Independiente vs Sarmiento (Junín), 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Independiente

15': Gabriel Ávalos (P)
48': Gabriel Ávalos

FT
2 - 1

Sarmiento (Junín)

77': Pablo Magnin (P)

About

Independiente are hosting Sarmiento (Junín) at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Delay in match (Independiente).
3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4': Felipe Loyola (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Tomas Guiacobini (Sarmiento).
7': Adrián Spörle (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Leandro Suhr (Sarmiento).
8': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Adrián Spörle.
11': Penalty conceded by Alex Vigo (Sarmiento) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
13': VAR Decision: Penalty Independiente.
15': Goal! Independiente 1, Sarmiento 0. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
17': Foul by Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente).
17': Renzo Orihuela (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Gabriel Carabajal (Sarmiento).
18': Iván Marcone (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Diego Tarzia (Independiente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
19': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Renzo Orihuela.
20': Attempt missed. Iván Marcone (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
21': Foul by Tomas Guiacobini (Sarmiento).
21': Santiago Montiel (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Federico Vera (Independiente).
25': Joaquín Gho (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Felipe Loyola (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Tomas Guiacobini (Sarmiento).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Montiel (Independiente).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Gho (Sarmiento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Morales.
31': Attempt blocked. Leandro Suhr (Sarmiento) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
31': Offside, Sarmiento. Joaquín Gho is caught offside.
32': Substitution, Independiente. Luciano Cabral replaces Santiago Montiel because of an injury.
33': Foul by Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente).
33': Iván Morales (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Corner, Sarmiento. Conceded by Federico Vera.
34': Felipe Loyola (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Juan Insaurralde (Sarmiento).
34': Tomas Guiacobini (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card.
37': Corner, Sarmiento. Conceded by Kevin Lomónaco.
37': Foul by Gabriel Carabajal (Sarmiento).
37': Lautaro Millán (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Renzo Orihuela (Sarmiento).
39': Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Renzo Orihuela (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. Diego Tarzia (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Vera.
44': Offside, Sarmiento. Iván Morales is caught offside.
45': Felipe Loyola (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Iván Morales (Sarmiento).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Iván Marcone (Independiente).
45'+1': Gabriel Carabajal (Sarmiento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Renzo Orihuela (Sarmiento) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Diego Tarzia (Independiente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos with a headed pass.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Tarzia (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Lautaro Millán (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
45'+3': First Half ends, Independiente 1, Sarmiento 0.
45': Second Half begins Independiente 1, Sarmiento 0.
46': Foul by Federico Vera (Independiente).
46': Yair Arismendi (Sarmiento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Attempt saved. Felipe Loyola (Independiente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Tarzia.
47': Attempt missed. Adrián Spörle (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
47': Attempt blocked. Luciano Cabral (Independiente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Goal! Independiente 2, Sarmiento 0. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Felipe Loyola.
50': Federico Vera (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Joaquín Gho (Sarmiento).
50': Joaquín Gho (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Delay in match (Independiente).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Diego Tarzia (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
53': Substitution, Sarmiento. Federico Paradela replaces Tomas Guiacobini.
53': Substitution, Sarmiento. Pablo Magnín replaces Iván Morales.
54': Foul by Gabriel Carabajal (Sarmiento).
54': Iván Marcone (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Sarmiento. Yair Arismendi is caught offside.
56': Diego Tarzia (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Manuel García (Sarmiento).
58': Attempt saved. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Millán.
62': Attempt missed. Federico Vera (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Loyola.
64': Foul by Manuel García (Sarmiento).
64': Luciano Cabral (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Manuel García (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Felipe Loyola (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Pablo Magnín.
66': Substitution, Sarmiento. Franco Frías replaces Gabriel Carabajal.
67': Substitution, Sarmiento. Gabriel Díaz replaces Yair Arismendi.
67': Substitution, Sarmiento. Valentín Burgoa replaces Joaquín Gho.
69': Foul by Franco Frías (Sarmiento).
69': Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Alex Vigo (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Luciano Cabral (Independiente).
71': Luciano Cabral (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by Gabriel Díaz (Sarmiento).
73': Lautaro Millán (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Penalty Sarmiento. Franco Frías draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Rodrigo Rey (Independiente) after a foul in the penalty area.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Frías (Sarmiento).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Goal! Independiente 2, Sarmiento 1. Pablo Magnín (Sarmiento) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
78': Offside, Independiente. Lautaro Millán is caught offside.
78': Attempt saved. Leandro Suhr (Sarmiento) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Franco Frías with a cross.
79': Attempt blocked. Luciano Cabral (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Alex Vigo.
81': Attempt saved. Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Millán with a cross.
82': Attempt blocked. Luciano Cabral (Independiente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Marcone.
82': Attempt missed. Lautaro Millán (Independiente) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
82': Federico Paradela (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Diego Tarzia (Independiente).
83': Substitution, Independiente. Pablo Galdames replaces Lautaro Millán.
85': Federico Paradela (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Independiente).
86': Foul by Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente).
86': Pablo Magnín (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Diego Tarzia (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Federico Paradela (Sarmiento).
88': Federico Paradela (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente).
89': Substitution, Independiente. Álvaro Angulo replaces Diego Tarzia.
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Substitution, Independiente. Matías Giménez replaces Gabriel Ávalos because of an injury.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Renzo Orihuela.
90'+4': Foul by Manuel García (Sarmiento).
90'+4': Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Independiente 2, Sarmiento 1.
0': Match ends, Independiente 2, Sarmiento 1.

Statistics

SARM		IND
18	Fouls	10
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
36.9	Possession	63.1
5	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
203	Accurate Passes	390
260	Passes	450
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	36
21	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	11
31	Effective Clearances	15
31	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América
Location: Avellaneda, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Rosario Central	14	+12	29
2	Independiente	13	+14	28
3	San Lorenzo	14	+5	26
4	River Plate	14	+8	25

Full Table

Line-Ups

Independiente (4-3-3)

No.	Name
33	Rodrigo Rey (GK)
36	Sebastian Valdez
26	Kevin Lomónaco
3	Adrián Sporle
4	Federico Vera
23	Iván Marcone
14	Lautaro Millán
5	Felipe Loyola
9	Gabriel Ávalos
27	Diego Tarzia
7	Santiago Montiel

Independiente Substitutes:

Ruben Martinez, Joaquín Blázquez, Federico Mancuello, Enzo Taborda, Ignacio Maestro Puch, Rodrigo Fernández, Álvaro Angulo, Juan Fedorco, Matías Giménez, Luciano Cabral, Pablo Galdames, Santiago Salle.

Sarmiento (Junín) (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
42	Lucas Acosta (GK)
2	Juan Insaurralde
44	Renzo Orihuela
26	Yair Arismendi
21	Alex Vigo
10	Gabriel Carabajal
31	Tomas Guiacobini
5	Manuel Garcia
18	Iván Morales
28	Joaquin Gho
15	Leandro Suhr

Sarmiento (Junín) Substitutes:

Agustín Seyral, Thyago Ayala, Federico Paradela, Juan Andrada, Pablo Magnin, Brandon Márquez, Santiago Morales, Franco Farías, Andrés Marsengo, Valentín Burgoa, Gabriel Díaz, Facundo Sandoval.

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