Lanus vs Argentinos Jrs
Lanus continue to live a late revival in the context of a terrible season. Last Sunday, a penalty netted by Franco Troyansky in the 79th minute gave them a massive 1-0 away success at Talleres in a hard-fought game. That win means Frank Kudelka’s men are now on three league victories in a row in league action, accumulating 20 points in 22 rounds: they still need to improve to stay away from relegation threats in 2023. At home, Lanus took 12 of those points following three successes, three draws and four losses.
Argentinos Juniors’ fans will have felt devastated after the team’s 3-0 home defeat to River Plate last Sunday, when the team played a terrible second half and ended up empty-handed. That result represented El Bicho’s third defeat across their last four league games, only beating Colon in that spell. Gabriel Milito’s men remain on 33 points in the Liga Profesional and are sitting into fifth spot in the aggregate table, which would give them a Copa Libertadores’ ticket if Boca Juniors (current leaders) win the title. Argentinos grabbed 11 points in ten away matches so far, winning three, drawing two and losing five.
I don’t like what Argentinos showed on their 0-3 defeat at home vs River so I’ll trust this Lanus that has looked good and improved lately even though they have nothing to play for in the final rounds.