Lanus vs Defensa y Justicia Match Preview

Lanus faces Defensa y Justicia at Estadio Ciudad de Lanus for the 2nd round of the first group of the Argentinian Copa de la Liga Profesional. Just a month ago, Defensa won 0-3 over today's opponent in the Copa Sudamericana final.

In the first round, Lanus won over the strong Independiente. Luis Zubeldia's side played very well and deservedly reached victory with the goal of Guillermo Burdisso. The club didn't sign new players in the recent transfer window but they kept their core players being a very solid side.

For today's match, Lanus aims to get revenge for losing in the big final of Copa Sudamericana to Defensa y Justicia. No missings are reported, while the offensive duo Orsini - Jose Sant is expected to start for another game. In their next game, they will come up against weak Real Pilar for the domestic cup.

Visitors, Defensa y Justicia, prevailed 3-2 over Huracan in their opening game, making a great start in the tournament. Attacker Walter Bou of Defensa y Justicia played a significant role in this win scoring 2 of their 3 goals.

Sebastian Beccacece will be the new manager of Defensa y Justicia after the departure of Herman Crespo. No significant missings are reported for Defensa here. In the following round, Defensa y Justicia will face Patronato at home.

Lanus will seek to revenge today, targeting their second consecutive win in the competition. Both sides started well in Copa de la Liga Profesional and have pretty much the same quality this season. The home win is my call, offered at 2.50 odds.