2017–18 Club Atlético Independiente season

The 2017–18 season is Club Atlético Independiente's 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Club Atlético Independiente

2017–18 season
President	Hugo Moyano
Manager	Ariel Holan
Stadium	Estadio Libertadores de América
Primera División	6th
2016–17 Copa Argentina	Round of 32
2017–18 Copa Argentina	Round of 64
2017 Copa Sudamericana	Winners
2018 Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Leandro Fernández (6) Martín Benítez (6) All: Leandro Fernández (10)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Current squad

As of 19 March 2018.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Damián Albil 2 DF  ARG Alan Franco 4 DF  ARG Jorge Figal 5 MF  ARG Nicolás Domingo 6 MF  ARG Juan Sánchez Miño 7 FW  ARG Martín Benítez 8 MF  ARG Maximiliano Meza 9 FW  ARG Emmanuel Gigliotti 10 MF  ECU Fernando Gaibor 11 FW  ARG Leandro Fernández 13 GK  ARG Gonzalo Rehak 14 DF  VEN Fernando Amorebieta 15 MF  URU Diego Martín Rodríguez 16 DF  ARG Fabricio Bustos 17 FW  ARG Braian Romero 18 FW  ARG Silvio Romero 19 FW  ARG Gastón Togni

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  URU Gastón Silva 21 MF  ARG Domingo Blanco 22 FW  ARG Juan Manuel Martínez 23 DF  ARG Emanuel Brítez 24 DF  ARG Rodrigo Miguel Moreira 25 GK  URU Martín Campaña 26 MF  ARG Jonás Gutiérrez 27 FW  ARG Jonathan Menéndez 30 MF  ARG Gonzalo Verón 31 DF  ARG Gonzalo Asis 32 MF  ARG Christian Ortiz 33 FW  ARG Francisco Pizzini 34 DF  ARG Sergio Barreto 35 MF  ARG Diego Mercado 36 DF  ARG Juan Di Lorenzo 38 FW  ARG Mauro Molina

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  ARG Gustavo Toledo (at Colón until 30 June 2018) 5 MF  ARG Julián Vitale (at Unión Santa Fe until 30 June 2018) 20 DF  ARG Damián Martínez (at Unión Santa Fe until 30 June 2018) — MF  ARG Franco Bellocq (at Olimpo until 30 June 2018) — FW  ARG Gastón del Castillo (at Arsenal de Sarandí until 30 June 2018) — DF  ARG Néstor Breitenbruch (at Correcaminos UAT until 30 June 2018)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARG Jorge Ortiz (at Belgrano until 30 June 2018) — FW  ARG Mauricio del Castillo (at Defensores de Belgrano until 30 June 2018) — FW  ARG Nicolás Messiniti (at San Martín until 30 June 2018) — DF  ARG Sergio Ojeda (at Olimpo until 30 June 2018) — MF  ARG Walter Erviti (at Alvarado until 30 June 2018) — FW  ARG Lucas Albertengo (at Monterrey until 31 December 2018)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
6 July 2017	MF	Jonás Gutiérrez	Defensa y Justicia	Undisclosed[2][3]
10 July 2017	DF	Fernando Amorebieta	Sporting Gijón	Undisclosed[2][3]
19 July 2017	MF	Nicolás Domingo	River Plate	Undisclosed[2][3]
30 August 2017	DF	Gastón Silva	Torino	Undisclosed[2]
23 January 2018	FW	Jonathan Menéndez	Talleres de Córdoba	US$ 3 Million[2]
23 January 2018	FW	Braian Romero	Argentinos Juniors	US$ 2.3 Million[2]
25 January 2018	MF	Fernando Gaibor	Emelec	US$ 4.2 Million[2]
30 January 2018	FW	Silvio Romero	América	US$ 4.2 Million[2]
30 January 2018	FW	Gonzalo Verón	D.C. United	Free[2]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2017	MF	Jorge Márquez	Las Palmas	Undisclosed[2][failed verification]
22 July 2017	MF	Claudio Aquino	Unión Santa Fe	Undisclosed[2]
30 July 2017	GK	Diego Rodríguez	Rosario Central	Undisclosed[2]
16 August 2017	FW	Jonathan Cañete	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed[2]
22 August 2017	MF	Emiliano Rigoni	Zenit	Undisclosed[2]
4 January 2018	MF	Nicolás Tagliafico	Ajax	US$ 4.9 Million[2]
16 January 2018	MF	Ezequiel Barco	Atlanta United	US$15 Million[2]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
31 December 2017	31 December 2018	DF	Emanuel Brítez	Unión de Santa Fe

