2017–18 Club Atlético Independiente season

Club Atlético Independiente
2017–18 season
President	Hugo Moyano
Manager	Ariel Holan
Stadium	Estadio Libertadores de América
Primera División	6th
2016–17 Copa Argentina	Round of 32
2017–18 Copa Argentina	Round of 64
2017 Copa Sudamericana	Winners
2018 Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Leandro Fernández (6); Martín Benítez (6); All: Leandro Fernández (10)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is Club Atlético Independiente's 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Current squad

As of 19 March 2018.^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Damián Albil
2	DF	ARG	Alan Franco
4	DF	ARG	Jorge Figal
5	MF	ARG	Nicolás Domingo
6	MF	ARG	Juan Sánchez Miño
7	FW	ARG	Martín Benítez
8	MF	ARG	Maximiliano Meza
9	FW	ARG	Emmanuel Gigliotti
10	MF	ECU	Fernando Gaibor
11	FW	ARG	Leandro Fernández
13	GK	ARG	Gonzalo Rehak
14	DF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta
15	MF	URU	Diego Martín Rodríguez
16	DF	ARG	Fabricio Bustos
17	FW	ARG	Braian Romero
18	FW	ARG	Silvio Romero
19	FW	ARG	Gastón Togni


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	URU	Gastón Silva
21	MF	ARG	Domingo Blanco
22	FW	ARG	Juan Manuel Martínez
23	DF	ARG	Emanuel Brítez
24	DF	ARG	Rodrigo Miguel Moreira
25	GK	URU	Martín Campaña
26	MF	ARG	Jonás Gutiérrez
27	FW	ARG	Jonathan Menéndez
30	MF	ARG	Gonzalo Verón
31	DF	ARG	Gonzalo Asis
32	MF	ARG	Christian Ortiz
33	FW	ARG	Francisco Pizzini
34	DF	ARG	Sergio Barreto
35	MF	ARG	Diego Mercado
36	DF	ARG	Juan Di Lorenzo
38	FW	ARG	Mauro Molina

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	ARG	Gustavo Toledo (at Colón until 30 June 2018)
5	MF	ARG	Julián Vitale (at Unión Santa Fe until 30 June 2018)
20	DF	ARG	Damián Martínez (at Unión Santa Fe until 30 June 2018)
—	MF	ARG	Franco Bellocq (at Olimpo until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	ARG	Gastón del Castillo (at Arsenal de Sarandí until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	ARG	Néstor Breitenbruch (at Correcaminos UAT until 30 June 2018)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ARG	Jorge Ortiz (at Belgrano until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	ARG	Mauricio del Castillo (at Defensores de Belgrano until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	ARG	Nicolás Messiniti (at San Martín until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	ARG	Sergio Ojeda (at Olimpo until 30 June 2018)
—	MF	ARG	Walter Erviti (at Alvarado until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	ARG	Lucas Albertengo (at Monterrey until 31 December 2018)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
6 July 2017	MF	Jonás Gutiérrez	Defensa y Justicia	Undisclosed^[2]^[3]
10 July 2017	DF	Fernando Amorebieta	Sporting Gijón	Undisclosed^[2]^[3]
19 July 2017	MF	Nicolás Domingo	River Plate	Undisclosed^[2]^[3]
30 August 2017	DF	Gastón Silva	Torino	Undisclosed^[2]
23 January 2018	FW	Jonathan Menéndez	Talleres de Córdoba	US$ 3 Million^[2]
23 January 2018	FW	Braian Romero	Argentinos Juniors	US$ 2.3 Million^[2]
25 January 2018	MF	Fernando Gaibor	Emelec	US$ 4.2 Million^[2]
30 January 2018	FW	Silvio Romero	América	US$ 4.2 Million^[2]
30 January 2018	FW	Gonzalo Verón	D.C. United	Free^[2]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2017	MF	Jorge Márquez	Las Palmas	Undisclosed^[2]^{[failed verification]}
22 July 2017	MF	Claudio Aquino	Unión Santa Fe	Undisclosed^[2]
30 July 2017	GK	Diego Rodríguez	Rosario Central	Undisclosed^[2]
16 August 2017	FW	Jonathan Cañete	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed^[2]
22 August 2017	MF	Emiliano Rigoni	Zenit	Undisclosed^[2]
4 January 2018	MF	Nicolás Tagliafico	Ajax	US$ 4.9 Million^[2]
16 January 2018	MF	Ezequiel Barco	Atlanta United	US$15 Million^[2]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
31 December 2017	31 December 2018	DF	Emanuel Brítez	Unión de Santa Fe

