Platense - Santa Fe at 19.00 opens matchday 3 in Vicente López

Platense - Santa Fe lands at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López on Wednesday at 19.00, with Platense trying to protect its place in the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores after moving to second in its group with 6 points. Independiente Santa Fe arrives with one draw and one loss in the competition, and the sides will meet for the first official time.

Vicente López and Walter Zunino

Walter Zunino picked the squad after Platense’s 1-0 loss to San Lorenzo in Vicente López, a domestic result that cuts against the momentum built by the club’s previous international trip. Platense had beaten Peñarol in Uruguay before returning home for this matchday 3 test.

That sequence leaves Platense in a stronger group position than its opponent, but not in a comfortable one. Corinthians sits ahead of it, and this fixture arrives with the table already shaped by those earlier results.

Alexis Herrera Hernández at 19.00

Alexis Herrera Hernández will referee the match. The Venezuelan official is 36 years old and has been a FIFA international referee since 2017.

The broadcast will be carried by FOX Sports and Disney+ Premium, giving supporters two ways to follow the game as Platense returns to continental play at home. The lineup decision that drew the sharpest attention was the absence of Maximiliano Amaril, who was left out because of a medical report, while Felipe Bussio was included in his place.

Santa Fe’s early European? No, Libertadores start

Independiente Santa Fe’s run into Vicente López comes after a 1-1 draw with Peñarol in its Libertadores debut and a loss in Brazil against Corinthians. Last Thursday, it beat Deportivo Pasto 2-1 in Colombian league play and sits eighth in the Colombian league.

Both clubs have already shown enough to make the points on Wednesday matter. Platense can use home ground and its six-point group position to steady its campaign, while Santa Fe needs a cleaner response after starting the tournament with one draw and one loss.