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
19 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Gastón del Castillo	Arsenal de Sarandí[4]
19 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Gustavo Toledo	Colón[2][3]
22 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Nicolás Messiniti	San Martín[2]
25 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Sergio Ojeda	Olimpo[2]
26 July 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Franco Bellocq	Olimpo[2]
2 August 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Damián Martínez	Unión Santa Fe[2]
2 August 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Julián Vitale	Unión Santa Fe[2]
8 August 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Mauricio del Castillo	Defensores de Belgrano[2]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Independiente v Villa San Carlos

26 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	3–0	Villa San Carlos	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	N. Domínguez M. Meza L. Fernández (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v Villa San Carlos

26 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–0	Villa San Carlos	Avellaneda, Argentina
11:30	L. Albertengo M. Benítez	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v Tristán Suárez

29 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	1–0	Tristán Suárez	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	G. Togni	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v Tristán Suárez

29 July 2017 Friendly	Independiente	1–0	Tristán Suárez	Avellaneda, Argentina
11:30	E. Denis	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v UAI Urquiza

4 August 2017 Friendly	Independiente	4–1	UAI Urquiza	Avellaneda, Argentina
10:00	L. Albertengo G. Togni	Report	E. Díaz	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v UAI Urquiza

12 August 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–0	UAI Urquiza	Avellaneda, Argentina
	L. Fernández M. Meza	Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v San Lorenzo

1 September 2017 Friendly	Independiente	2–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda, Argentina
	L. Fernández L. Albertengo	Report	N. Reniero	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Independiente v San Lorenzo

1 September 2017 Friendly	Independiente	0–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América

Torneos de Verano

Main article: Torneos de Verano (Argentina)

Independiente v Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

13 January 2018 Friendly	Independiente	0–0 (3–5 p)	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Mar del Plata, Argentina
	Campaña  37' Togni  82'	Report	Bonifacio  34' Alemán  61'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella

Independiente v Racing Club

19 January 2018	Independiente	2–2 (3–1 p)	Racing Club	Mar del Plata, Argentina
	Fernández 9' (pen.), 22' Amorebieta  56' Albertengo  81'	Report	Martínez 26', 90' González  86' Barbieri  91'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primera División	26 August 2017	13 May 2018	Matchday 1	6th	27	13	7	7	29	19	+10	048.15
Copa Argentina	17 May 2017	19 September 2017	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Copa Sudamericana	4 April 2017	13 December 2017	First stage	Winners	12	8	2	2	21	9	+12	066.67
Recopa Sudamericana	14 February 2018	21 February 2018	Final	Runners-up	2	0	1	1	1	1	+0	000.00
Copa Libertadores	1 March 2018		Group stage		6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	050.00
Total					49	25	11	13	58	35	+23	051.02

Last updated: 4 April 2018 (2018-04-04).
Source: Competitions

Primera División

Main article: 2017–18 Argentine Primera División

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Huracán	27	13	9	5	35	24	+11	48	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
5	Talleres (C)	27	13	7	7	33	20	+13	46	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
6	Independiente	27	13	7	7	29	19	+10	46	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
7	Racing	27	13	6	8	46	32	+14	45
8	River Plate	27	13	6	8	39	26	+13	45	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.^[5][6]
Notes:

