Lanús visit Universidad de Chile in Copa Sudamericana semi-final | OneFootball

Mauricio Pellegrino’s team faces “La U” in the first leg of the semifinals of the second most important continental competition. The match will be played from 7:00 PM (Argentina time) at the Estadio Nacional, with Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco officiating.

Lanús will take on a new international challenge with the hope of getting closer to a continental final. Starting at 7:00 PM, the team from the south of Buenos Aires will visit Universidad de Chile at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinals.

The match will be broadcast on ESPN, Disney+, and DSports, and will feature Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco, accompanied by his compatriot Rodolpho Toski in the VAR booth.

The “Granate” arrives with spirits high after eliminating Fluminense, the reigning Libertadores champion, in a series that surprised the entire continent: they won 1-0 at La Fortaleza and then drew 1-1 at the Maracanã, showing character and professionalism.

With that confidence, Mauricio Pellegrino’s squad will look to get revenge for what happened last year, when they were knocked out at this same stage by Cruzeiro. This time, the team is in solid form: Lanús has won six of its last eight matches and is showing an increasingly convincing version of itself.

On the other side will be Universidad de Chile, a rival with both history and controversy. The Chilean team was at the center of one of the most talked-about episodes of the tournament: in the round of 16, disturbances caused by their fans against Independiente led to the elimination of the Argentine side, while “La U” received only minor sanctions. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Alianza Lima with an aggregate score of 2-1.

Both clubs know what it’s like to lift this trophy. The Chileans did it in 2011 under Jorge Sampaoli, and the “Granate” followed suit in 2013, when they were crowned continental champions for the first time.

Probable lineups

Universidad de Chile: Gabriel Castellón; Fabián Hormazábal, Franco Calderón, Matías Zaldivia; Marcelo Díaz, Charles Aránguiz, Javier Altamirano, Matías Sepúlveda, Lucas Assadi; Maximiliano Guerrero and Lucas Di Yorio. Coach: Gustavo Álvarez.

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