The King of Cups faced Grana at home for another round in the national league.
By the 18th date of the Binance Tournament 2023, Independiente and Lanús finished level at 1-1 at the Libertadores de América stadium. The visitors pressed forward and left with a point despite having a man sent off late in the match. The red team came away disappointed with the result turning against them in the closing moments.
Zielinski’s squad continues to struggle with consistency. Despite some encouraging performances early in the cycle, the last two fixtures marked a setback: a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal followed by a 1-0 win that still felt incomplete as Garnet managed to salvage a draw with ten players on the field.
Independiente started brightly in Avellaneda. They controlled possession, created chances, and tested the defense repeatedly. At the 12th minute, Martin Cauteruccio converted a rebound from Lucas Acosta, marking Independiente’s best moment in the league so far. Yet the promising opening gave way to a dramatic turn of events late in the first half.
The red card shown to Luciano Boggio proved counterproductive. From that moment, Independiente was unable to dominate as before, appearing hesitant to press and losing space to maneuver. The team’s rhythm faltered, and doubts crept in as the match wore on.
The visiting side leaned on the classic playbook: two forwards and many crosses. To secure a draw, Kudelka introduced Jose Sand, a veteran presence, into the action. In the dying moments, a handball by Luciano Gómez earned Lanús a penalty, which the veteran Pepe converted against his long-time foe. That goal pushed the tally to 16 goals conceded by Red against Lanús.
The Binance Professional League Tournament 2023 schedule, including fixtures, dates, and results, provided the backdrop for the clash as GOAL prepared to cover the match live.
Next up in the ongoing campaign, GOAL’s team captured the key moments as they unfolded.
INDEPENDENT – LANÚS, MINUTE BY MINUTE
The action unfolded minute by minute between the two sides.
- LANÚS TAKES THE LEAD! José Sand added another tally against Independiente, reaching 16 goals in 24 matches.
- Penalty awarded to Lanús.
- Lanús with the numeric advantage emerges early in the second half as Luciano Boggio is sent off for simulation.
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THE GRANA PLAYING WITH 10 MEN
Uruguayan Luciano Boggio went down in the area and, after appealing for a foul, Hernán Mastrángelo issued a second yellow card. Lanús pursues an equalizer with one-man disadvantage. #LPFxTNTSports
(TNTSports Argentina) (May 28, 2023)
- INDEPENDENT LEVELS THE SCORE! Martín Cauteruccio took advantage of a rebound from Lucas Acosta to open the scoring for Avellaneda.
- GOAL UPDATE: GOAL confirms Independiente’s clash with Lanús on date 18 of the Binance 2023 tournament at the Libertadores de América stadium.
THE LIVE VIEW
HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The match between Red and Garnet will be televised in Argentina by TNT Sports, available only to subscribers who have the football package with their cable providers.
TNT SPORTS
FORMATION
INDEPENDENT
Rodrigo Rey; Luciano Gomez, Joaquin Laso, Javier Baez, Ayrton Costa; Braian Martinez, Martin Sarrafiore, Sergio Ortiz, Nicolas Vallejo; Matias Gimenez and Martin Cauteruccio. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.
LANUS
Lucas Acosta; Juan Caceres, Cristian Lema, Felipe Aguilar, Julio Soler; Luciano Boggio, Tomas Belmonte, Raúl Loaiza, Franco Orozco; Leandro Diaz, Pedro De La Vega. DT: Frank Kudelka.
Source: Goal