1. River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	4	5	5	13	15	15	11	12	11	8	7	6	4	8	5	6	7	4	3	5	6	5	4	6	5	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2018 (2018-03-19). Source: ESPN
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

Independiente v Huracán

26 August 2017 1	Independiente	3–1	Huracán	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Benítez 21', 78' Fernández 60' Bustos  72'		Ábila 18' Compagnucci  29' Villalba  82'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Patricio Loustau

Olimpo v Independiente

8 September 2017 2	Olimpo	1–1	Independiente	Bahía Blanca
21:15 ART	Nasuti  44' Vila 71'		Fernández 31' Domínguez  60'	Stadium: Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti Attendance: 8,500 Referee: José Ignacio Baliño

Independiente v Lanús

16 September 2017 3	Independiente	0–1	Lanús	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Barco  24' Martínez  65' Gutiérrez  77'		García  35' Denis  90+1' Denis 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Fernando Espinoza

Godoy Cruz v Independiente

23 September 2017 4	Godoy Cruz	1–0	Independiente	Mendoza
20:05 ART	Angileri  41' Fernández  44' García 60' (pen.) Giménez  90+3'		Rodríguez  22' Sánchez Miño  58'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Patricio Loustau

Independiente v Vélez Sarsfield

1 October 2017 5	Independiente	1–0	Vélez Sarsfield	Avellaneda
16:05 ART	Domingo  18' Meza 51' Amorebieta  86' Sánchez Miño  90+2'		Díaz  19' Grillo  41' Desábato  49' Pérez Acuña  79' Grillo  85'  Cáseres  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Facundo Tello

Chacarita Juniors v Independiente

15 October 2017 6	Chacarita Juniors	1–2	Independiente	Villa Maipú
11:05 ART	Imbert 1' Menéndez  69' Mellado  90+4'		Bustos 10' Barco 55' Barco  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de Chacarita Juniors Referee: Fernando Echenique

Independiente v Patronato

29 October 2017 7	Independiente	1–1	Patronato	Avellaneda
20:05 ART	Silva  57' Meza 89'		Márquez  17' Rivero  30' Ribas 34' Arciero  40' Sosa  74' Urribarri  90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei

Belgrano v Independiente

5 November 2017 8	Belgrano	0–0	Independiente	Córdoba
14:05 ART	Ramis  81'		Rodríguez  43' Sánchez Miño  62' Fernández  65'	Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Independiente v River Plate

18 November 2017 9	Independiente	1–0	River Plate	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	Amorebieta  16' Albertengo  56' Gutiérrez  61' Domingo 82'		Maidana  15' Lux  20' Pérez  73'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Racing Club v Independiente

25 November 2017 10	Racing Club	0–1	Independiente	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	González  21' Arévalo Ríos  25' Saravia  45' Martínez  90'		Moreira  27' Fernández 30' Moreira  36'  Rehak  82' Albil  90'	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Germán Delfino

Independiente v Rosario Central

24 January 2018 (postponed) 11	Independiente	1–1	Rosario Central	Avellaneda
21:10 ART	Amorebieta  4' Sánchez Miño  54' Gigliotti 65' Domingo  71'		Zampedri 35' Parot  37' Ledesma  63' González  83'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Ariel Penel

Arsenal v Independiente

9 December 2017 12	Arsenal	1–2	Independiente	Sarandí
21:30 ART	Wilchez 80' Monteseirín  82'		Fernández 18' Denis 90'	Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Federico Beligoy

Independiente v Estudiantes de La Plata

29 January 2018 13	Independiente	1–2	Estudiantes de La Plata	Avellaneda
21:15 ART	Gigliotti 51' Domingo  69'		Giménez  27' Sánchez  29' Campi  45' Gómez 60' Braña  66' Otero 72' Campi  84'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: José Ignacio Baliño

