The League Cup has one of its finalists. Velez eliminated Argentinesafter winning on penalties (they tied 0-0 in the 90 minutes) at the San Nicolás stadium, and waits for Mouth or Studentswhich this Tuesday in Córdoba will duel for the other place in the grand final.
The match that will decide the champion has a chosen venue: it will be Mother of Cities stadium in Santiago del Esterothe same as in the 2023 edition, in which Central Rosary defeated 1-0 Platense with a goal from Maximiliano Lovera. With capacity for 30,000 spectators and inaugurated on March 4, 2021, the stage has already hosted different key Argentine football matches, including the Argentine national team, which held one of the matches there after winning the World Cup in Qatar (triumph 7-0, with three goals from Lionel Messi). The duel It is scheduled for Sunday, May 5, at 3:30 p.m..
After a rocky start to the League Cup (which included a 0-5 against River at the Monumental) and the complaint of rape against four players on the squad, who terminated their contracts (Abiel Osorio, Braian Cufré, José Florentín and Sebastián Sosa ), those led by Gustavo Quinteros managed to recover and entered the second stage of the contest thanks to a victory against Independiente Rivadavia on the last date of the regular phase, in which they also benefited from the draw between Talleres and Independiente, the two other teams that were battling for the place.
In the quarterfinals, Vélez eliminated Godoy Cruz, the most consistent team in the tournament, after beating them 2 to 1 with goals from Braian Romero. And, just like in this duel against Bicho, in which the aforementioned striker saw red at 13 minutes, he had to fight with one less man due to the expulsion of Elías Gómez. In adversity, the team found answers. And it is in the final, when in 2023 it was saved from relegation in the epilogue of the competition.
* The main actions of the duel in San Nicolás, which was resolved from the 12 steps
On the other side you will have Boca or Estudiantes. Xeneize is in tune after leaving River Plate on the road (they won 3-2 in a vibrant Superclásico), while Pincha beat Barracas Central 3-0. In the last meeting between the two, the people of La Plata won 1-0 with a goal from Javier Correa, in the resumption of the match that had been suspended after the soccer player Javier Altamirano suffered a seizure in the middle of the playing field.
