2026 Club Atlético Lanús season

Club Atlético Lanús
2026 season
Manager	Mauricio Pellegrino
Stadium	Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Torneo Apertura	11th
Torneo Clausura	Preseason
Copa Argentina	Round of 32
Copa Libertadores	Group stage
Recopa Sudamericana	Champions (1st title)

The 2026 season is the 111th for Club Atlético Lanús and their 12th consecutive season in the Primera División. The club will also compete in the Copa Argentina, Copa Libertadores, and Recopa Sudamericana.

Lanús defeated Flamengo 4–2 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.^[1]

Squad

Current squad

As of 27 February 2026^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Franco Petroli
3	DF	ARG	Nicolás Morgantini
4	DF	URU	Gonzalo Pérez
5	MF	ARG	Felipe Peña Biafore
6	DF	ARG	Sasha Marcich
8	MF	ARG	Franco Watson
9	FW	ARG	Walter Bou
10	MF	ARG	Marcelino Moreno
11	FW	ARG	Eduardo Salvio
13	DF	PAR	José Canale
15	MF	COL	Raúl Loaiza
16	MF	CHI	Matías Sepúlveda
17	MF	ARG	Agustín Medina
19	FW	ARG	Rodrigo Castillo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ARG	Bruno Cabrera
22	DF	ARG	Alexis González
23	MF	ARG	Ramiro Carrera
24	DF	ARG	Carlos Izquierdoz (captain)
25	FW	ARG	Dylan Aquino
26	GK	ARG	Nahuel Losada
27	DF	ARG	Facundo Sánchez
28	DF	ARG	Octavio Ontívero
30	MF	ARG	Agustín Cardozo
31	GK	ARG	Lucas Acosta
33	DF	ARG	Tomás Guidara
35	DF	PAR	Ronaldo de Jesús
37	FW	ARG	Thomás De Martis
77	FW	ARG	Lucas Besozzi

Transfers In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Matías Sepúlveda	Universidad de Chile		15 January 2026	^[3]

Transfers Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Rocco Ríos Novo	Inter Miami		26 January 2026	^[4]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Torneo Apertura	23 January 2026		Matchday 1		9	4	3	2	15	12	+3	044.44
Torneo Clausura	July 2026		Matchday 1						!—
Copa Argentina	18 January 2026		Round of 64		1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Copa Libertadores	3 April 2025		Group stage						!—
Recopa Sudamericana	19 February 2026	26 February 2026	Final	Winner	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Total					12	7	3	2	23	15	+8	058.33

Last updated: 16 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Estudiantes (LP)	11	6	3	2	14	5	+9	21	Advance to round of 16
3	Defensa y Justicia	11	4	7	0	15	8	+7	19
4	Lanús	10	5	3	2	16	12	+4	18
5	Talleres (C)	11	5	3	3	12	10	+2	18
6	Boca Juniors	11	4	5	2	13	7	+6	17

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2026. Source: AFA

Matches

23 January 2026 1	San Lorenzo	2–3	Lanús	Buenos Aires
19:00 UTC−3	Cuello 53' (pen.), 86'	Report	Castillo 24' Izquierdoz 30' Moreno 73'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain

29 January 2026 2	Lanús	2–1	Unión	Lanús
19:15 UTC−3	Carrera 45+3' Moreno 56'	Report	Tarragona 66'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús

3 February 2026 3	Instituto	2–2	Lanús	Córdoba
21:15 UTC−3	Jara 25' (pen.) Gallardo 90+3'	Report	Marcich 54' Moreno 71'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Presidente Perón

9 February 2026 4	Lanús	1–1	Talleres	Lanús
19:15 UTC−3	Aquino 90+3'	Report	Río 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús

13 February 2026 5	Independiente	2–0	Lanús	Avellaneda
20:00 UTC−3	Abaldo 57' Ávalos 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

1 March 2026 8	Defensa y Justicia	1–1	Lanús	Gobernador Costa
21:30 UTC−3	Amor 32'	Report	Bou 41'	Stadium: Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello

4 March 2026 7	Lanús	0–3	Boca Juniors	Lanús
21:00 UTC−3		Report	Ascacíbar 15' Merentiel 30', 64'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús

13 March 2026 10	Estudiantes	0–1	Lanús	La Plata
20:00 UTC−3		Report	Aquino 75'	Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi

17 March 2026 11	Lanús	5–0	Newell's Old Boys	Lanús
19:00 UTC−3	Bou 16' (pen.) Aquino 37', 40', 54' Salvio 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
7	Independiente	Advance to round of 16
8	Instituto	Advance to round of 16
9	Lanús
10	Newell's Old Boys
11	Platense

Source: AFA

Copa Argentina

18 January 2026 Round of 64	Lanús	4–1	Sarmiento (LB)	Caseros
21:15	Moreno 43' (pen.), 73' Castillo 61' Guzmán 85' (o.g.)	Report	Roldán 58'	Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Bruno Amiconi

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Lanús will enter the group stage as the defending Copa Sudamericana champions.

Recopa Sudamerican

19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) First leg	Lanús	1–0	Flamengo	Lanús, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Castillo 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

26 February 2026 (2026-02-26) Second leg	Flamengo	2–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 agg.)	Lanús	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	De Arrascaeta 37' (pen.) Jorginho 85' (pen.)	Report	Castillo 29' Canale 118' Aquino 120+2'	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

References

^ "¡Lanús es el campeón de la CONMEBOL Recopa 2026!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 February 2026.
^ "Fútbol Masculino". Club Atlético Lanús. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
^ "MATÍAS SEPÚLVEDA SE SUMA AL CLUB ATLÉTICO LANÚS". Club Atlético Lanús (in Spanish). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo on a Permanent Transfer". Inter Miami CF. January 22, 2026.

[1] "¡Lanús es el campeón de la CONMEBOL Recopa 2026!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 February 2026.

[2] "Fútbol Masculino". Club Atlético Lanús. Retrieved 27 February 2026.

[3] "MATÍAS SEPÚLVEDA SE SUMA AL CLUB ATLÉTICO LANÚS". Club Atlético Lanús (in Spanish). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

[4] "Inter Miami CF Signs Goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo on a Permanent Transfer". Inter Miami CF. January 22, 2026.

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