The 2019–20 season is Lanús' 29th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Sudamericana.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Young right winger Matías Vera was Lanús' first departure, as he agreed to be loaned to Barracas Central on 7 June 2019; Leandro Maciel also left on loan, joining Aldosivi five days later. Barracas Central signed another player from Lanús, with forward Rodrigo Pacheco agreeing permanent terms with the newly-promoted Primera B Nacional team on 11 June. On the same day, the club announced their first incoming - Ezequiel Muñoz from La Liga's Leganés. Agustín Rossi joined the club on loan from Boca Juniors on 12 June. A third transaction with Barracas Central was confirmed on 21 June, with Marcos Pinto agreeing to join them on loan from 3 July. Further players departed Lanús on loan on 22 June, as Marcos Astina and Leonardo Flores penned contracts with Atlanta.

Luciano Abecasis completed a move from Godoy Cruz on 26 June. Matías Ibáñez was loaned to Patronato on 29 June. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. They were due to meet 3 de Febrero in a pre-season friendly on that same day, but the match was cancelled a day prior. Atlético de Rafaela snapped up Júnior Mendieta and Alan Bonansea from Lanús on 3 July. Barracas Central formalised a fourth signing from the club, a third on loan, on 4 July as Enzo Ortiz headed off across Buenos Aires. Gabriel Ramírez moved to Quilmes on 5 July. Lanús and Atlético Nacional played out a goalless exhibition draw on 6 July, in front of 18,122 fans. Sergio González went to Independiente Rivadavia on 8 July.

José Sand and Pablo Martínez scored goals in separate friendlies with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 10 July as the club secured back-to-back wins. Fernando Barrientos was loaned to Guaraní on 10 July, as Sebastián Ribas also left on loan on 11 July to Rosario Central. Nicolás Orsini was transferred to Lanús from Sarmiento on 12 July. Patronato got the better of Lanús across two exhibition matches on 13 July. On 14 July, Facundo Monteseirin switched Lanús for San Martín. A second loan incoming came on 17 July in River Plate's Carlos Auzqui. Also on that date, they shared victories in friendly matches with Arsenal de Sarandí.

July An injury time strike from Marcelino Moreno saw Lanús progress through the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two on 20 July, as they eliminated Independiente Rivadavia of Primera B Nacional. Guillermo Acosta, days after featuring in the Copa Argentina match, headed to Atlético Tucumán on 25 July; seven months after Lanús had signed him from Tucumán. Lanús and Gimnasia y Esgrima shared the points on day one of the 2019–20 Primera División, with Lautaro Valenti netting on his league bow for Granate. Jorge Valdez Chamorro went to Atlanta on 31 July.

August Lanús conceded three goals in a fixture away to River Plate in the league on 4 August. Nahuel Tecilla, to join former teammates Valdez Chamorro, Astina and Flores, signed for Atlanta on 7 August. Lanús put four past Barracas Central across two friendly games on 9 August. On 18 August, Lanús defeated Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 for their first Primera División win of the season. Lanús drew 1–1 with Defensores de Belgrano in a mid-season friendly on 21 August. Lanús made it six points from a possible six across their last two matches on 25 August, after Carlos Auzqui and Lautaro Acosta scored to give them victory over Unión Santa Fe. On 30 August, Lanús won their third consecutive league match after beating Central Córdoba at home.

September An exhibition game with Almagro opened September for Lanús, as a brace from José Luis Sinisterra was followed by a goal from Gastón Lodico as they achieved a 3–1 win on 3 September.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Agustín Rossi GK Boca Juniors (loan) 12 Juan Pablo Cozzani GK Academy 15 Guillermo Sara GK Boca Juniors 17 Lautaro Morales GK Academy 31 Alan González GK Academy Defenders 2 Tiago Pagnussat CB Bahia 3 Darío Cáceres LB Academy 4 José Luis Gómez RB Racing Club 6 Ezequiel Muñoz CB Leganés 22 Matías Pérez DF Academy 23 Rolando García Guerreño CB Unión Santa Fe 24 Luciano Abecasis RB Godoy Cruz 25 Alexandro Bernabei DF Academy 26 Leonel Di Plácido RB All Boys 27 Gabriel Carrasco RB Academy 29 Nicolás Thaller CB Academy Midfielders 13 Tomás Belmonte DM Academy 14 Lucas Vera MF Academy 16 Gastón Lodico LM Academy 18 Matías Donato MF Academy 19 Facundo Quignon DM San Lorenzo 21 Nicolás Pasquini LM Academy 28 Carlos Auzqui AM River Plate (loan) Diago Giménez MF Juventud Antoniana Iván Leszczuk MF Boca Juniors Forwards 7 Lautaro Acosta FW Sevilla 9 José Sand CF Deportivo Cali 10 Marcelino Moreno RW Talleres 11 Pablo Martínez RW 3 de Febrero (loan) 20 José Luis Sinisterra CF Valladolid B 30 Lautaro Valenti FW Academy 33 Nicolás Orsini LW Sarmiento 39 Pedro De la Vega RW Academy Pablo Argañaraz FW Academy Alan Bonansea FW Academy Matías González CF Academy Out on loan Loaned to 5 Leandro Maciel CM Aldosivi Marcos Astina MF Atlanta Fernando Barrientos CM Guaraní Gonzalo Di Renzo RW Deportivo Lara Leonardo Flores CB Atlanta Matías Ibáñez GK Patronato Joel Martínez CF Guillermo Brown Enzo Ortiz CB Barracas Central Marcos Pinto LB Barracas Central Sebastián Ribas CF Rosario Central Matías Vera RW 1998 Barracas Central Bruno Vides CF Universidad Católica