Colón v Independiente

3 February 2018 14	Colón	0–1	Independiente	Santa Fe
19:15 ART	Chancalay  32' Ceballos  70'		Fernández 72' (pen.) Figal  81'	Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Fernando Echenique

Independiente v San Lorenzo

4 April 2018 (postponed) 15	Independiente	0–1	San Lorenzo	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Bustos  31' Bustos  75'  Amorebieta  85' Franco  87'		Botta 15' Díaz  39' Caruzzo  41' Botta  66' Rojas  72' Piris Da Motta  82' Senesi  85' Blandi  87'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Patricio Lousteau

Temperley v Independiente

17 February 2018 16	Temperley	0–0	Independiente	Temperley
19:15 ART	Scifo  14' Bogino  50' Nani  70'		Figal  38'	Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Beranger Referee: Diego Abal

Independiente v Banfield

25 February 2018 17	Independiente	1–0	Banfield	Avellaneda
17:00 ART	Benítez 24' Fernández  63' Sánchez Miño  81'		Remedi  56' Remedi  85'  Ortiz  87' Bertolo  90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Facundo Tello

San Martín de San Juan v Independiente

5 March 2018 18	San Martín de San Juan	0–4	Independiente	San Juan
19:00 ART	Rodríguez  17' Goitía  39' Maná  50' Fernández  73' Goitía  76'		Benítez 16' Gutiérrez  35' Fernández  40' Bustos 51' Fernández 53' Gigliotti  63' B. Romero 81'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Germán Delfino

Independiente v Argentinos Juniors

11 March 2018 19	Independiente	2–1	Argentinos Juniors	Avellaneda
21:30 ART	Gigliotti 20' Meza 42'		K. Mac Allister  17' Montero  52' Barrios 87'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Tigre v Independiente

19 March 2018 20	Tigre	1–1	Independiente	Victoria
21:15 ART	Pérez García  39' Menossi  42' González 73'		Menéndez  23' S. Romero 32' Figal  39' Gutiérrez  59' Franco  61'	Stadium: Estadio José Dellagiovanna Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Independiente v Atlético Tucumán

31 March 2018 21	Independiente	0–2	Atlético Tucumán	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Fernández  88' Gaibor  89'		García  29' Acosta 54' Aliendro  67' Aliendro  81'  Toledo  83' Acosta 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Fernando Echenique

Talleres de Córdoba v Independiente

8 April 2018 22	Talleres de Córdoba	0–2	Independiente	Córdoba
17:45 ART	Quintana  36' Silva  60' J. Ramírez  61' Komar  76'	Report	Verón 23' Amorebieta  57' Sánchez Miño  62' Brítez  78' Gigliotti 89'	Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Germán Delfino

Independiente v Boca Juniors

15 April 2018 23	Independiente	1–0	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda
20:00 ART	Silva  37' Fernández  50' Benítez 56'	Report	Vergini  8' Mas  78' P. Pérez  81' P. Pérez  90'  Nández  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Ariel Penel

Independiente v Defensa y Justicia

23 April 2018 24	Independiente	0–1	Defensa y Justicia	Avellaneda
21:15 ART	Bustos  28' Amorebieta  30'	Report	Molina  33' Bareiro  51' Bareiro 55' Almeida  72' Cubas  74'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo

Newell's Old Boys v Independiente

28 April 2018 25	Newell's Old Boys	0–1	Independiente	Rosario
15:30 ART	Bernardello  27' San Román  48' Cabrera  87'	Report	Franco  37' Figal  40' Silva 45'	Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

Independiente v Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

6 May 2018 26	Independiente	2–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Avellaneda
13:15 ART	Benítez 9' Figal  20' Rodríguez  29' Bustos  59' Gigliotti 78'	Report	Dibble  17' Alemán 22' (pen.) Rinaudo  24' Contín  81' Bonifacio 90'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Silvio Trucco

