National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sarmiento or Chaco For Ever that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Chaco For Ever when visiting Sarmiento as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sarmiento form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 1st round.A strong away win for Sarmiento against Colon the last match, as Toledo and Gondou were on target. Sarmiento goalkeeper Meza did an outstanding job against Colon with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. Meza, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.93 out of 10 in that game. Meza topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Sarmiento lost 3-5 at home to Barracas Central.Chaco For Ever form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the round of 32.Two away games in a row for Chaco For Ever, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Deportivo Maipu.
A 0-3 defeat away at Estudiantes Caseros before that.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - two - zero (Sarmiento wins - draws - Chaco For Ever wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Gondou 4 goals |  J. Toledo 1 goals |
Sarmiento missing players
Chaco For Ever missing players
| Sarmiento | Chaco For Ever | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 44% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 7.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 10.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 24% | ||
| 17 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
