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San Lorenzo and Vélez will face off on Matchday 15 of the Apertura at 7:30 p.m. at Pedro Bidegain Stadium. El Ciclón is coming off a win in the Sudamericana, but it needs all three points to break into the top eight; El Fortín needs a victory to go back to the top of the table 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, coming off a draw away to Newell’s, is 9th with 18 points and must win, especially because in the final round it will face Independiente, which started the matchday level on points with El Ciclón but beat Defensa y Justicia 3-1 to reach 21 points. The Boedo side is coming off a 2-0 win over Deportivo Cuenca in the Copa Sudamericana, where it leads the group with 4 points, and next it will host Neymar’s Santos.

In a match with plenty of missed chances, Vélez is coming off a 1-0 win over Central Córdoba and returned to winning ways after two straight defeats in the tournament. El Fortín began the matchday at the top of Zone A with 25 points, but Estudiantes beat Instituto 1-0, and if it defeats El Ciclón it will return to first place and secure a playoff spot. At the pre-match press conference, Guillermo Barros Schelotto said: “We’re in a privileged position, but it doesn’t guarantee anything. If you’re title 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 there, it won 4 and lost 6.

San Lorenzo’s likely 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. 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. Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

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