Copa Argentina: Vélez face Gimnasia y Tiro for last-16 spot | OneFootball

El Fortín faces El Albo in Caseros in the Round of 32 of the tournament before the end of the regular phase of the Apertura.

Vélez and Gimnasia y Tiro (S) will face off this Thursday from 9:15 p.m. at the Ciudad de Caseros Stadium in the Round of 32 of the 2026 Copa Argentina. El Fortín is coming off a 2-2 draw with Unión in the league and was unable to secure first place in Zone A, and before putting everything on the line against Newell’s, it will look to get the better of El Albo, who have been inconsistent in the Primera Nacional.

How Vélez and Gimnasia y Tiro arrive for the Copa Argentina clash

El Fortín could not hold on to its lead against Unión and ended up drawing 2-2 in Liniers, a result that kept it from reaching the top of Zone A in the Apertura Tournament with one matchday left. In the next round, which will be the last of the regular phase, they will host Newell’s while sitting third, behind Estudiantes and Boca, and to secure home-field advantage in every playoff round -except for the final, which is played at a neutral venue- they must beat La Lepra and hope that neither El Pincha nor El Xeneize do the same.

In the Copa Argentina, Vélez made its debut with an emphatic 4-1 win over Deportivo Armenio thanks to goals from Tobías Andrada (x2), Aaron Quirós and Dilan Godoy, thus advancing to the Round of 32 of the tournament.

For their part, Gimnasia y Tiro pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the Round of 64 by eliminating Gimnasia de Mendoza 4-3 on penalties, after a scoreless draw in the 90 minutes, and now they are looking for another shock result against one of the best teams in the Liga Profesional.

However, El Albo’s current form is far from ideal and they have not won since late February. Their last victory was a 2-0 win over Almagro, and since then they have played eight matches, losing four and drawing the other four, including the qualification against the Mendoza-based Lobo in the Copa Argentina.

The winner of this match will face the winner of the clash between Boca and Sarmiento, who will play before the World Cup break on a date and at a venue yet to be determined.

Vélez’s likely starting XI vs. Gimnasia y Tiro in the Copa Argentina

Tomás Marchiori; Joaquín García, Emanuel Mammana, Aaron Quirós, Elías Gómez; Tobías Andrada, Rodrigo Aliendro or Lucas Robertone; Matías Pellegrini, Dilan Godoy or Diego Valdes, Manuel Lanzini; Florián Monzón. Head coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

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