Argentinos Juniors
- Bielsa’s men are known as such because of their intensity and tenacity on the soccer field and, despite the lack of an obvious free-kicking weapon or pacey wide players, Argentinos Juniors boss Nicolás Diez gets his men to play a high-octane 4-3-3 system at a similar level of intensity to Argentina’s best-known team.
- Diez’s side have won 4 of their last 6 games across all competitions, losing the other 2, averaging 1.5 goals per game and a recent 3-2 victory at Banfield helped them to climb to third place in Group B of the Liga Profesional.
Lanús
- Lanús are another team to bring a European-style to the Argentinian top-flight and with Mauricio Pellegrino at the helm, there is plenty of tactical discipline and organisation in their play.
- With a Recopa Sudamericana triumph, Los Granates travel to Buenos Aires with some momentum behind them, but their form has been patchy with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 6 in all competitions.
- They’ve scored fewer than a goal a game over this period and they are just 6th in Group A of the Liga Profesional.
Head-to-Head
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 65% of the 37 modern-era H2H meetings .
Argentinos Juniors
Captain Alan Lescano has been the creative leader and midfield commander for much of the 2026 season, contributing goals and assists, while Nicolás Oroz provides a similar spark and Hernán López and Emiliano Viveros add a touch of flair and power up front.
Lanús
Dylan Aquino has been Lanús’ standout player so far in 2026, with his goals in the Recopa final proving the difference, while striker Rodrigo Castillo has also scored in continental finals.
Betting Insights
With Argentinos having the home advantage, the bookies are on side with the home side at 1.94 , while Lanús are 4.24 and the draw is 3.16 , all of which seem rather overpriced.
Prediction
This should be a tense and tactical match and we’re going with an Argentinos win , albeit a narrow one and a close game, as has been the case between these two sides in this century.
