Lanús 1-3 Independiente result, stats and report

Independiente took all three points in La Plata with two late goals that bore no relation to the balance of play, exposing a structural problem in Estudiantes that the scoreline will only partially hide.

Lanús ground out a 1-0 win over San Lorenzo at home, with a 65th-minute goal settling a match they controlled from start to finish. The result extends Lanús's unbeaten home record and keeps their season ticking along.

Unión Santa Fe host a Lanús side that has scored just one goal across their last five matches, but whose defensive discipline may be enough to frustrate a home team struggling to convert possession into results. Our updated preview for the 6 August Liga Profesional fixture.

Two of Argentine football's great institutions meet at the Estadio José Amalfitani on Monday 3 August, with Vélez defending third place in the Liga Profesional standings against an Independiente side that scores freely but defends with worrying generosity.

Lanús have not conceded a single home goal in their last five Liga Profesional matches, but San Lorenzo arrive at La Fortaleza on Sunday having gone unbeaten in five away fixtures, which means something has to give in what shapes up as a genuinely fascinating tactical contest.

Estudiantes host a porous Independiente side on Sunday with a chance to cement their place at the summit of the Argentine Liga Profesional. The visitors have not kept a single clean sheet on the road this season, and Connor Maguire is not about to pretend that is irrelevant.