On Sat Feb 19th, Estudiantes will host Lanús in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Estudiantes is fresh off their 2-1 win against Independiente. Mauro Boselli scored the first goal for Estudiantes in the 46th minute, then Agustín Rogel added another in the 53rd minute. Estudiantes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Lanús is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Huracán. Matías Cóccaro Ferreira struck first for Huracán in the 9th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lanús couldn’t muster any offence and Huracán ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw each.
Lanús’s most prolific scorer has been José Sand. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Estudiantes is fortunate enough to have Leandro Díaz in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.