Copa Venezuela: Caracas, Monagas, and Rayo Zuliano Triumph in Second Round

The second round of the Copa Venezuela concluded with wins for Caracas, Monagas, and Rayo Zuliano, while Zamora suffered a surprising defeat. The matches took place on August 18 and 19.

Zamora, a team with two Liga Futve titles and a 2019 Copa Venezuela win, was defeated 3-1 by Atlético Barinas. Yehova Osorio scored twice for the home side, and Juan Beltrán added another goal, despite José Flores scoring for Zamora. The match at Polideportivo Tito Salas saw two red cards for Zamora in the final minutes.

Monagas secured a late victory against Mineros de Guayana at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín. Edder Farías scored the winning goal in added time after a recovery by Dhylan Castillo. Meanwhile, Rayo Zuliano mounted a comeback against Deportivo Lara at the Estadio Farid Richa. After Ricardo García put the hosts ahead, Rayo Zuliano scored three goals in 15 minutes through Cristian Maldonado, Frank Chávez, and José Morán to claim the three points.

Other results included Bolívar defeating an unnamed opponent with a late goal from Jesús González, Atlético Ávila beating Deportivo Miranda thanks to a strike from Diego Márquez, and Aragua losing narrowly to an unnamed opponent despite suffering two expulsions. Real Frontera also fell 4-1 to El Vigía, despite an early goal from José Rafael Reyes.