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 CB Ezequiel Muñoz Leganés 3 July 2019 RB Luciano Abecasis Godoy Cruz 12 July 2019 LW Nicolás Orsini Sarmiento

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 3 July 2019 CF Rodrigo Pacheco Barracas Central 3 July 2019 MF Júnior Mendieta Atlético de Rafaela 3 July 2019 FW Alan Bonansea 5 July 2019 CM Gabriel Ramírez Quilmes 8 July 2019 CF Sergio González Independiente Rivadavia 14 July 2019 CB Facundo Monteseirin San Martín 25 July 2019 CM Guillermo Acosta Atlético Tucumán 31 July 2019 CM Jorge Valdez Chamorro Atlanta 7 August 2019 CB Nahuel Tecilla

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 3 July 2019 GK Agustín Rossi Boca Juniors 30 June 2020 17 July 2019 AM Carlos Auzqui River Plate 30 June 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 3 July 2019 RW Matías Vera Barracas Central 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 CM Leandro Maciel Aldosivi 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 LB Marcos Pinto Barracas Central 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 MF Marcos Astina Atlanta 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 CB Leonardo Flores 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 GK Matías Ibáñez Patronato 30 June 2020 4 July 2019 CB Enzo Ortiz Barracas Central 30 June 2020 10 July 2019 CM Fernando Barrientos Guaraní 30 June 2020 11 July 2019 CF Sebastián Ribas Rosario Central 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Lanús agreed a pre-season friendly with Atlético Nacional in early June, with the fixture announced to take place at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Colombia on 4 July 2019. Later friendlies were subsequently set with Argentine Primera División trio Gimnasia y Esgrima, Patronato and Arsenal de Sarandí. Lanús revealed a friendly with 3 de Febrero for 30 June, with the match taking place in Ciudad del Este; where they were having a training camp. However, the meeting was cancelled on 29 June.

Mid-season Lanús and Barracas Central would meet in a friendly on 9 August in Ezeiza. Defensores de Belgrano would visit Lanús on 21 August, with Almagro doing the same on 3 September.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 12Atlético Tucumán 36 42 6 84 57 13Unión 43 36 4 83 57 14Lanús 29 34 10 73 57 15Argentinos Juniors 41 22 9 72 57 16Estudiantes (LP) 36 29 6 71 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Lanús versus Independiente Rivadavia, in the Copa Argentina R32, was scheduled for the Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona, a neutral stadium as is normal in the cup, in Avellaneda on 20 July 2019. After defeating the Primera B Nacional team, Lanús were drawn to face Argentinos Juniors in the round of sixteen.

Copa de la Superliga

Copa Sudamericana

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAgustín Rossi5010000060002CBTiago Pagnussat0000000000003LBDarío Cáceres0(1)00000000(1)0004RBJosé Luis Gómez0000000000005CMLeandro Maciel0000000000006CBEzequiel Muñoz5010000060007FWLautaro Acosta2110000031009CFJosé Sand41100000510010RWMarcelino Moreno30110000410011RWPablo Martínez0(1)00000000(1)00012GKJuan Pablo Cozzani00000000000013DMTomás Belmonte4(1)00000004(1)01014MFLucas Vera50100000600015GKGuillermo Sara00000000000016LMGastón Lodico00000000000017GKLautaro Morales00000000000018MFMatías Donato00000000000019DMFacundo Quignon50100000601020CFJosé Luis Sinisterra00000000000021LMNicolás Pasquini50100000603022DFMatías Pérez00000000000023CBRolando García Guerreño00000000000024RBLuciano Abecasis00000000000025DFAlexandro Bernabei00000000000026RBLeonel Di Plácido4(1)00(1)000004(2)02027RBGabriel Carrasco1(2)01000002(2)00028AMCarlos Auzqui4(1)20000004(1)22029CBNicolás Thaller00000000000030FWLautaro Valenti51100000611031GKAlan González00000000000033LWNicolás Orsini0(5)10(1)000000(6)10037CFSebastián Ribas00000000000039RWPedro De la Vega1(3)00000001(3)010–FWPablo Argañaraz000000000000–MFMarcos Astina000000000000–FWAlan Bonansea000000000000–CMFernando Barrientos000000000000–RWGonzalo Di Renzo000000000000–CBLeonardo Flores000000000000–MFDiago Giménez000000000000–CFMatías González000000000000–GKMatías Ibáñez000000000000–MFIván Leszczuk000000000000–CFJoel Martínez000000000000–CBEnzo Ortiz000000000000–LBMarcos Pinto000000000000–RWMatías Vera000000000000–CFBruno Vides000000000000Own goals—0—0—0—0—0———Players who left during the season14CMGuillermo Acosta101000002000 Statistics accurate as of 31 August 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1AM28Carlos Auzqui200022RW10Marcelino Moreno01001FW30Lautaro Valenti10001CF9José Sand10001LW33Nicolás Orsini10001FW7Lautaro Acosta10001Own goals10001Totals71008—

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