Lanús beat Banfield 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 18 shots. Best on the pitch was Y. Valois, rated 7.7.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Torneo Apertura 2026
   ARG 4-2-3-1·5-3-2 ARG
   Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino · Pedro TroglioReferee: Nicolas Ramirez, Argentina📍 Estadio Ciudad de Lanus
2. 1. First half
   2. 45+1'
      ARG
      VAR review
      M. Mendez
   3. 45+1'
      ARG
      Yellow card
      M. Mendez
3. 1. Second half
   2. 51'
      ARG
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      S. Marcich
   3. 52'
      ARG
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      S. Vittor
   4. 53'
      ARG
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      Matías Sepúlveda
   5. 57'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Valois▼F. N. Watson
   6. 57'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Marcelino Moreno▼Matías Sepúlveda
   7. 65'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Rios▼L. Villegas
   8. 66'
      ARG
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      A. Medina
   9. 75'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Besozzi▼E. Salvio
   10. 75'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲D. Aquino▼Ramiro Carrera
   11. 78'
       ARG
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       I. Abraham
   12. 82'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Bruno Sepúlveda▼T. Perrotta
   13. 86'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲F. Pena Biafore▼A. Cardozo
   14. 88'
       ARG
       GOOOAL!Y. ValoisAssist: L. Besozzi
   15. 90'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. Pinero▼Ignacio Pais
   16. 90'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. Gomez▼D. Zalazar
   17. 90+2'
       ARG
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       L. Pinero
   18. 90+3'
       ARG
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       C. Izquierdoz