Lanús seek upbeat Libertadores exit and Sudamericana spot v Mirassol | OneFootball

El Granate, already eliminated, hosts Group G leaders this Tuesday with the aim of staying in international competition.

Lanús will wrap up its Copa Libertadores campaign this Tuesday when it hosts Brazil’s Mirassol on the final matchday of Group G in the continental tournament.

The match will be played from 7 p.m. at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium and will be refereed by Paraguayan official Carlos Benítez, while Uruguayan Antonio García will be in charge of VAR. It will be broadcast on Fox Sports.

The team coached by Mauricio Pellegrino comes into the game reeling from a 2-0 defeat to Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in Ecuador, a result that sealed its elimination from the Libertadores.

With six points and pushed down by the tiebreaker based on head-to-head results, El Granate no longer has any chance of advancing to the round of 16.

However, the team from the southern Greater Buenos Aires area still has an important objective ahead: securing qualification for the round of 32 of the Copa Sudamericana.

To do so, Lanús will need to earn at least one point against the Brazilian side.

El Granate’s campaign was especially marked by the unexpected 4-0 defeat suffered against Always Ready in Bolivia, a result that ended up seriously hurting its chances in the group.

As for Mirassol, the Brazilian team is experiencing a very different reality on the continental stage.

In its first-ever Copa Libertadores appearance, the São Paulo state side leads Group G with 12 points and controls its own destiny to finish in first place.

The team coached by Rafael Guanaes is coming off a 1-0 win over Fluminense in the Brasileirão, although it currently sits in the relegation zone in the domestic tournament.

In addition, Mirassol knows that a defeat in Lanús could complicate its chances of finishing as group leader if Liga de Quito beats Always Ready and overtakes it on goal difference.

The probable lineups:

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