Independiente takes on Gimnasia de Mendoza in the Argentine Cup | The match will be held at Juan Gilberto Funes Stadium.

Independiente will seek its qualification in the Argentine Cup when it faces Gimnasia de Mendoza, which plays in the Primera Nacional, this Sunday in the round of 16 in the city of San Luis.

The match will be held at the Juan Gilberto Funes stadium, starting at 5 PM, officiated by Sebastián Zunino, and will be broadcast on the sports channel TyC Sports.

Independiente has already secured one victory in this tournament against Sportivo Belgrano de San Francisco. Regarding the Professional Football League, the “Rojo” is preparing for the start of the Clausura Tournament after being eliminated in the semifinals by Huracán on penalties. Additionally, they are waiting for their opponent in the round of 16 of the Sudamericana Cup, which could be Universidad de Chile or Guaraní from Paraguay.

Ahead of this match, coach Julio Vaccari will not be able to count on the new signings: defender Leonardo Godoy and midfielder Walter Mazzanti, as the necessary registrations have not been completed.

On the side of Gimnasia de Mendoza, in the Argentine Cup, they defeated Nueva Chicago, and in the Primera Nacional, they recently tied 1-1 with Talleres de Remedios de Escalada during the nineteenth round of Zone B. Furthermore, their match this week against Deportivo Morón has been postponed due to their game against Independiente.

Unión is in the round of 16

Unión de Santa Fe beat Rosario Central 3-1 on penalties today, after a 0-0 draw in regular time in San Nicolás, and advanced to the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup, where they will face the winner of the match between River and San Martín de Tucumán.

In a dull and physical match throughout the 90 minutes, Unión de Santa Fe prevailed in the penalties, eliminating Rosario Central, who had a great chance to score in regular time, but Ignacio Malcorra missed the penalty kick by sending it wide in the 28th minute of the second half.