This Saturday, Vélez will face Argentinos Juniors in a match that will kick off the playoffs of the Torneo Clausura of the Professional Football League, with live coverage from the Argentine News Agency. The encounter between two of the best teams in Argentine football will start at 20:00, will be held at the José Amalfitani stadium, and can be watched on ESPN Premium. The referee will be Andrés Merlos, while Fernando Espinoza will be in charge of the VAR. Vélez reached this stage by finishing in fourth place in Zone B with 26 points. After a great start, the team coached by Guillermo Barros Schelotto was affected by accumulated fatigue, and from their last matches, they could only win one, while drawing two and losing the other three. Despite this good performance in the regular phase, 'Fortín' did not manage to qualify for an international competition via the annual table, mainly due to the disastrous first eight matches of the year, under coach Sebastián Domínguez, in which they only managed two points. Argentinos Juniors, for its part, was one of the teams that demonstrated the best level throughout 2025 in local football and even managed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores playoffs. 'Bicho', coached by Nicolás Diez, finished in fifth place in Zone A with 24 points. The winner of this match will advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, where the opponent will be the team that advances between Boca and Talleres de Córdoba.
