Unión, take note: next rivals Lanús play before game in hand | OneFootball

Lanús will host Instituto this Sunday at 9:30 PM at the Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Stadium on Matchday 3 of the 2026 Torneo Clausura, in a key clash before facing their next opponent, Unión. El Granate will take on El Tatengue next Thursday, August 6, in the rescheduled Matchday 2, which was postponed due to the international commitments of Mauricio Pellegrino’s team.

How Lanús and Instituto arrive for the Torneo Clausura clash

El Granate comes into this match reeling after being eliminated in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs by Cienciano of Peru with a 4-2 aggregate score. Coach Mauricio Pellegrino said: “Things did not go well for us in the Libertadores or the Sudamericana. The altitude worked against us and significantly changed the team’s performance. We deeply regret it because we had high hopes of continuing.” On the domestic front, Lanús starts with three points after beating San Lorenzo in its opener.

For its part, Instituto is coming off its first win of the tournament. After losing to Vélez in the opening round, La Gloria bounced back in Córdoba and defeated Platense 2-1 with goals from Giuliano Cerato and Matías Tissera. Its coach, Diego Flores, assessed his team’s current form: “We became strong at home again, fixed some things, and dominated in the second half.”

The teams’ lineups

Lanús: Nahuel Losada; Tomás Guidara, Carlos Izquierdoz, José María Canale, Sasha Marcich; Agustín Medina, Agustín Cardozo; Eduardo Salvio, Franco Watson, Dylan Aquino, and Yoshan Valois. Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino.

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