In this 23rd week match, on Thursday Oct 6th, Lanús plays host to Argentinos Juniors in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 26th placed Lanús is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Talleres Córdoba. Franco Troyansky scored the first goal for Lanús in the 79th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Talleres Córdoba was frustrated by Lanús’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lanús ended the match with the shutout victory. Lanús is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Colón. Gabriel Ávalos scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 24th minute, then Gastón Verón added another in the 32nd minute In the end, Colón was frustrated by Argentinos Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Argentinos Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Lanús won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Gastón Verón and Gabriel Ávalos have been the hottest scorers for Argentinos Juniors in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Franco Orozco and Yonatan Cabral are the top scorers for Lanús in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.