River aim to steady course against Vélez at the Monumental | OneFootball

River host Vélez at the Monumental on Sunday at 19.15 in the Torneo Clausura 2026 interzonal, seeking to arrest a poor start. According to SuperDepor.com, Darío Herrera will referee, Germán Delfino is on VAR and TNT Sports Premium will televise.

Eduardo Coudet's side have taken only three points from 15, with one win and four defeats. They beat Argentinos Juniors 2-0 last time out in the league, then drew 0-0 away to Independiente Santa Fe in the Copa Sudamericana.

With a continental return leg looming, Coudet is set to manage workloads rather than overhaul his XI. Thiago Almada could return to the line-up, Gonzalo Montiel remains out and Marcos Acuña, recently recovered, could be rested.

Santiago Beltrán would continue in goal. At centre-back, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi and Lautaro Rivero are vying for two places.

Vélez arrive unbeaten on 11 points from three wins and two draws, sitting second in Zone A behind Instituto. Guillermo Barros Schelotto's team drew 1-1 with Defensa y Justicia and will look to stretch their strong opening.

The sides last met in February in the Torneo Apertura, when Vélez won 1-0 at the José Amalfitani thanks to Manuel Lanzini.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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