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
19 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Gastón del Castillo	Arsenal de Sarandí^[4]
19 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Gustavo Toledo	Colón^[2]^[3]
22 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Nicolás Messiniti	San Martín^[2]
25 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Sergio Ojeda	Olimpo^[2]
26 July 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Franco Bellocq	Olimpo^[2]
2 August 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Damián Martínez	Unión Santa Fe^[2]
2 August 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Julián Vitale	Unión Santa Fe^[2]
8 August 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Mauricio del Castillo	Defensores de Belgrano^[2]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

26 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	3–0	Villa San Carlos	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	N. Domínguez M. Meza L. Fernández (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

26 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–0	Villa San Carlos	Avellaneda, Argentina
11:30	L. Albertengo M. Benítez	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

29 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	1–0	Tristán Suárez	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	G. Togni	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

29 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	1–0	Tristán Suárez	Avellaneda, Argentina
11:30	E. Denis	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

4 August 2017 Friendly	Independiente	4–1	UAI Urquiza	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	L. Albertengo G. Togni	Report	E. Díaz	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

12 August 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–0	UAI Urquiza	Avellaneda, Argentina
	L. Fernández M. Meza	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

1 September 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda, Argentina
	L. Fernández L. Albertengo	Report	N. Reniero	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

1 September 2017 Friendly	Independiente	0–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Torneos de Verano

13 January 2018 Friendly	Independiente	0–0 (3–5 p)	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Mar del Plata, Argentina
	Campaña 37' Togni 82'	Report	Bonifacio 34' Alemán 61'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella

19 January 2018	Independiente	2–2 (3–1 p)	Racing Club	Mar del Plata, Argentina
	Fernández 9' (pen.), 22' Amorebieta 56' Albertengo 81'	Report	Martínez 26', 90' González 86' Barbieri 91'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella

Competitions

Overview

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 %
Primera División	26 August 2017	13 May 2018	Matchday 1	6th	27	13	7	7	29	19	+10	048.15
Copa Argentina	17 May 2017	19 September 2017	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Copa Sudamericana	4 April 2017	13 December 2017	First stage	Winners	12	8	2	2	21	9	+12	066.67
Recopa Sudamericana	14 February 2018	21 February 2018	Final	Runners-up	2	0	1	1	1	1	+0	000.00
Copa Libertadores	1 March 2018		Group stage		6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	050.00
Total					49	25	11	13	58	35	+23	051.02

Last updated: 4 April 2018 (2018-04-04).
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Huracán	27	13	9	5	35	24	+11	48	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5	Talleres (C)	27	13	7	7	33	20	+13	46	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Independiente	27	13	7	7	29	19	+10	46	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
7	Racing	27	13	6	8	46	32	+14	45	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
8	River Plate	27	13	6	8	39	26	+13	45	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.^[5]^[6]
Notes:

^ River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	4	5	5	13	15	15	11	12	11	8	7	6	4	8	5	6	7	4	3	5	6	5	4	6	5	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2018. Source: ESPN
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

26 August 2017 1	Independiente	3–1	Huracán	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Benítez 21', 78' Fernández 60' Bustos 72'		Ábila 18' Compagnucci 29' Villalba 82'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Patricio Loustau

8 September 2017 2	Olimpo	1–1	Independiente	Bahía Blanca
21:15 ART	Nasuti 44' Vila 71'		Fernández 31' Domínguez 60'	Stadium: Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti Attendance: 8,500 Referee: José Ignacio Baliño

16 September 2017 3	Independiente	0–1	Lanús	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Barco 24' Martínez 65' Gutiérrez 77'		García 35' Denis 90+1' Denis 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Fernando Espinoza

23 September 2017 4	Godoy Cruz	1–0	Independiente	Mendoza
20:05 ART	Angileri 41' Fernández 44' García 60' (pen.) Giménez 90+3'		Rodríguez 22' Sánchez Miño 58'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Patricio Loustau

1 October 2017 5	Independiente	1–0	Vélez Sarsfield	Avellaneda
16:05 ART	Domingo 18' Meza 51' Amorebieta 86' Sánchez Miño 90+2'		Díaz 19' Grillo 41' Desábato 49' Pérez Acuña 79' Grillo 85' Cáseres 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Facundo Tello

