On Wednesday, February 3, a new edition of the Copa Argentina will kick off in Buenos Aires. In the Round of 32, Platense will face Argentino de Monte Maíz, and Talleres will face Argentino de Merlo.
In the first match of the day, Talleres will face Argentino de Merlo. The game will start at 19:00 at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium in Rosario and will be broadcast on TyC Sports. The designated referee is Maximiliano Macheroni. The Córdoba-based team hopes to start their participation in the competition on the right foot, where they have been one of the main protagonists in recent years. Talleres's best performances in this tournament were reaching consecutive finals in 2021 and 2022.
Argentino de Merlo, for its part, comes from a very painful 2025, in which it fell on penalties in the semifinals of the Primera B Metro promotion playoff and missed a great opportunity to be promoted to the Primera Nacional. The team has also had disappointing results in previous promotion matches.
The second match of the day will start at 21:15 at the Ciudad de Caseros stadium. Platense will face Argentino de Monte Maíz. The match will be refereed by Juan Pablo Loustau, and the broadcast will also be on TyC Sports. Platense caused one of the biggest surprises in the history of Argentine football last year by winning the Apertura Tournament, knocking out big teams like Racing, River Plate, and San Lorenzo away from home, and then defeating Huracán in the final. This year, while the main goal is to compete again in the domestic league and have a good campaign in the Copa Libertadores, the 'Calamar' will also try to go as far as possible in the Copa Argentina.
On the other side will be Argentino de Monte Maíz, which last year could not achieve promotion to the Primera Nacional from the Federal A, the category for teams indirectly affiliated with the AFA, as they fell in the third round against Douglas Haig.
