2018–19 Club Atlético Independiente season
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| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| President | Hugo Moyano | |||
| Manager | Ariel Holan | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Libertadores de América | |||
| Primera División | 5th | |||
| Copa Argentina | Round of 32 | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Quarterfinals | |||
| Suruga Bank Championship | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emmanuel Gigliotti (12) All: Emmanuel Gigliotti (12) | |||
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The 2018–19 season is Club Atlético Independiente's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 20 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| GK |  Milton Álvarez
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35 | Deportivo Morón
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Transfer | $150,000 | |||
| DF | Guillermo Burdisso
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36 |  Club León
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Free Agent | Free | |||
| MF | Juan Manuel Trejo
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32 | Quilmes
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| DF | Lucas Villalba
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30 | Huracán
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| MF | Franco Bellocq
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31 | Olimpo
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| DF | Julián Vitale
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29 | Unión de Santa Fe
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| MF |  Carlos Benavidez
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36 | Defensor Sporting
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Transfer (60%) | $2,500,000 | |||
| MF |  Francisco Silva
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38 | Cruz Azul
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| MF | Pedro Pablo Hernández
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38 |  RC Celta de Vigo
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Transfer | $1,200,000 | |||
| FW | Francisco Pizzini
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31 | Olimpo
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| FW | Nicolás Messiniti
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28 | San Martín (SJ)
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| FW | Lucas Albertengo
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33 | C.F. Monterrey
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Loan returns | Free | |||
| FW | Ezequiel Cerutti
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32 |  Al-Hilal
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Transfer |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| GK | Damián Albil
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45 | Free agent | Release | Free | |||
| DF | Rodrigo Moreira
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28 | San Martín de Tucumán
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Release | Free | |||
| MF | Juan Manuel Trejo
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32 | San Martín de Tucumán
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Release | Free | |||
| DF | Lucas Villalba
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30 | Aldosivi
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Loan out | Free | |||
| MF | Franco Bellocq
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31 |  Asteras Tripoli
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Release | Free | |||
| MF | Diego Martín Rodríguez
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35 | Club Tijuana
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Transfer | $1,000,000 | |||
| MF | Julián Vitale
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29 | San Martín de Tucumán
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Loan out | Free | |||
| MF | Domingo Blanco
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29 | Defensa y Justicia
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Loan out | Free | |||
| FW | Gastón Togni
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29 | Defensa y Justicia
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Loan out | Free | |||
| MF | Jonás Gutiérrez
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41 | Defensa y Justicia
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Release | Free | |||
| FW | Juan Manuel Martínez
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39 | Free agent | Release | Free | |||
| FW | Lucas Albertengo
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33 | Estudiantes (LP)
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Release | Free | |||
| FW | Jonathan Menéndez
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30 |  Al-Rayyan SC
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Loan out | Free |
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 12 July 2018 Friendly | Independiente | 4–0 | UAI Urquiza | |
Fernando Gaibor  Pedro Pablo Hernández Braian Romero Silvio Romero |
| 12 July 2018 Friendly | Independiente | 3–0 | UAI Urquiza | |
| Emmanuel Gigliotti Sergio Barreto Mauro Molina |
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primera División | 10 August 2018 | 8 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Copa Argentina 2017–18 | 20 July 2017 | N/A | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 50.00 |
| Copa Argentina 2018–19 | N/A | N/A | Round of 64 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Copa Libertadores | 21 August 2018 | N/A | Round of 16 | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
| 2019 Copa Sudamericana | 19 March 2019 | N/A | First stage | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Suruga Bank | 8 August 2018 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 37.50 | ||||
Last updated: 24 February 2019.
Source: Competitions
Primera División
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Unión | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36 | |
| 9 | Tigre | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | 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.[1][2]
Notes:
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.[1][2]
Notes:
- ^ Tigre qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa de la Superliga.
