Independiente vs Defensa Y Justicia 3-1
A. Molinas 8' (pen)
Independiente beat Defensa y Justicia 3-1 at the Libertadores de America on 18 April 2026. Molinas gave the visitors an early lead from a penalty in the 8th minute, but Avalos levelled from the spot in the 15th, Gutierrez put the hosts ahead in the 29th and Millan added a late third in the 90th. Independiente had 14 shots to 9 and 6 shots on target to 1.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 5'Alan Coria · VAR check
- 8'A. Molinas · Penalty goal
- G. Avalos · Penalty goal15'
- M. Gutierrez assist G. Avalos29'
- Facundo Zabala · Yellow card35'
- 46'F. Altamira for C. Perez
- Mateo Perez · Yellow card52'
- 59'Santiago Sosa · Yellow card
- M. Perez Curci for Rodrigo Fernandez68'
- I. Malcorra for L. Millan68'
- 71'S. Sosa for E. Banega
- 71'A. Coria for A. Hausch
- 71'D. Martinez for D. Caceres
- M. Gutierrez for S. Montiel75'
- 80'Ayrton Portillo · Yellow card
- G. Avalos for F. Tempone85'
- 85'A. Portillo for D. Fernandez
- L. Millan assist F. Tempone90'
Match stats
Line-ups
Independiente starting XI
- 33R. Rey
- 4S. Arias
- 26K. Lomonaco
- 36S. Valdez
- 22F. Zabala
- 16M. Perez Curci
- 23I. Marcone
- 40I. Malcorra
- 28M. Gutierrez
- 9G. Avalos
- 19M. Abaldo
Independiente bench · coach Gustavo Quinteros
Defensa Y Justicia starting XI
- 22C. Fiermarin
- 33L. Souto
- 6E. Amor
- 29D. Fernandez
- 16A. Portillo
- 15S. Sosa
- 10A. Molinas
- 21D. Martinez
- 25F. Altamira
- 31A. Coria
- 24J. Gutierrez
Defensa Y Justicia bench · coach Mariano Soso
Player ratings VIP
Independiente formlast ten
Defensa Y Justicia formlast ten
Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
5Independiente wins
3Draws
2Defensa Y Justicia wins
3 - 1
Defensa Y JusticiaFTDefensa Y Justicia0 - 0IndependienteFTIndependiente0 - 2Defensa Y JusticiaFTDefensa Y Justicia2 - 1IndependienteFTIndependiente0 - 0Defensa Y JusticiaFTIndependiente1 - 0Defensa Y JusticiaFTIndependiente1 - 0Defensa Y JusticiaFTDefensa Y Justicia0 - 0IndependienteFTDefensa Y Justicia0 - 1IndependienteFTDefensa Y Justicia0 - 1IndependienteLiga Profesional Argentina table
Apertura - Group A
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Velez Sarsfield | 16 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 |  Talleres Cordoba | 16 | +4 | 26 |
| 5 | Independiente | 16 | +4 | 24 |
| 6 |  Lanus | 16 | +3 | 24 |
| 7 |  San Lorenzo | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 |  Union Santa Fe | 16 | +4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Instituto Cordoba | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Defensa Y Justicia | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 |  Gimnasia M. | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 |  Platense | 16 | -5 | 16 |
Match info
CompetitionLiga Profesional Argentina
RoundApertura - 15
Kick-off
VenueLibertadores de America, Buenos Aires
RefereeSebastian Nicolas Martinez
