In this 18th week match, on Friday Sep 9th, Lanús will travel to Capital Federal to battle Barracas Central in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Barracas Central is fresh off their 0-2 loss against River Plate. De La Cruz Arcosa struck first for River Plate in the 25th minute, then Miguel Borja added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Matias Ezequiel Suarez In the end, Barracas Central couldn’t muster any offence and River Plate ran away with the shutout win. Barracas Central is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lanús recorded a 1-2 loss against Tigre. Mateo Retegui scored the first goal for Tigre in the 3rd minute, then Lautaro Acosta tied it up for Lanús in the 46th minute on a feed from Brian Blando. Lanús looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On the 16th of February, Lanús hosted Barracas Central at the Estadio Ciudad De Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in their last match together. Lanús was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. struck first for Lanús in the 31st minute, then José Sand added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Victor Malcorra At the end of 90 a dissapointed Barracas Central couldn’t manage to score, and Lanús took the shutout win.
Lanús’s top weapon lately has been José Sand, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Cristian Colmán has been the most prolific scorer on Barracas Central in the last five matches with 2 goals.