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What time does River vs. Vélez play for the round of 16 of the 2022 Copa Libertadores today, Wednesday, June 29th, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Peruvian time and two more hours in Argentina), at the José Amalfitani Stadium. Follow the broadcast and narration of the match on ESPN, ESPN Play, and STAR Plus. Also, tune in to the Twitter profiles of River and Vélez.
Depor.com will offer you the most complete minute-by-minute coverage with goals, yellow and red cards, statistics, and other incidents.
Buenos Aires derby between two teams that reached this stage in completely different paths. While River won their group convincingly, including a final blowout victory (8-1 against Alianza Lima), Vélez finished second with two victories in the last matches.
Gallardo's team won Group F with 16 points, with five victories and one draw, 18 goals scored and only two goals conceded. Meanwhile, Vaccari's team earned eight points with two victories, two draws, and two defeats, scoring 12 goals and conceding 11.
As for their latest performances, River comes from a 2-1 victory against Lanús, their second consecutive win in the Professional League after starting the first three matches with no goals scored and one victory and two draws.
Meanwhile, Vélez drew 1-1 against Defensa y Justicia and sits in 19th place in the standings with five points, three fewer than River, who is currently in eighth place.
River and Vélez, whoever advances to the quarterfinals, will face another Argentine matchup: the winner of the match between Talleres and Colón. Furthermore, in a hypothetical semifinal, the opponent could be Boca Juniors.
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