After a complicated streak of seven games without winning, the “Maroon” was able to straighten the course and is well on the way to qualifying for the next phase of the Copa Sudamericana.
Jorge Almirón’s team will play a “final” in Ecuador, since it leads group A with 7 points and Barcelona escorts it with 6.
A tie in Guayaquil would also be valuable for Lanús since the last two dates will be played in La Fortaleza against two rivals that are practically eliminated: Wanderers, on May 19, and Metropolitanos, on May 25.
With an alternative team, Lanús beat Independiente (1-0) at home for the Professional League Cup and arrives with high spirits after stringing together a series of six undefeated games with four wins and two draws.
Almirón brought back midfielder Tomás Belmonte, who recovered from an injury, but the formation would be the same as the one that won in Uruguay against Wanderers (1-0) last week.
Barcelona, a team led by Jorge Célico, had no activity for the Ecuadorian tournament over the weekend and arrives rested since its last presentation was the victory over Metropolitanos (1-0) in Guayaquil for the third date of the South American tournament.
The club chaired by former Argentine striker Carlos Alfaro Moreno celebrated its first 97 years of history on May 1 and is one of the candidates after being a semifinalist in the 2021 Copa Libertadores, although in this edition it could not qualify for the group stage .
With regard to the game that was played on April 14 in the south of Buenos Aires and was a 3-1 local victory, Barcelona will have the loss of midfielder Gabriel Cortez, who has been in preventive detention since last Friday the 20th for being allegedly linked to a criminal and criminal organization of Ecuador.
When is Barcelona vs Lanus played?
The game will be played at 9:30 p.m. at the Monumental Stadium in Guayaquil, with Chilean Piero Maza as referee.
Where to watch Barcelona vs Lanus
The duel between Ecuadorians and Argentines will be broadcast on ESPN.
formations
Barcelona: Javier Burrai; Pedro Velasco, Darío Aimar, Carlos Rodríguez and Leonel Quiñoñez; Leonai Souza and Bruno Piñatares; Jonathan Perlaza, Damián Díaz or Carlos Garcés, Adonis Preciado; and Gonzalo Mastriani. DT: Jorge Celico.
Lanus: Fernando Monetti; Leonel Di Plácido, Matías Pérez, Diego Braghieri and Alexandro Bernabei; Braian Aguirre, Maximiliano González, Nicolás Pasquini and Lautaro Acosta; Jose Lopez and Jose Sand. DT: Jorge Almiron.
Source: Ambito
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