Velez Sarsfield will be looking to get back to winning ways on Sunday when Talleres come visiting Estadio Jose Amalfitani.
Talleres, meanwhile, head to Buenos Aires aiming to secure a fourth straight competitive victory and pick up where they left off last month.
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Velez Sarsfield suffered a first defeat in three top-flight matches as they were beaten 1-0 by Boca Juniors at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on June 14.
Gustavo Quinteros's men went into the interval on level terms before eventually conceding a 61st-minute strike from Edinson Cavani, which turned out to be the deciding moment.
As a result, El Fortin have dropped down to 20th in the Argentine Primera Division table, albeit just two points adrift of a place in the top half.
Lying in store next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who have won just one of the last seven meetings between the teams across all competitions.
However, that solitary triumph did come in the most recent encounter back in March, when Sunday's hosts fell to a narrow 1-0 loss.
Talleres rounded off their set of warm-up fixtures with a 1-0 victory over Serbian side Red Star Belgrade at the Petrovsky Stadium on Friday.
Walter Ribonetto's men made a fast start to the clash and took the lead inside two minutes thanks to Alejandro Martinez before a solid defensive display saw them hold on to their advantage.
The came off the back of friendly defeats against Zenit and Sochi but La T won their three games prior to that and currently sit top of the league standings.
Currently with the second-best away attacking record in the division, Sunday's visitors will be confident of wrecking havoc on enemy territory once again.
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Team News
Ricardo Centurion and Emanuel Mammana are both guaranteed absentees for Velez Sarsfield through injury, but Yeison Gordillo is also expected to miss out.
Nineteen-year-old Christian Ordonez received his marching orders in the hosts' defeat against Boca and will serve a one-game suspension here.
Midfielder Matias Gomez is unavailable for Talleres Cordoba this weekend as he steps up his recovery from a knee injury.
Bruno Barticciotto has been directly involved in five goals in his four league matches for the visitors this term, making him one to keep an eye on.
Velez Sarsfield possible starting lineup:
Marchiori; E. Gomez, V. Gomez, D. Fernandez, Garcia; Bouzat, Mendez; T. Fernandez, Aquino, Pizzini; Romero
Talleres possible starting lineup:
Herrera; Benavidez, Mantilla, Suarez, Riveros; Portillo, Galarza, Botta; Martinez, Girotti, Barticciotto
We say: Velez Sarsfield 1-2 Talleres
Velez Sarsfield have blown hot and cold so far as they are yet to get going this campaign. Talleres will fancy their chances of securing three more points in this one, and we can see the visitors just about getting the job done.
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