Vélez look to stay top of Zone A as Platense aim to join the race | OneFootball

El Fortín will face the Calamar this Saturday for matchday 11 of the Torneo Apertura. The Liniers team will seek to secure three important points away from home.

Vélez Sarsfield will visit Platense this Saturday at the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, in a match corresponding to matchday 11 of the Torneo Apertura. The game will start at 19:00 and will be broadcast on ESPN Premium.

The Liniers team will face a challenging commitment against a rival that comes after drawing against Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario and will try to break a series of draws to get closer to the top positions in their zone.

On the Platense side, coach Walter Zunino will have to make at least one forced change. Defender Tomás Silva suffered a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of the right hand in the last match and will need surgery, so his replacement will be either Eugenio Raggio or Agustín Lagos.

Additionally, the coach is considering other changes in the team: Iván Gómez could replace Bautista Merlini in the midfield, while Augusto Lotti has a chance to take Gonzalo Lencina's place in the attack.

The last meeting between the two was recorded on July 19, 2025, when Platense and Vélez drew 0 to 0 in Vicente López. Meanwhile, the last victory of the Calamar as a local against the Fortín was on December 10, 2021, when they won 3 to 2 with goals from Matías Tissera, Facundo Curuchet, and Ignacio Schor.

The probable starting eleven for Platense vs. Vélez, for the Torneo Apertura

Matías Borgogno; Eugenio Raggio or Agustín Lagos, Víctor Cuesta, Ignacio Vázquez, Juan Ignacio Saborido; Iván Gómez, Maximiliano Amarfil, Guido Mainero, Juan Gauto; Franco Zapiola and Augusto Lotti. Coach: Walter Zunino.

Álvaro Montero; Thiago Silvero, Emanuel Mammana, Lisandro Magallán, Elías Gómez; Claudio Baeza, Lucas Robertone, Tobías Andrada; Manuel Lanzini, Álex Verón or Matías Arias, Florián Monzón. Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

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