Newells Old Boys vs Lanus Match Preview

Newells Old Boys face Lanus for the 6th and last round of Copa Diego Maradona group stage. The football matches in Argentina continuing to be played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The hosts remain winless in the last 2 rounds, as they played a draw against Talleres Cordoba (1-1), while in the previous round they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Boca Juniors playing in Bombonera. After these results, Newells Old Boys will compete today under heavy rotation, as they have no more goals left to play, having lost all their hopes for qualification.

They've been on a very bad run since the beginning of the group stage, having registered just 1 win and 1 draw. Unavailable for Newells Old Boys is injured Ignacio Scocco, as well as defender Gabrielli who is serving his suspension.

On the other hand, Lanus comes from a big home win over Bolivar in Copa Sudamericana, qualifying for the last 8 of the competition. This success brought a huge motivation and boost to their players and today they will try to keep the pace against Newells Old Boys.

In the domestic league, Lanus prevailed 1-0 in the previous round over Talleres Cordoba and now they need to take all three points in order to finish at the top-two spots of the group. Orsini is currently on great form and he scored in 3 of the last 4 matches for Lanus. Jose Sant and Lautaro Acosta are unavailable due to injuries.

As mentioned above, Newells Old Boys will play under heavy rotation here, while Lanus will seek victory to qualify in the next round. Both teams are quite soft in their defensive tasks, but their attackers are doing great their job scoring with ease in their matches. Lanus to win is my call for this one, I'll take the risk at 3.10 odds!