Match Report
The table read 6th (Lanús, 24 pts) against 5th (Newell's Old Boys, 11 pts), 13 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Lanús: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Lanús 1.13 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, Newell's Old Boys 1.14 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.04.
Newell's Old Boys had gone 10 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Lanús 10/15, Newell's Old Boys 2/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 3 Lanús wins, 9 for Newell's Old Boys, 3 draws, at 2.53 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez (capacity 46,619). On the scoreboard, Lanús led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Lanús: Walter Bou (16'), Dylan Aquino (40'), Dylan Aquino (54'), Dylan Aquino (37'), Eduardo Salvio (55')
Key stats
Possession: Lanús 63% · Newell's Old Boys 37% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 7-0