Lanús knew how to hold on in the second stage, took a 2-0 victory over Estudiantes in La Plata and remained as the only pointer of the Professional League (LPF) tournament, at the end of the third date tonight.
The “garnet” team, led by DT Frank Kudelka, basted their third consecutive victory, with goals scored by Paraguayan José Canale (Pt. 45m.) and Franco Troyansky from Pampas (St. 43m.).
In this way, the team from the south of Greater Buenos Aires has 9 units and leads by 2 the escorts Huracán, Rosario Central and Belgrano de Córdoba.
The other side is the “puncture” team, which has not yet won this tournament (it did win the Argentine Cup against Independiente de Chivilcoy 3-0), and barely accumulates one point, with two consecutive defeats at the UNO stadium.
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of obtaining the 1982 Metropolitan Championship, the public remembered Carlos Salvador Bilardo and disapproved of the players leaving, with whistles.
The two teams they played a weak first halfin a match that was disputed and discussed, but with very little play.
Coach Abel Balbo changed and shortened Estudiantes, where Ascacíbar was closer to Jorge Rodríguez, but the lack of creativity and the null connection with the Carrillo-Boselli tandem were felt.
Kudelka, for his part, chose a 4-3-3 tactical drawing, but with little depth. In this way, the arrivals occurred through auctions from outside and that is how Rollheiser generated the first opportunities, with two shots that went wide.
At 30m, a shot by Pedro De la Vega that deflected in Guasone and hit Andújar above was annulled by referee Nicolás Ramírez, at the request of the VAR, due to an advanced position by Leandro Díaz.
Five minutes later, the burly Carrillo headed high after a corner kick from Matías Godoy. And when the first half went blank, Lanús took advantage of a stopped ball to get ahead on the board.
A corner kick executed by Esquivel allowed Guasone to be parried, but center-back Canale, free of marks, hit a tight shot to signal the opening.
In the second period, Estudiantes tried to change with the entry of José Sosa. But Balbo’s team repeated the formula of sending crosses and crosses (most of them at the head of the opposing defenders), without generating risk on the fence of a sober Lucas Acosta.
Around 10m, Díaz from Tucumán put in a reckless elbow and the visiting cast was left with one less player.
However, “Pincha” lacked clarity and had sporadic chances to level the score. Thus, the “maroon” goalkeeper stood out in a header from Carrillo and a shot from distance by Zaid Romero.
Lanús, crouched down, preferred to handle himself against. And in one of them, at 43m, the admitted Troyansky took advantage of a Jorge Rodríguez blunder to take the ball and define with class before the departure of Andújar.
