Can Vélez Sarsfield pass their Argentinos Juniors test with flying colours?

Vélez Sarsfield host Argentinos Juniors this Friday at the for a match of the Grp.A of the Copa da Liga Argentina. The match will be broadcast live at 18:00 on Paramount+.

Vélez Sarsfield go into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat against Talleres (Copa da Liga Argentina 2024), while the visitors overcame Nacional with a 2-3 win (Copa Sudamericana 2024). On the other hand, Argentinos Juniors are on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past nine, in the Copa da Liga Argentina 2024. Digging back into the archives highlights that Sebastián Méndez's team and Pablo Guede's team have faced each other seventy-two times, with Vélez Sarsfield holding the advantage: 31 victories, against 20 victories of Argentinos Juniors.

In the Copa da Liga Argentina, three games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for Argentinos Juniors, 1 draw and 1 win for Vélez Sarsfield.

Considering the Copa da Liga Argentina 2024, from Vélez Sarsfield's most influential players, Claudio Aquino participated in 12 games, and Tomás Marchiori has played the most minutes (1080). Braian Romero is the current best scorer with 4 goals. As for Argentinos Juniors, Alan Lescano has entered the field 12 times, and Diego Rodríguez is the one with more minutes played (1080). Alan Lescano is their current best scorer with 5 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1-1. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.