Club Atlético Independiente
2018–19 season
PresidentHugo Moyano
ManagerAriel Holan
StadiumEstadio Libertadores de América
Primera División7th
Copa ArgentinaRound of 32
Copa LibertadoresQuarterfinals
Suruga Bank ChampionshipWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Emmanuel Gigliotti (12)
All: Emmanuel Gigliotti (12)

The 2018–19 season was 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Argentina ARG Alan Franco
3 DF Argentina ARG Guillermo Burdisso
4 DF Argentina ARG Jorge Figal
5 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Domingo
6 MF Argentina ARG Juan Sánchez Miño
7 FW Argentina ARG Martín Benítez
8 MF Argentina ARG Maximiliano Meza
9 FW Argentina ARG Emmanuel Gigliotti
10 MF Ecuador ECU Fernando Gaibor
11 FW Argentina ARG Leandro Fernández
12 GK Argentina ARG Gonzalo Rehak
13 GK Argentina ARG Milton Álvarez
14 DF Venezuela VEN Fernando Amorebieta
15 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Asis
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Bustos
17 FW Argentina ARG Braian Romero
18 FW Argentina ARG Silvio Romero
19 MF Chile CHI Pedro Pablo Hernández
20 MF Uruguay URU Gastón Silva
21 MF Uruguay URU Carlos Benavídez
22 MF Chile CHI Francisco Silva
23 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Brítez
24 DF Argentina ARG Sergio Barreto
25 GK Uruguay URU Martín Campaña (captain)
26 FW Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cerutti
28 MF Argentina ARG Diego Mercado
29 FW Argentina ARG Francisco Pizzini
30 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Verón
31 GK Argentina ARG Renzo Rodríguez Bacchia

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
— MF Argentina ARG Julián Vitale (at San Martín de Tucumán until 31 December 2018)
— MF Argentina ARG Lucas Villalba (at Aldosivi until 31 December 2018)
21 MF Argentina ARG Domingo Blanco (at Defensa y Justicia until 31 December 2018)
19 FW Argentina ARG Gastón Togni (at Defensa y Justicia until 31 December 2018)
- FW Argentina ARG Lucas Albertengo (at Estudiantes (LP) until 31 December 2018)
— MF Argentina ARG Jorge Ortiz (at Belgrano)
— FW Argentina ARG Mauricio del Castillo (at Defensores de Belgrano)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Messiniti (at San Martín)
— DF Argentina ARG Sergio Ojeda (at Olimpo)
— MF Argentina ARG Walter Erviti (at Alvarado)
— DF Argentina ARG Damián Martínez (at Unión Santa Fe)
— FW Argentina ARG Gastón del Castillo (at Arsenal de Sarandí)
— DF Argentina ARG Gustavo Toledo (at Colón)
— FW Argentina ARG Jonathan Menéndez (at Qatar Al-Rayyan SC)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Type Fee Notes Source
GK Argentina Milton Álvarez 34 Argentina Deportivo Morón Transfer $150,000
DF Argentina Guillermo Burdisso 35 Mexico Club León Free Agent Free
MF Argentina Juan Manuel Trejo 31 Argentina Quilmes Loan returns Free
DF Argentina Lucas Villalba 29 Argentina Huracán Loan returns Free
MF Argentina Franco Bellocq 30 Argentina Olimpo Loan returns Free
DF Argentina Julián Vitale 28 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe Loan returns Free
MF Uruguay Carlos Benavidez 35 Uruguay Defensor Sporting Transfer (60%) $2,500,000
MF Chile Francisco Silva 37 Mexico Cruz Azul Loan returns Free
MF Chile Pedro Pablo Hernández 37 Spain RC Celta de Vigo Transfer $1,200,000
FW Argentina Francisco Pizzini 30 Argentina Olimpo Loan returns Free
FW Argentina Nicolás Messiniti 27 Argentina San Martín (SJ) Loan returns Free
FW Argentina Lucas Albertengo 32 Mexico C.F. Monterrey Loan returns Free
FW Argentina Ezequiel Cerutti 31 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Transfer

