Those from Casares won 2-1 and will face ‘Xeneize’, who got rid of Ferrocarril Oeste
Vélez eliminated Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza 1-0 and will play with Atlético Tucumán or Independiente
The Agricultural by Carlos Casares surprised Racing Club and won 2-1 at the 23 de Agosto stadium in Jujuy to access the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup, where they will face Boca Juniors, who previously defeated Ferrocarril Oeste 1-0. Agropecuario managed to reverse an initial disadvantage after the goal of Thomas Chancalayand with a double of Brian Soft achieved a historic victory against an ‘Academy’ of Fernando Gago that suffered its third setback of the season but that already earned them elimination from the South American Cup, Argentina and in the semifinals of the Professional League Cup. Carlos Casares’s team, whose president declared himself a fan of Racing in the previous round and even inscribed a legend on the match shirt in honor of his father who made him a supporter of the ‘Academy’, will meet in the round of 16 with Boca Juniors.
The ‘Xeneize’ had a hard victory this Wednesday by 1-0 against Western Railway with a goal scored by the Colombian Sebastian Villa, in a match played at the Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna stadium, in La Rioja. In this way, Boca continues its great walk in this 2022 that allowed it to consecrate itself in the recent Professional League Cup, access the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores and continue its path in this Argentine Cup where it is the defending champion.
In the third and last duel this Wednesday, Vélez Sarsfield defeated Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza 1-0 with a bit converted by Abiel Alesio Osorio with five minutes to go. In a match played at the Juan Gilberto Funes Provincial Stadium in San Luis, the ‘Fortín’ led by the Uruguayan Alexander ‘Cacique’ Medina had to deploy all its artillery to overcome the rival from Mendoza. In the next tie, Vélez will face the winner of the duel that Atlético Tucumán and Independiente will host.
