Cruzeiro vs. Lanus: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Cruzeiro, who are playing in their first Copa Sudamericana semi-final, will play host to Lanus in Wednesday's first leg at Mineirao.

Cruzeiro beat Club Libertad 3-1 on aggregate in the previous round of this event, and the Argentines eliminated Independiente Medellin in the quarterfinals by penalty shootout.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Cruzeiro has gotten off to a quick start in this year's Sudamericana, which was the key to beating Libertad in the quarterfinals.

Celeste has been unbeaten at home in the Sudamericana this season and has scored eight goals before the 25th minute of the competition.

Fernando Diniz's squad has struggled at home recently, winning only once in eight matches across all competitions. Their lone loss came last September in Brasileiro Serie A, a 1-0 loss to Sao Paulo.

Cruzeiro has only lost two matches at Minerao throughout the 2024 Sudamericana campaign, but they have never trailed in a home match this season.

Since beating Libertad 2-0 in the first leg of their quarterfinal match, the Belo Horizonte side has gone five games without scoring.

Cabuloso won their home matches against the Argentine teams in this competition. In the round of 16, they advanced from a stalemate thanks to a penalty shootout after defeating Boca Juniors 2-1.

Lanus prevailed in a penalty shootout against Independiente Medellin after two quarterfinal matches in which neither team had many opportunities.

Last time out, Ricardo Zielinski's squad played to a 1-1 draw in Medellin before progressing on penalties; they are now unblemished in the tournament when playing away from home this season.

But they've hit a slump recently, losing their last two home games against Independiente 2-0 on Friday and going winless in their previous three matches overall.

From August, in the second leg of their Sudamericana game with LDU Quito (3-1)—the last time Lanus won within 90 minutes—they have lost nine consecutive competitive matches in regular time.

Granite has consistently won a semi-final match in this tournament. In their most recent participation, in 2021, they defeated Velez Sarsfield in both sets.

Even though they've never won a tournament match against a Brazilian team playing away from home, they rallied to earn a 1-1 draw in Cuiaba on the first day.

Cruzeiro vs. Lanus Team News

Due to injuries sustained by Rafa Silva (sore knee), Japa (broken foot), and Vitinho (thigh), Cruzeiro may be without a few key players on Wednesday.

Due to their ACL injury, Juan Dinenno will miss the rest of the season. Matheus Henrique and Lautaro Diaz are also doubtful due to muscular problems.

In their last Sudamericana meeting, in which the home team won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Kaio Jorge, Lucas Romero received two warnings and will be banned for this match.

Abel Luciatti may not play in this match due to a strained muscle, Raul Loaiza will likely miss the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and Ezequiel Munoz will likely sit out the Lanus encounter due to a meniscus problem.

While Nicolas Morgantini is out with an Achilles tendon issue for a few weeks, Nery Dominguez may be out for a few more weeks with a groin injury.

Daniel Londono scored an own goal in Lanus's last match against Independiente Medellin. Still, they advanced to the shootout thanks to Nahuel Losada, who saved one penalty and saw another go over the bar.

Our Predictions

Cruzeiro to win @ 1.66 on Sky247.ng

Although Walter Bou is a deadly attacker for Lanus, his colleagues have yet to do an excellent job setting him up recently, so we're going with Cruzeiro's depth to pull off a close win.

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