Boca Juniors versus Lanús just too close to call

Boca Juniors host Lanús this Saturday at the Estádio Alberto Jacinto Armando (La Bombonera) for round 20 of the Argentine League.

After facing Colo-Colo in Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors turn their attention to the Argentine League where they challenge Lanús. A look back at the history books shows that Hugo Ibarra's team and Frank Kudelka's team have faced each other sixty-seven times, with Boca Juniors holding the advantage: 33 victories, against 15 victories of Lanús. Specifically in the Estádio Alberto Jacinto Armando (La Bombonera), Hugo Ibarra's team has the advantage in the duels against Frank Kudelka's team: 17 wins in 31 games, while Lanús have 4 wins.

In the Argentine League, fourteen games were played between the two teams, with 9 wins for Boca Juniors, 2 draws and 3 wins for Lanús.

Considering the Primera División Argentina 2023, from Boca Juniors's most influential players, Sebastián Villa has entered the field 18 times, and Sergio Romero has played the most minutes (1530). Miguel Merentiel has scored 5 goals, the most across Boca Juniors's squad. As for Lanús, Matías Esquivel participated in 17 games, and Tomás Belmonte is the one with more minutes played (1530). Leandro Díaz is the current best scorer with 9 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Boca Juniors winning 1x0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.