Club: Racing Club (Racing Club de Avellaneda)

• Country / Competition: Argentina — Primera División (domestic league and associated cup competitions)
• Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón ("El Cilindro")
• Nickname: La Academia
• Colours: Sky blue & white

Head coach (around 2020/21): Sebastián Beccacece

• Appointed to lead Racing in late 2020, Beccacece came to the club after earning recognition for his work at Defensa y Justicia and for his time working alongside Jorge Sampaoli in earlier coaching staffs.
• Known for a high‑intensity, pressing style, emphasis on quick transitions and active full‑backs/wing‑backs, and a tendency to rotate formations (commonly variants of 4‑3‑3 or 3‑4‑3 depending on the opponent and personnel).
• Focused on integrating young players from the academy while also relying on experienced professionals to stabilize the side during a congested calendar affected by the pandemic.

Squad highlights (notable figures around that period)

• Gabriel Arias (goalkeeper) — important presence in goal and an established international for Chile.
• Lisandro López (experienced centre‑back and club leader on the pitch).
• Gustavo Bou (forward) — one of the team’s regular attacking outlets and goal threats.
• Racing’s roster combined experienced domestic figures with younger academy graduates and a few foreign signings, reflecting the club’s usual blend of continuity and renewal.

Tactical / season themes

• High pressing and intensity: teams under Beccacece aimed to press opponents aggressively to force turnovers and create quick scoring chances.
• Flexible formation use: depending on opposition and personnel the side could look like a 4‑3‑3, a 4‑2‑3‑1 or a 3‑4‑3, with full‑backs/wing‑backs providing width.
• Rotation and squad management: the 2020/21 period had a condensed calendar due to COVID‑19 disruptions, so squad rotation and managing fitness were constant priorities.
• Focus on combining experienced leaders with younger talent from Racing’s academy to build a competitive and dynamic team.

Competitions

• Racing competed in Argentina’s domestic competitions (the league structure and the national cup/cup phases in the 2020–21 window).
• Depending on the year’s qualification, Racing also targeted continental competition places (Copa Libertadores / Copa Sudamericana) as a club priority in that period.

Overall snapshot: Under Sebastián Beccacece (appointed late 2020), Racing sought to combine an aggressive, pressing style with a pragmatic use of experienced heads and youth talent. The period was marked by tactical flexibility, squad rotation driven by a compact fixture list, and the club continuing its status as one of Argentina’s traditional top teams.