Instituto – Lanus
Instituto extended their poor start to the year last Monday, when they delivered a below-par performance and lost 2-1 away at Platense. As a result, La Gloria remain pointless after two rounds of the Torneo Apertura. In fact, they have now gone six league matches without a win (one draw and five defeats in that span). At home, Instituto have collected just one point from their last nine available in league play. As a result of this negative streak, coach Daniel Oldrá has been dismissed. The interim duo Bruno Martelotto-Daniel Jiménez will take over on Tuesday. Playmaker Gastón Lodico is ready to play after solving his contractual dispute. Lanús continue to set a very high standard. On Thursday night, the team overcame a tough challenge, making good use of having a numerical advantage for more than half the match to secure a 2-1 home win over Unión Santa Fe, with goals from Ramiro Carrera and Marcelino Moreno. El Granate have taken the full six points from the first two rounds of the Torneo Apertura and are among the leaders of Group A as well as the overall table. Mauricio Pellegrino’s men have won three and drawn one of their last five league matches (with just one defeat), and they have also lost only once in their last five away games in this competition (two wins and two draws). All regular starters are available for Tuesday’s visit to Instituto. Lanus started the season with 2 wins and 5 goals scored but also conceded 3 so I’m going to take the OVER because Instituto has also conceded in both games.