Lanús and Instituto drew 2-2 in a match that was evenly contested from start to finish. The game took place at the Estadio Monumental Juan Domingo Perón and was part of the third round of Zone A of the Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the goals for 'Granate' were scored by Sasha Marcich in the 9th minute and Marcelino Moreno in the 26th, both in the second half. Meanwhile, Franco Jara put 'Gloria' ahead from a penalty in the 25th minute of the first half, and Matías Gallardo sealed the 2-2 draw in the 48th minute of the second half. With this result, the team led by Mauricio Pellegrino remains the undefeated leader in the local championship, ahead of their upcoming clash with Talleres de Córdoba on Monday at 7:15 PM. For their part, the Córdoba team earned its first point in the tournament after two defeats against Vélez and Platense. Now, they will face Gimnasia de Mendoza on Sunday, February 8th, starting at 10:15 PM. In a frantic first half with clear goal opportunities, 'Gloria' managed to open the scoring with a penalty from Franco Jara, following a foul by Carlos Izquierdoz on Alex Luna inside the area. The former Boca Juniors central defender tried to cut the attack of the 21-year-old winger but ended up hitting the forward's left foot, and referee Bryan Ferreyra, after a VAR review, awarded the penalty to the home side. From that point on, Instituto controlled the more dangerous situations, but with great interventions by Granate's goalkeeper Nahuel Losada, the visitors went into halftime with only a minimal difference in the score. The halftime substitutions of Dylan Aquino and Nicolás Morgantini for Agustín Medina and Tomás Guidara, respectively, gave more dynamism to the attack of the team led by Mauricio Pellegrino and led to the equalizer in the feet of Sasha Marcich before ten minutes had passed. A great combination between Marcelino Moreno and Rodrigo Castillo set up the left-back, who was alone against goalkeeper Manuel Roffo, controlled the ball inside the area, and fired a crossed left-footed shot to make it 1-1. In the 26th minute, Moreno himself turned the game around with a weak shot, but one that the Instituto goalkeeper failed to save, following another assist from Castillo, the 26-year-old forward. In the final moments of the match, a great Lanús counterattack ended with a Dylan Aquino shot, which was saved by Roffo to keep Instituto's hopes of achieving a draw alive. After a corner kick from the right, Matías Gallardo appeared from the back, jumped high, and headed the ball to make it 2-2 final.
