Cruzeiro vs Lanus Prediction and Betting Tips | October 23, 2024 

Cruzeiro host Lanus at the Governador Magalhaes Pinto on Wednesday in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-final. The hosts have endured a difficult run of results in the league and will hope for better luck this week.

Cruzeiro beat Paraguayan outfit Libertad in the previous round, winning 2-0 in the first leg on the road, with Kaio Jorge and Lautaro Diaz getting on the scoresheet. They then drew 1-1 at home, with Jorge once again scoring.

Meanwhile, Lanus have been inconsistent in domestic assignments and will hope that a change of scenery this week can spur a change of fortuns. They beat Independiente Medellin in the semi-final, drawing goalless in the first leg and 1-1 in the second, eventually winning on penalties.

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Cruzeiro vs Lanus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Wednesday's game will mark the first meeting between Cruzeiro and Lanus.
• The visitors are winless in four games against Brazilian opposition.
• The Raposa have managed two clean sheets in eight games across competitions.
• Lanus (18) are the second-highest-scoring Argentine side in the Copa Sudamericana this season.
• Only two of Cruzeiro's 10 league defeats this season have come at the Governador Magalhaes Pinto.

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Cruzeiro vs Lanus Prediction

Cruzeiro are on a five-game winless streak, losing once. They have, however, lost twice at home since April and head into the midweek clash as the clear favourites.

Lanus, meanwhile, are on a run of back-to-back defeats and have won one of their last nine games across competitions. They have struggled on the road in recent months and could see defeat here.

Prediction: Cruzeiro 2-0 Lanus

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Cruzeiro vs Lanus Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Cruzeiro

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Cruzeiro's last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals.)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No (Both sides have scored in two of Lanus' last six matches.)