Defensa y Justicia and Talleres meet in key clash for play-offs | OneFootball

El Halcón and La T arrive battered, but still in the qualification zone and needing to get back to winning ways.

Defensa y Justicia will host Talleres de Córdoba this Monday at 4:30 p.m. at the Norberto Tomaghello Stadium, for Matchday 14 of the 2026 Apertura Tournament, in a key clash with playoff qualification in mind.

El Halcón is coming off a 2-0 loss to Instituto in Córdoba, a result that ended its unbeaten run. Even so, it remains in fifth place with 19 points and knows that a win would take it to 22, temporarily drawing level with Vélez. For this match, coach Mariano Soso will be without Lucas Souto, who was sent off in the last game.

For its part, Talleres comes into the match after a 1-0 defeat to Boca at the Kempes Stadium, following a four-game unbeaten streak. The team coached by Carlos Tevez needs points to stay in the qualification zone and head into the final rounds of the tournament with a chance.

After the loss to Xeneize, Tevez was clear about the team’s current situation: “The team needs six more months of work to be ready. If we make the playoffs, we can compete with anyone.”

Both teams know that the margin for error is getting smaller and smaller, and that a win could be decisive in the final stretch of the championship.

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