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San Lorenzo and Vélez will face off, for Matchday 15 of the Apertura, at 7:30 p.m. at Pedro Bidegain Stadium. El Ciclón is coming off a win in the Copa Sudamericana, but needs all three points to break into the top eight; El Fortín needs a victory to return to the top of the standings and qualify for the next round. Check out the lineups, where to watch it live, and more.

How San Lorenzo and Vélez are coming into the Apertura Tournament clash

San Lorenzo needs to win to keep its playoff hopes alive. El Ciclón, which is coming off a draw away to Newell’s, sits 9th with 18 points and is obliged to win, mainly because in the final round it will face Independiente, which started the matchday with the same number of points as El Ciclón but beat Defensa y Justicia 3-1 and reached 21 points. The Boedo side is coming off a 2-0 win over Deportivo Cuenca in the Copa Sudamericana, leads its group with 4 points, and next will host Neymar’s Santos.

In a match that featured plenty of missed chances, Vélez is coming off a 1-0 win over Central Córdoba and returned to winning ways after two straight league losses. El Fortín began the matchday as leader of Zone A with 25 points, but Estudiantes beat Instituto 1-0, and if it beats El Ciclón, it will return to the top and clinch a playoff spot. At the pre-match press conference, Guillermo Barros Schelotto said: “We’re in a privileged position, but it guarantees you nothing. If you’re championship material, you start showing it in the round of 16”. The Liniers side will look to change its poor run at the Nuevo Gasómetro: in the last 10 matches played there, it won 4 and lost 6.

San Lorenzo’s probable starting XI vs. Vélez, for the Apertura Tournament

Orlando Gill; Ezequiel Herrera, Jhohan Romaña, Lautaro Montenegro; Nicolás Tripichio, Manuel Insaurralde, Facundo Gulli, Mathías De Ritis; Alexis Cuello, Rodrigo Auzmendi and Matías Reali. Head coach: Gustavo Álvarez.

Vélez’s possible lineup vs. San Lorenzo, for the Apertura Tournament

Álvaro Montero; Joaquín García, Emanuel Mammana, Lisandro Magallán, Elías Gómez; Rodrigo Aliendro or Claudio Baeza, Tobías Andrada, Dilan Godoy or Manuel Lanzini; Diego Valdés, Matías Pellegrini and Florián Monzón. Head coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

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