Independiente Medellin vs. Lanus: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

With a win in Wednesday's second-leg match against Lanus at Estadio Atanasio Giradot, Independiente Medellin will go to the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals, a first for the club.

After playing to a scoreless draw in Lanus last Wednesday, these two will meet in Medellin for the decider.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Independiente Medellin is poised to reach the semi-finals of an international club event for the first time since the 2003 Copa Libertadores, thanks to another solid defensive performance in the first encounter of this tie.

After Wednesday's match, Alejandro Restrepo's squad will be the only Colombian team standing; a win would make them the first Colombian team to reach the tournament's semi-finals since 2018's Junior and Santa Fe.

With a 14-3 aggregate advantage in home Copa Sudamericana matches this season, El Decano have retained one.

The Colombians haven't lost a meaningful match at Estadio Atanasio Giradot since March 31 (4-1 loss to America de Cali), and their lone goalless streak in their previous five games came on Sunday in a 1-0 home loss to Deportes Tolima.

Playing at home, they have never trailed in this tournament and have scored in the second half of a Sudamericana match this season without losing.

After their historic 2-1 group stage victory against Defensa y Justicia, El Rojo Paisa remains undefeated against Argentine opponents at this year's Sudamericana.

Lanus missed last Wednesday's aim despite eight attempts, his second such miss this year in the Sudamericana.

Three of the Argentines' last four matches in all competitions have ended in scoreless draws, continuing a troubling trend.

With three straight victories as Sudamericana road teams, Ricardo Zielinski's squad is perfect on the road this season.

After Sunday's 3-0 loss to Huracan in the Argentine Primera Division, Lanus has gone five games without a victory.

Lanus have advanced to the quarterfinals of this competition twice before, in 2020 and 2013, respectively, and this is their third participation in the last eight. In 2020, they eliminated Independiente of Argentina in this round. In 2013, they defeated River Plate.

With two wins over La Equidad and two victories over Junior under their belts, Granite has never lost a Copa Sudamericana match against a Colombian team in five prior encounters.

Independiente Medellin x Lanus Team News

Medellin lost the first leg 1-0 to Palestino due to Joaquin Varela's ligament injury, which he sustained earlier this month. The only newcomers to the starting lineup who did not start the second leg were Homer Martinez, Daniel Londono, Francisco Chaverra, and Baldomero Perlaza.

Last week, Eder Chaux kept his team's hopes alive by recording his third clean sheet of the competition with eight saves against Lanus.

The Argentines were without Dylan Aquino—who is nursing a ripped muscle—Abel Luciatti—nursing a strained hamstring—and Felipe Pena Biafore—who was out with an adductor injury—the last time these teams played.

After starting every match in their group, Nahuel Losada came in as a substitute for Alan Aguerre and kept a clean sheet in the first leg of this game despite facing only three attempts on goal.

Our Predictions

Full-time Draw @ 3.10 on Sky247.ng

Colombia has been fantastic at home this tournament, so we're betting they'll find a way to win in front of their fans this week and give themselves a momentum advantage.

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