Matchday
| 7 November 2018 1 | Independiente | 4 - 0 | San Martín de Tucumán | Avellaneda |
| 21:45 ART | Hernàndez 26' Gaibor 79'Romero 90'Gigliotti 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Facundo Tello |
| 18 August 2018 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 - 2 | Independiente | Rosario |
| 21:45 ART | Fértoli 15' Fontanini 52'Leonel Ferroni  59'Amoroso  67'Braian Rivero 85' |
Report | Gigliotti 3', 43' Sánchez Miño 20'Silva 49'Meza 54'Domingo 86' |
Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Mauro Vigliano |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Independiente | 0 - 1 | Defensa y Justicia | Avellaneda |
| 21:45 ART | Gaibor 28' Domingo 46' |
Report | Fernández 34' Blanco 41'Hugo Silva 72'Togni 87' |
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Jorge Baliño |
| 2 September 2018 4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 2 - 2 | Independiente | Quilmes |
| 13:15 ART | Apaolaza 7' Matías Pellegrini 26', 51'Lugüercio 28'Iván Erquiaga 36'Zuqui 72'Pavone 86' |
Figal 72' B.Romero 49', 62'S.Romero 56'Bustos 67'Silva 72'Hernández 90+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes Referee: Ariel Penel |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Independiente | 3 - 0 | Colón | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Banfield | 1 - 1 | Independiente | Banfield |
| Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola |
| 28 September 2018 7 | Independiente | 0 - 0 | Tigre | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Patronato | 1 - 2 | Independiente | Paraná |
| Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| 21 October 2018 9 | Independiente | 3 - 1 | Huracán | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 28 October 2018 10 | Atlético Tucumán de Tucumán | 4 - 2 | Independiente | San Miguel de Tucumán |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro |
| 4 November 2018 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 0 - 2 | Independiente | Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| 11 November 2018 12 | Independiente | 2 - 1 | Belgrano de Córdoba | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 27 November 2018 13 | Lanús | 1 - 0 | Independiente | Lanús |
| Stadium: Estadio La Fortaleza |
| 2 December 2018 14 | Independiente | 0 - 1 | Boca Juniors | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 9 december 2018 15 | Godoy Cruz | 1 - 1 | Independiente | Mendoza |
| Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas |
| 27 January 2019 16 | Independiente | 1 - 1 | Talleres de Córdoba | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 2 February 2019 17 | San Lorenzo | 0 - 0 | Independiente | Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: El Nuevo Gasómetro |
| 9 February 2019 18 | Independiente | 2 - 1 | Unión (SF) | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 17 February 2019 19 | San Martín (SJ) | 1 - 1 | Independiente | San Juan |
| Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez |
| 23 February 2019 20 | Independiente | 1 - 3 | Racing Club | Avellaneda |
| Gaibor 45+3' |
Report | Burdisso 5' (Own Goal#Association Football) López 54' (pen.)Zaracho 90+4' |
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Néstor Pitana |
| 4 March 2019 21 | Gimnasia (LP) | v | Independiente | La Plata |
| Stadium: El Bosque |
| 10 March 2019 22 | Independiente | v | Aldosivi | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 17 March 2019 23 | River Plate | v | Independiente | Buenos Aires |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| 30 March 2019 24 | Independiente | v | Vélez Sarsfield | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 7 April 2019 25 | Rosario Central | v | Independiente | Rosario |
| Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito |
Copa Argentina
Win Draw Loss
Round of 64
| 20 July 2018 R64 | Independiente | 8–0 | Central Ballester | Formosa, Argentina |
| 21:10 ART | Benítez 7', 52', 63' Fernando Gaibor 13'Silvio Romero 16', 71'Meza 46' (p)Carlos Benavídez 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Antonio Romero Referee: Pablo Echavarría |
Round of 32
| 10 September 2018 R32 | Independiente | 1 - 1 (3 - 4 p) | Brown de Adrogué | Lanús |
| 21:10 ART | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Nicolás Lamolina |
Copa Libertadores
Round of 16
| 21 August 2018 Round of 16 | Independiente | 3–0 Awarded |  Santos | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:45 ART | Silva 25' Bustos 27'Cerutti 48'Campaña 72'Silva 90' |
Report | Sánchez 19' Veríssimo 30'Dodô 82'Gabriel 90' |
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee:  Diego Haro |
| 28 August 2018 Round of 16 | Santos | 0 - 0 | Independiente | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 19:30 BRT | Derlis González 39' Henrique 57'Alison 59' |
Report | Bustos 15' Meza  45Emanuel Brítez 54' |
Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira Attendance: 33,642 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Independiente won 3–0 on aggregate
Quarter Final
| 19 September 2018 Quarter final | Independiente | 0 - 0 | River Plate | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 19:30 ART | Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 2 October 2018 Quarter final | River Plate | 3 - 1 | Independiente | Buenos Aires |
| 19:30 ART | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate
Copa Sudamericana
Win Draw Loss
First stage
| 3 April 2019 First stage | Independiente | v |  Binacional | Avellaneda |
| 21:30 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América |
| 1 May 2019 First stage | Binacional | v | Independiente | Juliaca |
| 19:30 UTC-5 | Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina |
Suruga Bank Championship
| 8 August 2018 Suruga | Cerezo Osaka  | 0 – 1 | Independiente | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Silvio Romero 28' Gigliotti 90+2' |
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 10,035 Referee:  Matthew Conger |
Notes
References
- ^ "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS PRIMERA DIVISIÓN – 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- ^ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.