Lanus was eliminated tonight from the South American Cup after being defeated at home by 1 to 0 against Cruzeiro of Brazil, for the rematch of the semifinals of the competition, which they arrived after having obtained a draw as a visitor.
In the match played at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium, striker Kaio Jorge opened the scoring for the Brazilians after 46 minutes of play.
With this result, Ricardo Zielinski’s men were on the verge of the final that will take place in Asunción, being the first time that Lanús has lost a continental semifinal.
In the first leg, played in Belo Horizonte, they had tied 1 to 1.
On Sunday from 7:30 p.m., “Granate” will host Boca Juniors for the twentieth round of the Professional Football League.
For its part, Fernando Diniz’s team qualified for the final of the Copa Sudamericana for the first time in its history, which marked Cruzeiro’s first victory in the cycle of the former coach of the Brazil national team.
On matchday 32 of the Brasileirao, they will host Flamengo on Wednesday at the Mineirao stadium.
In the first quarter of play, the team from the South of Greater Buenos Aires came out to jam and hurt those from Minas Gerais with the clean and jerk of their people that filled the capacity of the maroon venue.
However, Cruzeiro settled into the match as the minutes passed, but it was Lanús who had the clearest shot with a one-on-one from Uruguayan Luciano Boggio that goalkeeper Cássio contained.
In the last five minutes of the first half, both hit the ball against the crossbar.
On the local side, Marcelino Moreno broke the horizontal post with a strong shot from distance while Kaio Jorge made the right post of Nahuel Losada’s goal ring.
At 46 minutes, Cruzeiro opened the scoring at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium with the goal from Kaio Jorge, who had already scored in the first leg.
The midfielder Gabriel Verón went one-on-one against the goalkeeper Losada, he was stung but the former Belgrano de Córdoba managed to clear it, leaving it to Kaio Jorge who finished once with the misfortune that Ezequiel Múñoz intercepted the shot but, on the second opportunity, he did not fail and made it 1-0.
In the second half, Lanús went to look for the tie that would take him to penalties but without clear ideas, leaving himself badly positioned for the counterattack by those from Minas Gerais who wasted their chances.
Summary Lanús vs Cruzeiro for the South American Cup
Source: Ambito
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