15 October 2017 6	Chacarita Juniors	1–2	Independiente	Villa Maipú
11:05 ART	Imbert 1' Menéndez 69' Mellado 90+4'		Bustos 10' Barco 55' Barco 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de Chacarita Juniors Referee: Fernando Echenique

29 October 2017 7	Independiente	1–1	Patronato	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Silva 57' Meza 89'		Márquez 17' Rivero 30' Ribas 34' Arciero 40' Sosa 74' Urribarri 90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

5 November 2017 8	Belgrano	0–0	Independiente	Córdoba
14:05 ART	Ramis 81'		Rodríguez 43' Sánchez Miño 62' Fernández 65'	Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi Referee: Mauro Vigliano

18 November 2017 9	Independiente	1–0	River Plate	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	Amorebieta 16' Albertengo 56' Gutiérrez 61' Domingo 82'		Maidana 15' Lux 20' Pérez 73'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

25 November 2017 10	Racing Club	0–1	Independiente	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	González 21' Arévalo Ríos 25' Saravia 45' Martínez 90'		Moreira 27' Fernández 30' Moreira 36' Rehak 82' Albil 90'	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Germán Delfino

24 January 2018 (postponed) 11	Independiente	1–1	Rosario Central	Avellaneda
21:10 ART	Amorebieta 4' Sánchez Miño 54' Gigliotti 65' Domingo 71'		Zampedri 35' Parot 37' Ledesma 63' González 83'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Ariel Penel

9 December 2017 12	Arsenal	1–2	Independiente	Sarandí
21:30 ART	Wilchez 80' Monteseirín 82'		Fernández 18' Denis 90'	Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Federico Beligoy

29 January 2018 13	Independiente	1–2	Estudiantes de La Plata	Avellaneda
21:15 ART	Gigliotti 51' Domingo 69'		Giménez 27' Sánchez 29' Campi 45' Gómez 60' Braña 66' Otero 72' Campi 84'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: José Ignacio Baliño

3 February 2018 14	Colón	0–1	Independiente	Santa Fe
19:15 ART	Chancalay 32' Ceballos 70'		Fernández 72' (pen.) Figal 81'	Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Fernando Echenique

4 April 2018 (postponed) 15	Independiente	0–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Bustos 31' Bustos 75' Amorebieta 85' Franco 87'		Botta 15' Díaz 39' Caruzzo 41' Botta 66' Rojas 72' Piris Da Motta 82' Senesi 85' Blandi 87'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Patricio Lousteau

17 February 2018 16	Temperley	0–0	Independiente	Temperley
19:15 ART	Scifo 14' Bogino 50' Nani 70'		Figal 38'	Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Beranger Referee: Diego Abal

25 February 2018 17	Independiente	1–0	Banfield	Avellaneda
17:00 ART	Benítez 24' Fernández 63' Sánchez Miño 81'		Remedi 56' Remedi 85' Ortiz 87' Bertolo 90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Facundo Tello

5 March 2018 18	San Martín de San Juan	0–4	Independiente	San Juan
19:00 ART	Rodríguez 17' Goitía 39' Maná 50' Fernández 73' Goitía 76'		Benítez 16' Gutiérrez 35' Fernández 40' Bustos 51' Fernández 53' Gigliotti 63' B. Romero 81'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Germán Delfino

11 March 2018 19	Independiente	2–1	Argentinos Juniors	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	Gigliotti 20' Meza 42'		K. Mac Allister 17' Montero 52' Barrios 87'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

19 March 2018 20	Tigre	1–1	Independiente	Victoria
21:15 ART	Pérez García 39' Menossi 42' González 73'		Menéndez 23' S. Romero 32' Figal 39' Gutiérrez 59' Franco 61'	Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna Referee: Fernando Rapallini

31 March 2018 21	Independiente	0–2	Atlético Tucumán	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Fernández 88' Gaibor 89'		García 29' Acosta 54' Aliendro 67' Aliendro 81' Toledo 83' Acosta 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Fernando Echenique

8 April 2018 22	Talleres de Córdoba	0–2	Independiente	Córdoba
17:45 ART	Quintana 36' Silva 60' J. Ramírez 61' Komar 76'	Report	Verón 23' Amorebieta 57' Sánchez Miño 62' Brítez 78' Gigliotti 89'	Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Germán Delfino

