 In August, he was loaned to La Liga club Racing de Santander in a season-long move.He made his competitive debut with the latter on 31 August 2008, in a 1–1 home match against Sevilla FC, and contributed with 19 games – 14 starts – as the Cantabrians finished in 12th position, thus retaining their division status.Deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica boss Jorge Jesus, Sepsi was again loaned to Racing Santander for 2009–10.