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RACING NEWS

DURING THE WEEK MERLO HAS TAKEN OFF FACUNDO SAVA FROM THE ELIGIBLE PLAYERS LIST FOR THIS SATURDAYS GAME. THERE HAS BEEN A RUMOR FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS THAT MERLO DID NOT LIKE SOME OF SAVA'S COMMENTS MADE TO THE PRESS AND THERE WAS AN ALLEGED DISCUSSION BETWEEN THEM BECAUSE THE PLAYER THOUGHT THAT HE WASNT GETTING THE BALL ENOUGH. LAST WEEKEND SAVA PLAYED AND EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT THE RUMORS WERE NOT TRUE BUT NOW MARLO SAID THAT SAVA IS NOT GOING TO PLAY UNTIL HE SEES THAT THE PLAYER IS PLAYING WELL IN THE PRACTICES. HE DENIED THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PLAYER EXCEPT THAT HE DIDNT SEE THE PLAYER PLAYING WELL EVEN THOUGH HE IS IN A GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. HE SAID THAT HE IS NOT OFF THE TEAM INDEFINATELY, HE JUST WANTS TO MAKE THE PLAYER WORK MORE SO HE CAN PERFORM BETTER IN THE GAMES.

SO LAST NIGHT RACING PLAYED ARSENAL OF SARANDI, THE SECOND STRAIGHT HOME GAME. IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR RACING TO WIN A GAME AT HOME AFTER LAST WEEKS LOSS. WELL IT LOOKS LIKE SAVA WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. BENITEZ WAS HIS REPLACEMENT. HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE ONE SHOT ON GOAL THE WHOLE GAME. BUT IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT, THIS TEAM DOES NOT CREATE CHANCES TO SCORE. SOMETHING IS DEFINATELY WRONG. MERLO TRIES WITH OTHER PLAYERS AND THE RESULTS ARE THE SAME. RACING WAS DOWN 2-0 WHEN THE REFEREE SIGNALED A PENALTY IN THEIR FAVOR, BUT PERALTA WASTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE TEAM WITHIN A 1 GOAL DIFFERENCE. THEN RACING WAS DOWN 3-0 AND THE TEAM STARTED TO PLAY A LOT BETTER. THEY QUICKLY SCORED 2 GOALS BUT THE FAILED TO GET ONE MORE TO ACHIEVE A HISTORIC COMEBACK. MERLO'S BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT HE DOESNT HAVE THAT MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM IN THE BENCH AND SINCE HE TOOK SAVA OF THE TEAM,THE GOAL LEADER WITH 3, THERE ARE NO OTHER PLAYERS WITH ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO PLAY IN VERY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS LIKE THE ONE RACING IS GOING THRU NOW. ONLY MANAGEMENT CAN BE BLAMED FOR THIS. THE FANS ARE GETTING IMPATIENT.