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Cambeses Saves Two in Shootout as Racing Reaches Clausura Semifinals vs. Boca

The 28-year-old keeper's “agua bendita” ritual capped his rise from backup to linchpin under Gustavo Costas.

Overview

  • Racing advanced after a 0-0 over 120 minutes and a 4-2 penalty win against Tigre, earning an away semifinal at La Bombonera next weekend.
  • Facundo Cambeses denied Tomás Cardona and Joaquín Laso in the shootout to seal the result at the Cilindro.
  • He said he drank from a stray bottle he called “agua bendita” between penalties and later found it empty before the final kicks.
  • Coach Gustavo Costas vowed the team will leave everything against Boca and called winning the Clausura the shared dream.
  • Cambeses arrived in 2024 as Gabriel Arias’s understudy, won the starting job under Costas, and has been called up by Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina.