Velez vs Lanus
Velez Sarsfield are yet to win in the Liga Profesional after their 2-0 away defeat to River Plate last Saturday. Even though they remain occupying one of the Copa Libertadores’ places thanks to their remarkable campaign in the first semester, the team are now bottom-placed with only three points in this tournament, having not found the back of the net in the first six games.
Lanus remain second-placed in the Liga Profesional’s table on 13 points from 18 available (trailing leaders Independiente by one) thanks to their 3-1 home success over Godoy Cruz last Monday. Having won two and drawn one of their last three games, El Granate also approached the Copa Libertadores’ spots in the 2021 aggregate table (they are two points below fourth-placed Velez Sarsfield at the moment. El Granate have been perfect on the road so far, beating Colon and Huracan.
Velez couldn’t even score a goal in 6 rounds, they are better than that and soon should improve, but Lanus can be a tough and dangerous team and should take something from this game.