Independentwith a turbulent start to the season, it faces this Sunday against Ciudad de Bolívar, of the Federal A, for the 32nd final of the Copa Argentina 2023. The match will take place at the “Diego Armando Maradona” stadium in the city of La Plata, starting at 6pm :00, with arbitration by Ariel Penel and television by TyC Sports.
The winner of the crossing will advance to the round awaiting the winner of the Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero e Comunicaciones, from Primera B.
The “Rossa” faces this commitment with Pedro Damiano Monzon as interim DT after the dismissal of Leandro Stillitano due to a bad season in the Lega Professionisti (LPF), where he ranks twentieth with 8 units (1 win, five draws and two defeats).
Monzón, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental champion in 1984 with José Omar Pastoriza’s team, already served as a “fireman” in Independiente at the end of the 2004 season and was also assistant to Julio César Falcioni in the latter part of management by Hugo Moiano.
At 61, a new cycle begins with the illusion of being ratified in office, even as the leadership advances to hire Ricardo Zielinskyrecently separated from the Nacional de Montevideo.
Independiente hadn’t won a game since last January 28, when they made their LPF debut by beating Talleres (1-0). Since then, they have amassed five draws (most recently against Colón in Avellaneda last weekend) and two defeats.
Ciudad de Bolívar is a young club founded 20 years ago, promoted to the Torneo Federal A in 2021, the third division of Argentine football. He currently leads Zone B of that competition after defeating Estudiantes de San Luis and drawing with Deportivo Argentino de Monte Maíz, Córdoba, in his first two appearances.
The “Águilas” are managed by “Indio” Hernán Darío Ortiz, former defender and coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
Probable formations
Independents: Rodrigo Rey; Javier Báez, Sergio Barreto, Edgar Elizalde and Ayrton Costa; Baltasar Barcia, Iván Marcone and Kevin López; Juan Cazares or Tomás Rambert, Martín Cauteruccio and Nicolás Vallejo. DT: Pedro Monzon.
Bolivars: Massimiliano Cavallotti; Jhan Valencia, Facundo Quiroga and Ignacio Lucero; Nahuel Yeri, Facundo Aguerre, Iván Paz and Lucas Coyette; Israel Roldan; Luciano Vazquez and Gonzalo Urquijo. DT: Hernan Dario Ortiz.
Referee: Ariel Penel.
Stadium: Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata).
Starting time: 18:00.
TV: TyC Sports.
Source: Clarin
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