Defensa y Justicia eye unbeaten stretch v Chaco For Ever in Copa Argentina | OneFootball

El Halcón puts its great run in the national tournament on the line, while El Albinegro arrives in crisis and needing to pull off an upset.

Defensa y Justicia and Chaco For Ever will face off this Wednesday starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Florencio Sola Stadium, in the Round of 64 of the 2026 Copa Argentina. The Florencio Varela side will look to keep its unbeaten run this year alive and advance to the Round of 32 in a competition that always generates excitement.

The team coached by Mariano Soso is enjoying a solid spell: it still hasn’t lost in 2026 and is coming off an important win over Unión in a heated match that saw Rubén Botta and Soso himself sent off. Although it has piled up more draws than wins in the domestic tournament, El Halcón remains competitive and hard to beat, which makes it the clear favorite in this matchup.

On the other side, Chaco For Ever comes in under completely different circumstances. The Chaco-based side, managed by Ricardo Pancaldo, has not won in the first seven rounds of the Primera Nacional and is also going through a delicate institutional situation. Its attacking struggles and lack of collective solidity have left it near the bottom of the table, so this clash shapes up as a real test against a top-flight opponent.

Probable lineups

Defensa y Justicia: Cristopher Fiermarín; Lucas Souto, Damián Fernández, Emiliano Amor, David Martínez, Elías Pereyra; Santiago Sosa, Aarón Molinas; Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Rubén Botta, Agustín Hausch. Head coach: Mariano Soso.

Chaco For Ever: Nicolás Caprio; Alan Luque, David Valdez, Ricardo Garay, Mathías Silvera; Juan Manuel Carrizo, Brian Nievas, Andrés Lioi, Lucas Pruzzo; Germán Pacheco and Leonardo Marinucci.

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