The Buenos Aires side broke the deadlock in the 71st minute when Izquierdoz latched onto Eduardo Salvio’s cross with a bullet header from the edge of the six-yard box, News.az reports, citing Xinhua.
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Velez had Randal Rodriguez to thank for not going further behind, with the Uruguayan goalkeeper making a series of saves to deny the visitors.
Lanus is now third in Group A with 18 points, four behind Velez, which has played one more match. Velez remains on 22 points, three ahead of second-placed Defensa y Justicia.
Meanwhile, Walter Mazzanti struck late as Newell’s Old Boys clinched a 1-0 home win over Gimnasia Mendoza. It marked Newell’s first win of the season after 11 games, but the Rosario club remains last in its 15-team group.
In other Argentine top-flight fixtures on Saturday, Talleres won 2-1 at Independiente and Racing prevailed 2-1 at Belgrano.
