Independiente visits Vélez in Liniers
with the intention of establishing itself as the leader of Group A of the
Professional League Cup
, after its victorious debut in Mendoza against the promoted Independiente Rivadavia.
This match on the second date at the José Amalfitani stadium will begin at 9:30 p.m. with arbitration by
Hernán Mastrángelo
, assisted in the VAR by Fernando Echenique and with transmission by ESPN Premium.
Carlos Tevez
's Rojo
started the season on the right foot by winning
Lepra
Mendoza at the Bautista Gargatini and will seek to maintain that momentum in its second consecutive outing against a historically difficult rival.
Vélez is one of the few teams that maintains superiority over Independiente in the professional era, with a balance of 61 wins, 56 losses and 58 draws in 175 matches per AFA league.
The record is reversed by one match in favor of the Avellaneda club if the 15 matches recorded in the amateur stage are added.
Vélez will be a good move for Rojo, who will make their home debut next Saturday against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
Fortín is also in search of lost prominence in 2023 when the anguish over remaining in the first division dominated its reality until the last game against Colón de Santa Fe.