Unión de Santa Fe v Independiente

13 May 2018 27	Unión de Santa Fe	1–0	Independiente	Santa Fe
17:00 ART	Soldano 46' M. Pittón  56'	Report	Franco  54' Fernández  71' Gaibor  82' Campaña  87' Amorebieta  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Referee: Fernando Echenique

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2016–17 Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 64

Independiente v Camioneros

17 May 2017 R64	Independiente	0–0 (5–4 p)	Camioneros	Quilmes, Argentina
21:10 ART	Benítez  57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner Referee: Ariel Penel

Round of 32

Independiente v Atlético Tucumán

19 September 2017[nb 1] R32	Independiente	1–2	Atlético Tucumán	Mendoza, Argentina
21:10 ART	M. Meza 14'	Report	G. Freitas 57' R. Aliendro 76'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas[nb 2] Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2017 Copa Sudamericana

  Win   Draw   Loss

First stage

Independiente v Alianza Lima

4 April 2017 First leg	Independiente	0–0	Alianza Lima	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Barco  26'	Report	de la Haza  18' L. Ramírez  21' Cossio  54' Pacheco  75'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile)

Alianza Lima v Independiente

31 May 2017 Second leg	Alianza Lima	0–1 (agg: 0–1)	Independiente	Lima, Peru
19:45 PET	Riojas  48' Riojas  90'	Report	Rigoni 31' Rigoni  67'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Second stage

Independiente v Deportes Iquique

12 July 2017 First leg	Independiente	4–2	Deportes Iquique	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Franco 21' Barco 34' Fernández 40' Bustos  43' Domínguez 44' Meza  70'	Report	Charles  8' Guerrero  27' Bielkiewicz 75' (pen.) Torres  82' Espinoza 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 28,200 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Deportes Iquique v Independiente

2 August 2017 Second leg	Deportes Iquique	1–2 (agg: 3–6)	Independiente	Calama, Chile
20:45 CLT	Villalobos 7' Torres  20' Cubillos  88'	Report	Meza  17' Barco  20' Meza 27' Franco  43' Amorebieta  66' Albertengo 81'	Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Round of 16

Atlético Tucumán v Independiente

22 August 2017 First leg	Atlético Tucumán	1–0	Independiente	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
21:45 ART	Núñez  32' Rodríguez 43' Cabral  71' Sbuttoni  88'	Report	Amorebieta  77' Meza  83' Tagliafico  85' Fernández  88' Domínguez  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Independiente v Atlético Tucumán

12 September 2017 Second leg	Independiente	2–0 (agg: 2–1)	Atlético Tucumán	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 ART	Fernández 17' Tagliafico  20' Sánchez Miño  40' Tagliafico  52'  Benítez 83' Benítez  84' Campaña  90+2'	Report	Miloc  30' Aliendro  38' Núñez  64' Cabral  85' Cabral  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

Nacional v Independiente

25 October 2017 First leg	Nacional	1–4	Independiente	Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 PYT	Caballero 33' Rojo  82' Rojas  90+1'	Report	Meza 28' Fernández 49', 70' Albertengo 77'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Independiente v Nacional

2 November 2017 Second leg	Independiente	2–0 (agg: 6–1)	Nacional	Avellaneda, Argentina
19:15 ART	Domingo  27' Gigliotti  31' Martínez 52' Domingo  59' Rodríguez  59'	Report	Roa Jiménez  21' Salgueiro  40' Canale  65' Paniagua  80' Rojo  83'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 34,408 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Semi-finals

Libertad v Independiente

21 November 2017 First leg	Libertad	1–0	Independiente	Asunción, Paraguay
21:15 PYT	O. Cardozo 1' Bareiro  44' O. Cardozo  74'	Report	Domingo  45+2' Barco  50' Fernández  68' Benítez  80'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Independiente v Libertad

28 November 2017 Second leg	Independiente	3–1 (agg: 3–2)	Libertad	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:15 ART	Barco 17' (pen.) Gigliotti 19', 31' Rodríguez  36' Campaña  82'	Report	A. Cardozo 25' L. Cardozo  45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 44,350 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Finals

