Independiente vs Lanus
Independiente showed one of their worst performances of the season last time out, when they ended up losing 2-1 away at Sarandi Arsenal, who are virtually condemned to relegation. That defeat put an end to their three-match unbeaten streak of two victories and one draw. El Rojo remain on 17 points in as many rounds in the Liga Profesional, which drops them down to 24th spot in the respective table. On a positive note, Independiente are on three games unbeaten at their stadium, taking seven points from nine on offer in that spell.
Lanus continue experiencing good form in the league at the moment. Last Saturday, the team showed a solid performance to claim an important 1-0 home victory over Newell’s Old Boys, with striker Leandro Diaz netting the winner in the first half. It was their fourth success across the last seven matches in this competition, along with two stalemates and a single defeat. Therefore, El Granate made it 28 points, occupying one of the Copa Sudamericana spots despite holding one game in hand.
The last 6 Independiente games had at least 2 goals as they keep taking risks to try to get the points they need after a terrible start while Lanus has scored in 8 of their last 9 games so I definitely can expect a couple here.