Lanús lost 1 to 0 with Cruzeiro of Brazil at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium and was left without a final in the Copa Sudamericana (the first leg ended 1 to 1). In the first quarter of play, the local team came out to jam and hurt the Minas Gerais team, with the clean and jerk of its people that filled the stage’s capacity. However, Cruzeiro settled into the game as the minutes passed.
In any case, Lanús was the one who had the clearest chance with a mano a mano from the Uruguayan Luciano Boggio that the archer Cássio contained him.
In the last five minutes of the first half, They both hit the ball into the posts. On the local side, Marcelino Moreno burst the horizontal post with a strong shot from distance, while Kaio Jorge made the right post of Nahuel Losada’s goal ring.
And when halftime was approaching, in stoppage time, Cruzeiro opened the scoring with Kaio Jorge, who had already scored in the first leg. Midfielder Gabriel Verón went in front of goalkeeper Losada, tried to score from above but he guessed his intention, and the rebound was captured by Kaio. The player shot for the first time but Ezequiel Múñoz intercepted the ball. On the second opportunity he did not fail and made it 1-0.
Lanús came out to play the second half with the clear intention of reaching equality, to at least try their luck in the penalty shootout. The problem was that The local team did not have very clear ideas to break the Brazilian defense and their attacks were full of confusion.
Cruzeiro took advantage of that situation to use the counterattack, and in that way he dangerously approached the Losada area. The visitors ended up having the clearest options to convert, but they were not lucid in the definition. In stoppage time, Lanús came close but didn’t hit the mark either and said goodbye to the tournament to the disappointment of a packed stadium..
