Union Santa Fe improved last time out when drawing 2-2 at Rosario Central to take their first point in the Fase Complementation. In fact, the side is winless in their last four matches in this competition, having lost the previous three. At home, El Tatengue managed only four points in as many games in the Copa Liga Profesional as a product of one victory, one draw and two defeats in a row.
Lanus had to settle for a 1-1 home draw with Defensa y Justicia in a hard-fought game last time out, playing with an alternative XI. Therefore, Luis Zubeldia’s men are on four points in two matches in the Fase Complementacion and are sharing the 2nd place of group A table with Rosario Central. The side suffered a single defeat in their last five domestic matches, earning ten points in that span.
Even if Lanus will rest veteran striker Jose Sand because they will play the Copa Sudamericana semifinals next week, I can’t see them as big underdogs in this game as I expect them not to lose against this poor Union.