15 April 2018 23	Independiente	1–0	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Silva 37' Fernández 50' Benítez 56'	Report	Vergini 8' Mas 78' P. Pérez 81' P. Pérez 90' Nández 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Ariel Penel

23 April 2018 24	Independiente	0–1	Defensa y Justicia	Avellaneda
21:15 ART	Bustos 28' Amorebieta 30'	Report	Molina 33' Bareiro 51' Bareiro 55' Almeida 72' Cubas 74'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo

28 April 2018 25	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Independiente	Rosario
15:30 ART	Bernardello 27' San Román 48' Cabrera 87'	Report	Franco 37' Figal 40' Silva 45'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

6 May 2018 26	Independiente	2–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Avellaneda
13:15 ART	Benítez 9' Figal 20' Rodríguez 29' Bustos 59' Gigliotti 78'	Report	Dibble 17' Alemán 22' (pen.) Rinaudo 24' Contín 81' Bonifacio 90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

13 May 2018 27	Unión de Santa Fe	1–0	Independiente	Santa Fe
17:00 ART	Soldano 46' M. Pittón 56'	Report	Franco 54' Fernández 71' Gaibor 82' Campaña 87' Amorebieta 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Referee: Fernando Echenique

Copa Argentina

Win Draw Loss

Round of 64

17 May 2017 R64	Independiente	0–0 (5–4 p)	Camioneros	Quilmes, Argentina
21:10 ART	Benítez 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner Referee: Ariel Penel

Round of 32

19 September 2017^{[nb 1]} R32	Independiente	1–2	Atlético Tucumán	Mendoza, Argentina
21:10 ART	M. Meza 14'	Report	G. Freitas 57' R. Aliendro 76'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas^{[nb 2]} Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)

Copa Sudamericana

Win Draw Loss

First stage

4 April 2017 First leg	Independiente	0–0	Alianza Lima	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Barco 26'	Report	de la Haza 18' L. Ramírez 21' Cossio 54' Pacheco 75'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

31 May 2017 Second leg	Alianza Lima	0–1 (agg: 0–1)	Independiente	Lima, Peru
19:45 PET	Riojas 48' Riojas 90'	Report	Rigoni 31' Rigoni 67'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Second stage

12 July 2017 First leg	Independiente	4–2	Deportes Iquique	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Franco 21' Barco 34' Fernández 40' Bustos 43' Domínguez 44' Meza 70'	Report	Charles 8' Guerrero 27' Bielkiewicz 75' (pen.) Torres 82' Espinoza 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 28,200 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

2 August 2017 Second leg	Deportes Iquique	1–2 (agg: 3–6)	Independiente	Calama, Chile
20:45 CLT	Villalobos 7' Torres 20' Cubillos 88'	Report	Meza 17' Barco 20' Meza 27' Franco 43' Amorebieta 66' Albertengo 81'	Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Round of 16

22 August 2017 First leg	Atlético Tucumán	1–0	Independiente	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
21:45 ART	Núñez 32' Rodríguez 43' Cabral 71' Sbuttoni 88'	Report	Amorebieta 77' Meza 83' Tagliafico 85' Fernández 88' Domínguez 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

12 September 2017 Second leg	Independiente	2–0 (agg: 2–1)	Atlético Tucumán	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Fernández 17' Tagliafico 20' Sánchez Miño 40' Tagliafico 52' Benítez 83' Benítez 84' Campaña 90+2'	Report	Miloc 30' Aliendro 38' Núñez 64' Cabral 85' Cabral 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

25 October 2017 First leg	Nacional	1–4	Independiente	Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 PYT	Caballero 33' Rojo 82' Rojas 90+1'	Report	Meza 28' Fernández 49', 70' Albertengo 77'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

2 November 2017 Second leg	Independiente	2–0 (agg: 6–1)	Nacional	Avellaneda, Argentina
19:15 ART	Domingo 27' Gigliotti 31' Martínez 52' Domingo 59' Rodríguez 59'	Report	Roa Jiménez 21' Salgueiro 40' Canale 65' Paniagua 80' Rojo 83'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 34,408 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Semi-finals

21 November 2017 First leg	Libertad	1–0	Independiente	Asunción, Paraguay
21:15 PYT	O. Cardozo 1' Bareiro 44' O. Cardozo 74'	Report	Domingo 45+2' Barco 50' Fernández 68' Benítez 80'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

