Independiente vs Lanús Match Preview
Even though none of the two contenders have any shot for the title this match will be decisive for both team's American future. Independiente has already obtained its ticket for the Copa Sudamericana with 65 points adding up the Clausura and Apertura scores, but Lanus is occupying the last place with Velez Sarsfield, and only one of them will get to show their expertise throughout America. Tolo Gallego has not been able to lead its team towards the top, but he's confident a long list of lessons was learned by the squad during this year and for next Apertura it'll be time to give team's followers what they're looking forward to. Dario Gandin will once again watch this match from the bench, even though this decision was proven wrong during last week's match against Argentinos, but it looks like Gallego does not want the Chipi leading its offensive. Federico Gonzalez appears to be the favorite to join Leonel Nuñez, for Nestor Silvera will not be able to perform and Leandro Gracian will take a step backwards to obtain more control in the midfield. The last modification will be Federico Mancuello's return to the starting squad, fully recovered from some physical inconveniences and ready to take Hernan Fredes' place.
Santiago Salcedo became the hero of the Granas last week by feeding team's supporters dreams of qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana, fundamental for Luis Zubeldia to shadow the serious problems its team has shown during the second half of this competition and to secure its continuity with the South team. One of the main responsible of this decent Grana campaign has been team's goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta, who will not be able to perform for a month and a half after suffering a strong impact during last week's match. But this does not worry Argentina's youngest coach, for Agustin Marchesin has shown he's ready to become the man between the posts after stopping a decisive penalty kick against San Lorenzo. Agustín Pelletieri also experienced some problems after the Cuervos' clash and it looks like Zubeldia will have to chance his arm to strengthen the midfield; During week's practice Matias Fritzler appeared as the favorite, will he have a place within the starting squad?
