Independiente 3-1 Defensa Y Justicia — Liga Profesional, 18 Apr 2026
Independiente beat Defensa Y Justicia 3-1 in the Liga Profesional Apertura - 15 on 18 April 2026 at Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires. Aaron Molinas, Gabriel Ávalos, Maximiliano Gutiérrez, Lautaro Millán got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Independiente have won 1 and Defensa Y Justicia 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Libertadores de America · Buenos Aires·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'VARPenalty confirmed
- 0-18'Penalty
- 1-115'Penalty
- 2-129'
- 35'Foul
- Half-time2-1
- 46'
- 52'Foul
- 59'Foul
- 68'
- 68'
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 75'
- 80'Foul
- 85'
- 85'
- 3-190+4'assist: Felipe Tempone
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Independiente
- 8.5Maximiliano GutiérrezF
- 7.6Iván MarconeM
- 7.6Gabriel ÁvalosF
- 7.6Lautaro MillánM
- 7.3Facundo ZabalaD
- 7.2Kevin LomónacoD
- 6.9Matías AbaldoF
- 6.9Rodrigo ReyG
- 6.9Felipe TemponeF
- 6.7Santiago MontielF
- 6.6Rodrigo FernándezM
- 6.5Sebastián ValdezD
- 6.3Víctor MalcorraM
- 6.2Santiago AriasD
- 6.2Mateo PerezM
Defensa Y Justicia
- 7.0Aaron MolinasM
- 6.9David MartínezM
- 6.7Santiago SosaM
- 6.6Éver BanegaM
- 6.5Emiliano AmorD
- 6.5Darío CáceresD
- 6.3Facundo AltamiraF
- 6.3Agustín HauschF
- 6.3Alan CoriaF
- 6.2Damián FernándezD
- 6.2Lucas SoutoD
- 6.2César PérezM
- 6.2David FernándezF
- 6.0Ayrton PortilloM
- 6.0Juan GutiérrezF
- 5.6Cristopher FiermarínG
Line-ups
Defensa Y Justicia3-4-2-1
Independiente4-3-3
Substitutes
IndependienteGustavo Quinteros
Substitutes
- 29Leonardo GodoyD
- 6Nicolas FreireD
- 11Federico MancuelloM
- 3Milton ValenzuelaD
- 13Juan FedorcoD
- 5Rodrigo Fernández68'M6.6
- 10Luciano CabralM
- 1Joaquín BlázquezG
- 7Santiago Montiel75'F6.7
- 8Lautaro Millán90+4'68'M7.6
- 34Felipe Tempone85'F6.9
- 43Facundo ValdézF
Defensa Y JusticiaMariano Soso
Substitutes
- 11Éver Banega71'M6.6
- 55Julián LópezM
- 19David BarbonaF
- 26Darío Cáceres71'D6.5
- 27Elías PereyraD
- 8César Pérez46'M6.2
- 17Agustín Hausch71'F6.3
- 18Santiago TolozaM
- 36Lautaro AmadéG
- 23Mateo AguiarM
- 30David Fernández85'F6.2
- 32Nazareno RoselliD
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
14Total shots9
6Shots on target1
5Shots off target6
3Blocked shots2
6Corners5
3Offsides1
7Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves3
408Total passes401
319Accurate passes324
78%Pass accuracy81%
Independiente
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Gutiérrez | 75 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Iván Marcone | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Gabriel Ávalos | 85 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Lautaro Millán | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Facundo Zabala | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Kevin Lomónaco | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Matías Abaldo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Rodrigo Rey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Felipe Tempone | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Santiago Montiel | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Rodrigo Fernández | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Sebastián Valdez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Víctor Malcorra | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Santiago Arias | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Mateo Perez | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Defensa Y Justicia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Molinas | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| David Martínez | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Santiago Sosa | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Éver Banega | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Emiliano Amor | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Darío Cáceres | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Facundo Altamira | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Agustín Hausch | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alan Coria | 71 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Damián Fernández | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Lucas Souto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| César Pérez | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| David Fernández | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ayrton Portillo | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Juan Gutiérrez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Cristopher Fiermarín | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
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