28 November 2017 Second leg	Independiente	3–1 (agg: 3–2)	Libertad	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:15 ART	Barco 17' (pen.) Gigliotti 19', 31' Rodríguez 36' Campaña 82'	Report	A. Cardozo 25' L. Cardozo 45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 44,350 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Finals

6 December 2017 First leg	Independiente	2–1	Flamengo	Avellaneda, Argentina
20:45 ART	Tagliafico 20' Gigliotti 29' Meza 53' Amorebieta 86' Campaña 90+1'	Report	Réver 9' Diego 24'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

13 December 2017 Second leg	Flamengo	1–1 (agg: 2–3)	Independiente	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:45 BRT	Paquetá 29' Éverton 74' Vinícius Jr. 78' Juan 90+1' Diego 90+2' Cuéllar 90+4'	Report	Barco 38' (pen.) Albertengo 73' Meza 78' Campaña 80' Barco 88' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 62,657 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Recopa Sudamericana

14 February 2018 First leg	Independiente	1–1	Grêmio	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:00 ART	Cortez 33' (o.g.) Gigliotti 22' Domingo 45+3' Fernández 70' Amorebieta 90'	Report	Luan 22' Moura 32' Geromel 39' Alisson 89'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

21 February 2018 Second leg	Grêmio	0–0 (5–4 p)	Independiente	Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:45 BRT	Alisson 2' Geromel 25' Paulo Miranda 36'	Report	Rodríguez 16' Silva 24' Gaibor 35' Amorebieta 42'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 42,291 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	COR	IND	MIL	LAR
1	Corinthians	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10	Round of 16	—	1–2	0–1	2–0
2	Independiente	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10	Round of 16	0–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	Millonarios	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3	8	Copa Sudamericana	0–0	1–1	—	4–0
4	Deportivo Lara	6	2	0	4	5	16	−11	6		2–7	1–0	2–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

1 March 2018 1	Deportivo Lara	1–0	Independiente	Cabudare, Venezuela
18:15 UTC−4	Sierra 11' Pernía 45+2' Falcón 64' Aponte 75' Reyes 85'	Report	Domingo 62' Meza 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

15 March 2018 2	Independiente	1–0	Millonarios	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Benítez 24' Franco 70' Sánchez Miño 79'	Report	Silva 40'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

18 April 2018 3	Independiente	0–1	Corinthians	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Verón 63' Meza 90+3' Bustos 90+4'	Report	Henrique 71' Jádson 80' Fagner 85'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

2 May 2018 4	Corinthians	1–2	Independiente	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Jádson 31' Emerson Sheik 79'	Report	Benítez 1' Romero 24' (o.g.) Sánchez Miño 37' Amorebieta 44' Meza 75' Romero 80' Figal 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 36,508 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

17 May 2018 5	Millonarios	1–1	Independiente	Bogotá, Colombia
19:30 UTC−5	Cadavid 58' (pen.) Rojas 60' Cadavid 62'	Report	B. Romero 23' Franco 40' Figal 62' Gigliotti 74' Gaibor 78' Campaña 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

24 May 2018 6	Independiente	2–0	Deportivo Lara	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Figal 13' Benítez 37' Silva 51' Gigliotti 80' Franco 83'	Report	Carrillo 29' Carrillo 59' Falcón 83' Soto 89'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Notes

^ Match was originally scheduled for 17 August 2017 before being postponed.^[7]
^ Original match was set to take place at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez.^[7]

References

^ "Independiente squad". Soccerway. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Independiente transfers". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "El hermano del Kun, refuerzo de Arsenal". TyC Sports. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
^ ^a ^b "Confirman la postergación de Independiente-At. Tucumán". ESPN. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[table_note_res_CLGS30.18399850334227-5] River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

[9] Match was originally scheduled for 17 August 2017 before being postponed.^[7]

[10] Original match was set to take place at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez.^[7]

[Soccerway_profile-1] "Independiente squad". Soccerway. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[Soccerway_transfers-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Independiente transfers". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[Goal.com_transfers-3] "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[G._del_Castillo_leaves-4] "El hermano del Kun, refuerzo de Arsenal". TyC Sports. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[rules-6] "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

[7] "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

[Copa_postponement-8] "Confirman la postergación de Independiente-At. Tucumán". ESPN. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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