Independiente v Flamengo

6 December 2017 First leg	Independiente	2–1	Flamengo	Avellaneda, Argentina
20:45 ART	Tagliafico  20' Gigliotti 29' Meza 53' Amorebieta  86' Campaña  90+1'	Report	Réver 9' Diego  24'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Flamengo v Independiente

13 December 2017 Second leg	Flamengo	1–1 (agg: 2–3)	Independiente	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:45 BRT	Paquetá 29' Éverton  74' Vinícius Jr.  78' Juan  90+1' Diego  90+2' Cuéllar  90+4'	Report	Barco 38' (pen.) Albertengo  73' Meza  78' Campaña  80' Barco  88' Rodríguez  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 62,657 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Recopa Sudamericana

Main article: 2018 Recopa Sudamericana

Independiente v Grêmio

14 February 2018 First leg	Independiente	1–1	Grêmio	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:00 ART	Cortez 33' (o.g.) Gigliotti  22' Domingo  45+3' Fernández  70' Amorebieta  90'	Report	Luan 22' Moura  32' Geromel  39' Alisson  89'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Grêmio v Independiente

21 February 2018 Second leg	Grêmio	0–0 (5–4 p)	Independiente	Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:45 BRT	Alisson  2' Geromel  25' Paulo Miranda  36'	Report	Rodríguez  16' Silva  24' Gaibor  35' Amorebieta  42'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 42,291 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage § Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		COR	IND	MIL	LAR
1	Corinthians	6	3	1	2	11	5	+6	10	Round of 16		—	1–2	0–1	2–0
2	Independiente	6	3	1	2	6	4	+2	10			0–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	Millonarios	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3	8	Copa Sudamericana		0–0	1–1	—	4–0
4	Deportivo Lara	6	2	0	4	5	16	−11	6			2–7	1–0	2–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Deportivo Lara v Independiente

1 March 2018 1	Deportivo Lara	1–0	Independiente	Cabudare, Venezuela
18:15 UTC−4	Sierra 11' Pernía  45+2' Falcón  64' Aponte  75' Reyes  85'	Report	Domingo  62' Meza  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Independiente v Millonarios

15 March 2018 2	Independiente	1–0	Millonarios	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Benítez 24' Franco  70' Sánchez Miño  79'	Report	Silva  40'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Independiente v Corinthians

18 April 2018 3	Independiente	0–1	Corinthians	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Verón  63' Meza  90+3' Bustos  90+4'	Report	Henrique  71' Jádson 80' Fagner  85'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Corinthians v Independiente

2 May 2018 4	Corinthians	1–2	Independiente	São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Jádson 31' Emerson Sheik  79'	Report	Benítez 1' Romero 24' (o.g.) Sánchez Miño  37' Amorebieta  44' Meza  75' Romero  80' Figal  88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 36,508 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Millonarios v Independiente

17 May 2018 5	Millonarios	1–1	Independiente	Bogotá, Colombia
19:30 UTC−5	Cadavid 58' (pen.) Rojas  60' Cadavid  62'	Report	B. Romero  23' Franco  40' Figal  62' Gigliotti 74' Gaibor  78' Campaña  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Independiente v Deportivo Lara

24 May 2018 6	Independiente	2–0	Deportivo Lara	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:30 UTC−3	Figal  13' Benítez 37' Silva  51' Gigliotti 80' Franco  83'	Report	Carrillo  29' Carrillo  59'  Falcón  83' Soto  89'	Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

Notes

1. Match was originally scheduled for 17 August 2017 before being postponed.^[7]
2. Original match was set to take place at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez.^[7]

References

1. "Independiente squad". Soccerway. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. "Independiente transfers". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
4. "El hermano del Kun, refuerzo de Arsenal". TyC Sports. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
5. "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
6. "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
7. "Confirman la postergación de Independiente-At. Tucumán". ESPN. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.