This Thursday, Lanús will host Universidad de Chile in a must-win match for a spot in the South American Cup final, where Atlético Mineiro of Brazil awaits. The match is scheduled for 19:00 and will be held at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, which has a capacity of 47,000 spectators, and can be watched on ESPN, Disney+, and DSports. The referee will be Venezuelan Alexis Herrera, assisted by his compatriot Ángel Arteaga from the VAR. Lanús, led by Mauricio Pellegrino, will aim for a victory in front of their fans after a 2-2 draw away in the first leg, where they squandered a 2-0 lead and kept their opponents alive. On their way to the semifinals, the "Granate" had an excellent group stage, finishing first in their zone with 12 points, while in the Round of 16, they eliminated Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero on penalties and in the quarter-finals, they pulled off a major upset against Fluminense of Brazil. The team from southern Greater Buenos Aires is seeking its second title in the South American Cup, a competition they won in 2013 under coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Universidad de Chile, for its part, is the most controversial team in this South American Cup, as they advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to CONMEBOL's decision to eliminate Independiente due to incidents at the Libertadores de América – Ricardo Enrique Bochini stadium, while the Chileans only suffered the sanction of not being able to play with a home crowd at their stadium. Already in the quarter-finals, the Chilean team, which won this tournament in 2011, eliminated Alianza Lima of Peru with a tight 2-1 aggregate score. The winner of this match will face Atlético Mineiro of Brazil in the grand final, who beat Independiente del Valle of Ecuador 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Lanús: Nahuel Losada; Sasha Marcich, José Canale, Carlos Izquierdoz, Gonzalo Pérez; Agustín Cardozo, Agustín Medina; Ramiro Carrera, Marcelino Moreno, Eduardo Salvio; Rodrigo Castillo. DT: Mauricio Pellegrino.
Universidad de Chile: Gabriel Castellón; Matías Sepúlveda, Matías Zaldivia, Franco Calderón, Fabián Hormazábal; Javier Altamirano, Charles Aránguiz, Israel Poblete; Nicolás Guerra, Lucas Di Yorio and Maximiliano Guerrero. DT: Gustavo Álvarez.
