces Gastón Martirena.
    • 82': Substitution, Racing Club. Ignacio Rodríguez replaces Maximiliano Salas.
    • 83': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
    • 84': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 3. Santiago Sosa (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Rojas with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Calebe (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
    • 87': Substitution, Racing Club. Adrián Balboa replaces Adrián Martínez.
    • 88': Diogo Barbosa (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Santiago Solari (Racing Club).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Santiago Solari (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rodríguez with a headed pass.
    • 89': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by João Ricardo.
    • 90': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
    • 90': Ignacio Rodríguez (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Martín Barrios (Racing Club).
    • 90'+2': Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Adrián Balboa (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Rojas.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by David Luiz.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Martín Barrios (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Deyverson (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Nazareno Colombo (Racing Club).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Deyverson (Fortaleza).
    • 90'+5': Santiago Sosa (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Fortaleza 0, Racing Club 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

    Venue: Castelão
    Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
    Attendance: 40,413

    CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Racing Club 6 +11 13
    2 Fortaleza 6 +3 8
    3 Bucaramanga 6 -4 6
    4 Colo Colo 6 -10 5
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FOR Fortaleza (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 João Ricardo (GK)
    23 David Luiz
    4 Titi
    13 Benjamín Kuscevic Yellow Card
    16 Diogo Barbosa
    22 Yago Pikachu
    5 Guillermo Fernández
    8 Emmanuel Martínez
    88 Lucas Sasha
    9 Juan Martín Lucero
    11 Marinho
    Fortaleza Substitutes:
    Moisés, Kervin Andrade, Brenno, Gustavo Mancha, Calebe, Allanzinho, José Welison, Eros Mancuso, Matheus Rossetto, Deyverson, Bruno Pacheco, Tomás Pochettino.

    RAC Racing Club (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    21 Gabriel Arias (GK)
    13 Santiago Sosa
    23 Nazareno Colombo
    3 Marco Di Cesare Yellow Card
    32 Agustín Almendra
    5 Juan Nardoni Yellow Card
    27 Gabriel Rojas
    15 Gastón Martirena
    9 Adrián Martínez
    7 Maximiliano Salas
    10 Luciano Vietto
    Racing Club Substitutes:
    Facundo Cambeses, Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez, Martín Barrios, Ramiro Degregorio, Germán Conti, Santiago Solari, Richard Sánchez, Agustín García Basso, Adrián Fernández, Adrián Balboa, Santiago Quirós, Facundo Mura.

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