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Type Fee Notes Source
GK Argentina Damián Albil 44 Free agent Release Free
DF Argentina Rodrigo Moreira 27 Argentina San Martín de Tucumán Release Free
MF Argentina Juan Manuel Trejo 31 Argentina San Martín de Tucumán Release Free
DF Argentina Lucas Villalba 29 Argentina Aldosivi Loan out Free
MF Argentina Franco Bellocq 30 Greece Asteras Tripoli Release Free
MF Uruguay Diego Martín Rodríguez 34 Mexico Club Tijuana Transfer $1,000,000
MF Argentina Julián Vitale 28 Argentina San Martín de Tucumán Loan out Free
MF Argentina Domingo Blanco 28 Argentina Defensa y Justicia Loan out Free
FW Argentina Gastón Togni 28 Argentina Defensa y Justicia Loan out Free
MF Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez 40 Argentina Defensa y Justicia Release Free
FW Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez 38 Free agent Release Free
FW Argentina Lucas Albertengo 32 Argentina Estudiantes (LP) Release Free
FW Argentina Jonathan Menéndez 29 Qatar Al-Rayyan SC Loan out Free

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 July 2018 Friendly Independiente Argentina 4–0 Argentina UAI Urquiza
Fernando Gaibor
Pedro Pablo Hernández
Braian Romero
Silvio Romero
12 July 2018 Friendly Independiente Argentina 3–0 Argentina UAI Urquiza
Emmanuel Gigliotti
Sergio Barreto
Mauro Molina

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 −1 000.00
Copa Argentina 2017–18 20 July 2017 N/A Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 8 0 +8 050.00
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 +3 050.00
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 +11 037.50

Last updated: 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24).
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. ↑ Tigre qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa de la Superliga.

Matches

18 August 2018 2 Newell's Old Boys 2–2 Independiente Rosario
21:45 ART Fértoli 15'
Fontanini 52'
Leonel Ferroni Yellow card 59'
Amoroso Red card 67'
Braian Rivero Yellow card 85'		 Report Gigliotti 3', 43'
Sánchez Miño Yellow card 20'
Silva Yellow card 49'
Meza Yellow card 54'
Domingo Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
25 August 2018 3 Independiente 0–1 Defensa y Justicia Avellaneda
21:45 ART Gaibor Yellow card 28'
Domingo Yellow card 46'		 Report Fernández 34'
Blanco Yellow card 41'
Hugo Silva Yellow card 72'
Togni Yellow card 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', Yellow card 51'
Lugüercio Yellow card 28'
Iván Erquiaga Yellow card 36'
Zuqui Yellow card 72'
Pavone Yellow card 86'		 Figal
B.Romero 49', Yellow card 62'
S.Romero 56'
Bustos Yellow card 67'
Silva Yellow card 72'
Hernández Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes
Referee: Ariel Penel

2017–18 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

2018 Copa Libertadores

Round of 16

21 August 2018 Leg 1 Independiente Argentina 3–0
Awarded		 Brazil Santos Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART Silva Yellow card 25'
Bustos Yellow card 27'
Cerutti Yellow card 48'
Campaña Yellow card 72'
Silva Yellow card 90'		 Report Sánchez Yellow card 19'
Veríssimo Yellow card 30'
Dodô
Gabriel Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Referee: Peru Diego Haro
28 August 2018 Leg 2 Santos Brazil 0–0 Argentina Independiente São Paulo, Brazil
19:30 BRT Derlis González Yellow card 39'
Henrique Yellow card 57'
Alison Yellow card 59'		 Report Bustos Yellow card 15'
Meza soccer ball with red X 45
Emanuel Brítez Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance: 33,642
Referee: Chile Julio Bascuñán

Independiente won 3–0 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate

Copa Sudamericana

  Win   Draw   Loss

First stage

Suruga Bank Championship

8 August 2018 Suruga Cerezo Osaka Japan 0 – 1 Argentina Independiente Osaka, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Silvio Romero 28'
Gigliotti Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: New Zealand Matthew Conger

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS PRIMERA DIVISIÓN – 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
    2. ↑ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
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