Lanús and Argentinos Juniors played out a 1-1 draw at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús in the Clausura round six of Argentina's professional league on Tuesday night. The result leaves the hosts in sixth place with 24 points, while the visitors remain third on 29.
Nothing of note arrived until the second half, when the match turned in a single burst. Fifteen minutes into the half, F. Pena Biafore fired Lanús ahead, and by then the visitors were already pressing for an equaliser. The response came four minutes later, with G. Veron slotting home to level matters.
G. Perez received a yellow card shortly after the equaliser, and both managers began reshuffling their sides. Substitutions came in pairs — Watson and Porcel for the hosts, Lopez and Molina for the visitors — all of them aimed at finding a winner.
And here's the thing about the numbers. Lanús registered 86 attacks against 101 from their opponents, but their shot accuracy sat at 57 per cent compared to just 29 for Argentinos. They created three big chances while the visitors managed only one, yet the expected goals tally told a different story — 1.5 for the hosts, 0.58 for the away side.
The draw extends Lanús's recent inconsistency. They had beaten Talleres Córdoba 3-0 in their last outing, but before that came losses to Independiente, Unión Santa Fe, Instituto Córdoba and Cienfuegos. A point felt like the right outcome for a side that dominated territory but could not take their chances.
For Argentinos, the result means they stay clear of the teams closing in behind them. They had lost 2-0 to River Plate in their most recent match, and this draw stops any momentum that loss might have built. The table goes out of the window in these games, but at least they are still in the mix.
