Overview
- Kickoff is 16:00 at Rosario’s Gigante de Arroyito, with live coverage on ESPN and Disney+.
- Match referee is Facundo Tello, with reports differing on the VAR assignment between Héctor Paletta and Nicolás Lamolina.
- Probable XIs were released: Vélez list Tomás Marchiori, Lisandro Magallán, Rodrigo Aliendro, Braian Romero and Imanol Machuca under DT Guillermo Barros Schelotto; Central Córdoba project Alan Aguerre, Braian Cufré, Matías Vera, José Florentín and Gastón Verón under DT Omar De Felippe.
- Vélez qualified as 2024 league champion, while Central Córdoba earned its place by winning the 2024 Copa Argentina, a final they won against Vélez.
- Recent form frames the contest: Vélez beat Lanús 3–0 and prepares for Libertadores quarterfinals against Racing; Central Córdoba defeated Estudiantes 2–0 and exited the Sudamericana to Lanús, with extra time and penalties in play if today’s match is tied.