In this 9th week match, on Thu Jul 21st, Lanús hosts Vélez Sarsfield at Estadio Ciudad De Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Lanús sits at 27th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Godoy Cruz. José Sand scored the first goal for Lanús in the 5th minute on a penalty shot, then Ederson Rodríguez Lima tied it up for Godoy Cruz in the 18th minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 62nd minute on a goal by Martin Ojeda. Lanús is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vélez Sarsfield recorded a 2-2 draw against River Plate. Lucas Beltrán struck first for River Plate in the 7th minute on a feed from Santiago Simon, then Walter Bou tied it up for Vélez Sarsfield in the 20th minute . Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Vélez Sarsfield won by a score of 3 to 1. Nicolas Pasquini scored the first goal for Lanús in the 11th minute, but Lucas Janson got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 44th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 51st minute on a goal by Lucas Janson.
Fernandez and Luca Nicolas Orellano are the top scorers for Vélez Sarsfield in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Lanús’s most prolific scorer has been Lautaro Acosta. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.