Independiente v Vélez

Argentine LPF

IndependienteIndependienteIND

8-4-6, 28 PTS

Vélez SarsfieldVélez VEL

8-3-7, 27 PTS

José Alcides Moreno Mora - 81'

Gustavo Balvorín - 67'

Key Events

Emanuel Fernándes FrancouE. Fernándes FrancouForward

Damián EscuderoD. EscuderoMidfielder

Emanuel Fernándes FrancouE. Fernándes FrancouForward

Damián EscuderoD. EscuderoMidfielder

Santiago SilvaS. SilvaForward

Gustavo BalvorínG. BalvorínForward

Santiago SilvaS. SilvaForward

Gustavo BalvorínG. BalvorínForward

José Alcides Moreno MoraJ. Moreno MoraGoal

José Alcides Moreno MoraJ. Moreno MoraForward

Mariano HerrónM. HerrónMidfielder

José Alcides Moreno MoraJ. Moreno MoraForward

Mariano HerrónM. HerrónMidfielder

Gustavo BalvorínG. BalvorínGoal

Leonel RíosL. RíosMidfielder

Leandro CoronelL. CoronelDefender

Leonel RíosL. RíosMidfielder

Leandro CoronelL. CoronelDefender

Rodrigo DíazR. DíazMidfielder

Matías OyolaM. OyolaMidfielder

Rodrigo DíazR. DíazMidfielder

Matías OyolaM. OyolaMidfielder

Gastón MachínG. MachínMidfielder

Ismael SosaI. SosaForward

Gastón MachínG. MachínMidfielder

Ismael SosaI. SosaForward

Game Information

Avellaneda, Argentina

Referee:Saúl Laverni

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Gimnasia (Mendoza)	8	5	1	2	+7	16
Vélez Sarsfield	8	4	4	0	+5	16
Instituto (Córdoba)	8	5	1	2	+3	16
Defensa y Justicia	8	4	2	2	0	14
Unión (Santa Fe)	8	4	1	3	+3	13
Independiente	8	4	1	3	+1	13
Newell's Old Boys	8	3	3	2	+2	12
Boca Juniors	8	2	5	1	-1	11
Lanús	8	3	1	4	0	10
San Lorenzo	8	3	1	4	-2	10
Deportivo Riestra	8	2	3	3	+1	9
Platense	8	2	3	3	-4	9
Estudiantes de La Plata	8	2	1	5	-1	7
Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)	8	2	1	5	-4	7
Talleres (Córdoba)	8	1	2	5	-5	5

Argentine LPF News

Veteran defender Nicolás Otamendi signs with boyhood club River Plate

Veteran defender Nicolás Otamendi has signed a contract with River Plate to return to the Argentine league as a free agent from Benfica.

Boca Juniors plans Bombonera expansion to 80,000 seats

After River Plate presented a project to roof its Monumental Stadium, arch-rival Boca Juniors announced it will expand the capacity of La Bombonera in the stadium's biggest ever makeover.

Argentine clubs to strike in response to Tapia travel ban

Professional clubs in Argentina have agreed to strike from March 5-8 in protest against what they consider judicial persecution of Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia.

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