Lanus He defeated again League of Quitothis time by 3-1 at home in Buenos Aires and sealed a 5-2 in the series with which they guaranteed their passport to the quarterfinals of the South American Cupan instance in which they will face Deportivo Independiente Medellín. Goals from Walter Bou (m.9), Carlos Izquierdoz (m.78) and Lautaro Acosta (m.89) allowed Granate to achieve a victory against a rival that managed to equalize the result through a goal from Álex Arce (m.37).
Lanús, who had a 1-2 away win in Quito, came out determined to make the difference in front of their fans and in just ten minutes they had five chances and in the last one they sealed it after a rebound that Walter Bou sent into the net.
With the comfort of a two-goal difference, the home team suffered a draw in the 36th minute with a good combination by Liga de Quito that ended with a finish by Álex Arce after a rebound from Nahuel Losada.
Calm came in the 78th minute
In the second half, Liga had the chance to level the score, but two reactions from Losada and the lack of aim from its forwards left Lanús always winning the series. The home crowd found peace of mind in the 78th minute after a corner kick executed by Marcelino Moreno, headed in by defender and point guard Carlos Izquierdoz.
Lautaro Acosta sealed another great finish by Marcelino Moreno at the end and the series was 5-2 in favor of Lanús, who will now wait for Deportivo Independiente Medellín (DIM), who beat Palestino of Chile 6-2 in the round of 16.
TECHNICAL SHEET
3 – Lanus: Nahuel Losada; Nicolas Morgantini, Carlos Izquierdoz, Abel Luciatti, Julio Soler; Nery Dominguez (70′, Raul Loaiza), Gonzalo Perez; Eduardo Salvio, Marcelino Moreno, Dylan Aquino (63′, Lautaro Acosta); and Walter Bou (88′, Jonathan Torres).
1 – Quito League: Gonzalo Valle; José Quintero (77′, Jairon Charcopa), Ricardo Adé, Gian Franco Allala, Leonel Quiñónez; Bryan Ramírez (66′, Luis Estupiñán), Ezequiel Piovi, Fernando Cornejo, Jhojan Julio; Lisandro Alzugaray and Álex Arce.
Goals: 1-0, Walter Bou (m. 9); 1-1, Alex Arce (m. 37); 2-1 Carlos Izquierdoz (m. 78); 3-1, Lautaro Acosta (m. 89)
Referee:Peruvian Kevin Ortega cautioned Nicolás Morgantini, Dylan Aquino, Ezequiel Piovi, Jhojan Julio and Luis Estupiñan.
Incidents: Second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana played at the Ciudad de Lanús stadium, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Lanús.
