| Metric | CA Lanus | Estudiantes de La Plata |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Shots | 5 | 22 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 10 |
| Corners | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls | 10 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 1 |
Lobos put the hosts in front at 12'27, finishing after Salvio's pass. Estudiantes defender Gonzalez Pirez was booked at 24'48, before Lanus changed Felipe Pena Biafore for Agustin Medina at 30'42. The early substitution did not alter the score before the decisive second-half spell.
VAR awarded Lanus a penalty at 59'12 after an incident involving Gaston Benedetti Taffarel, and Salvio converted 23 seconds later. Estudiantes made a double substitution moments later, with Edwuin Cetre and Baltasar Rodriguez entering. Lanus also turned to Gonzalo Perez and Yoshan Valois in the 64th minute.
Estudiantes kept searching. Gonzalez Pirez scored at 83'41, and VAR confirmed the goal at 85'02, setting up a tight finish. Eric Meza and Valois were booked at 90' before the full-time whistle. The scoring stats were simple: Lanus struck twice and Estudiantes once. The late strike supplied the final highlight, but Lanus held on for the result - a concise summary of a match that tightened in its closing minutes.