Copa Argentina: Vélez must respond now against Armenio | OneFootball

El Fortín will face El Tricolor this Tuesday in the round of 64 with the aim of putting its recent defeats in the Apertura Tournament behind it.

Vélez Sarsfield and Deportivo Armenio will play this Tuesday starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Julio Humberto Grondona Stadium, in the round of 64 of the 2026 Copa Argentina.

The team coached by Guillermo Barros Schelotto will look to bounce back after two straight defeats in the Apertura Tournament and advance to the next stage of the national cup.

In Liniers, the loss to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza still stings, in a match that showed two very different sides of the team.

After a strong start with good attacking play, especially through the partnership between Diego Valdés and Manuel Lanzini, the team showed defensive weaknesses in the second half and ended up paying dearly for mistakes on set pieces.

Despite losing its unbeaten run, Vélez remains near the top of Zone A, although it needs to regain confidence.

Meanwhile, the Ingeniero Maschwitz side comes in with renewed spirits after beating UAI Urquiza 2-1 in the Primera B Metropolitana.

The win also marked Fernando Ruiz’s debut as head coach and ended a negative run of six matches without a victory. El Tricolor, currently in the lower middle part of the table, will try to pull off an upset against a higher-division opponent.

Probable Vélez lineup

Tomás Marchiori; Joaquín García, Emanuel Mammana, Aarón Quirós, Elías Gómez; Claudio Baeza, Tobías Andrada; Matías Pellegrini, Diego Valdés, Manuel Lanzini; Florián Monzón.Head coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

Vélez will try to impose its superiority to stay alive in the Copa Argentina, while Deportivo Armenio will look to deliver one of the biggest upsets of the opening round.

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