Overview

• An own goal by Mateo Mendoza and a Maher Carrizo free‑kick decided the match at the Feliciano Gambarte.
• Godoy Cruz has gone ten matches without a win across league and Sudamericana and remains winless through six Clausura fixtures with 3 points.
• Coach Walter Ribonetto is still seeking his first victory, with four defeats since taking charge and a 9-3 aggregate goals record in that span.
• The team sits near the bottom of Zone B and is just two points above the relegation places in the annual standings.
• Vélez arrived buoyed by Libertadores quarterfinal qualification, climbed to 11 points to share the Zone B lead, and next hosts Lanús as Godoy Cruz visits Platense on September 1.