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3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Apr, 23:30 BST

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Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América - Ricardo Enrique Bochini City: Avellaneda

In the Liga Profesional Argentina game on 18 April 2026, Independiente beat Defensa y Justicia 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:1, corners 6:5.

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 6 – 1

Shots off target 5 – 6

Expected goals 1.71 – 1.04

⚽ 8' A. Molinas — Penalty ⚽ 15' G. Avalos — Penalty ⚽ 29' M. Gutierrez — Goal 🟨 35' F. Zabala — Yellow card ⇄ 46' F. Altamira — Substitution 🟨 52' M. Perez Curci — Yellow card 🟨 59' S. Sosa — Yellow card ⇄ 68' M. Perez Curci — Substitution ⇄ 68' I. Malcorra — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. Sosa — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Coria — Substitution ⇄ 71' D. Martinez — Substitution ⇄ 75' M. Gutierrez — Substitution 🟨 80' A. Portillo — Yellow card ⇄ 85' G. Avalos — Substitution ⇄ 85' A. Portillo — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' L. Millan — Goal

Match events

8' 0:1 Defensa y Justicia Penalty A. Molinas
15' 1:1 Independiente Penalty G. Avalos
29' 2:1 Independiente Goal M. Gutierrez assist: G. Avalos
35' 2:1 Independiente Yellow card F. Zabala
46' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Substitution F. Altamira off: C. Perez
52' 2:1 Independiente Yellow card M. Perez Curci
59' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Yellow card S. Sosa
68' 2:1 Independiente Substitution M. Perez Curci off: Rodrigo Fernandez
68' 2:1 Independiente Substitution I. Malcorra off: L. Millan
71' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Substitution S. Sosa off: E. Banega
71' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Substitution A. Coria off: A. Hausch
71' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Substitution D. Martinez off: D. Caceres
75' 2:1 Independiente Substitution M. Gutierrez off: S. Montiel
80' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Yellow card A. Portillo
85' 2:1 Independiente Substitution G. Avalos off: F. Tempone
85' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Substitution A. Portillo off: D. Fernandez
90+4' 3:1 Independiente Goal L. Millan assist: F. Tempone

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

6 Shots on target 1

5 Shots off target 6

1.71 Expected goals 1.04

3 Big chances 1

186 Attacks 178

6 Corners 5

7 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 5

3 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 10

15 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

10/2245% Aerial duels 12/2255%

52 Backward passes 55

3 Blocked shots 2

14 Clearances 26

0/130% Crosses 4/1136%

12/1963% Dribbles 6/1443%

0.64 Expected assists 0.26

89 Failed passes 77

0 Goalkeeper saves 3

14 Interceptions 19

9 Key passes 7

34/6255% Long passes 32/5558%

73 Passes into the final third 46

252 Passes in the opposition half 180

169 Passes in own half 232

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.11

6 Shots from outside the box 5

8 Shots inside the box 4

12/1771% Tackles 6/1443%

408 Total passes 401

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
33	Rodrigo Rey	33
4	Santiago Arias	4
22	Facundo Gabriel Zabala	22
26	Kevin Joel Lomónaco	26
36	Sebastián Aníbal Valdez	36
16	M. Perez Curci	16
19	Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou	19
23	Iván José Marcone	23
28	Maximiliano Gutiérrez	28
40	Ignacio Malcorra	40
9	Gabriel Ávalos Stumpfs	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Joaquín Blázquez	1
3	Milton Valenzuela	3
6	Nicolás Omar Freire	6
13	Juan Manuel Fedorco	13
29	Leonardo Ezequiel Godoy	29
5	Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés	5
8	Lautaro Miljan	8
10	Luciano Cabral	10
11	Federico Mancuello	11
7	Santiago Gabriel Montiel	7
34	Felipe Tempone	34
43	Facundo Valdes	43

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Defensa y Justicia

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Cristopher Javier Fiermarín Forlán	22
6	Emiliano Amor	6
21	David Martinez	21
29	Damián Ariel Fernández	29
10	Aaron Nicolás Molinas	10
15	Santiago Sosa	15
16	Ayrton Nicolás Portillo	16
33	Lucas Alessandro Souto	33
24	Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire	24
25	Facundo Altamira	25
31	A. Correa	31

Substitutes
#	Player	number
36	Lautaro Amade	36
26	Darío Cáceres	26
27	Elías Iván Pereyra	27
32	Nazareno Roselli	32
8	César Ignacio Pérez Maldonado	8
11	Éver Maximiliano David Banega	11
18	Santiago Federico Toloza	18
23	Mateu Aguilar	23
55	Julián López	55
17	Agustín Hausch	17
19	David Matías Barbona	19
30	David Fernández	30

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: Liga Profesional Argentina
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América - Ricardo Enrique Bochini
City: Avellaneda
Kick-off: 18 Apr, 23:30 BST

Key numbers

51:49 Possession, %
6:1 Shots on target
5:6 Shots off target
1.71:1.04 Expected goals

Liga Profesional Argentina

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	31
2	Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	30
3	Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	28
4	Talleres Córdoba	16	7	5	4	26
5	Independiente	16	6	6	4	24
6	Lanús	16	6	6	4	24
7	San Lorenzo de Almagro	16	5	7	4	22
8	Unión Santa Fe	16	5	6	5	21
9	Instituto Cordoba	16	6	3	7	21
10	Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	19