Buenos Aires, March 1 (NA) – Defensa y Justicia drew 1-1 with Lanús at the end of the match they played today at the Norberto Tomaghello stadium, for the eighth date of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the home side had taken the lead in the 32nd minute with a goal from defender Emiliano Amor, while the visitors equalized eight minutes later with the goal from forward Walter Bou. With the draw, “El Halcón” is sixth in Zone A with 12 points, while the team coached by Mauricio Pellegrino is tenth, with nine points and two games in arrears. With matchday nine postponed due to a strike by AFA's top leaders, on matchday ten the team coached by Mariano Soso will host Central Córdoba on Thursday, March 12 at 5:00 PM, while the recent South American Recopa champion will visit Estudiantes on Friday 13 starting at 8:00 PM. The first goal of the match favored the home team and came when 32 minutes of the first half had passed, with a short corner for midfielder Ever Banega, who put a precise cross to the near post for defender Emiliano Amor, who had to duck to head and fired a lobbed shot that beat goalkeeper Franco Petroli, with a slow reaction, and went into the net behind him. Only eight minutes passed for “El Granate” to seal the final draw, with a corner to the near post that went long and reached the far post, where forward Walter Bou was able to control it to then volley, with a great shot that went in at the right angle of goalkeeper Christopher Fiermarin. Initially, the goal was disallowed for the offside position of Paraguayan defender Ronaldo Dejesús, although a VAR call changed the decision, determining that the defender did not interfere in the play by not getting in the way of the Uruguayan goalkeeper's view.
