# 2018–19 Club Atlético Independiente season

The 2018–19 season was Club Atlético Independiente's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 20 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Current squad

    As of 1 September 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Alan Franco |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Guillermo Burdisso |
| 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 |
| 12 | GK | ARG | Gonzalo Rehak |
| 13 | GK | ARG | Milton Álvarez |
| 14 | DF | VEN | Fernando Amorebieta |
| 15 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Asis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Bustos |
| 17 | FW | ARG | Braian Romero |
| 18 | FW | ARG | Silvio Romero |
| 19 | MF | CHI | Pedro Pablo Hernández |
| 20 | MF | URU | Gastón Silva |
| 21 | MF | URU | Carlos Benavídez |
| 22 | MF | CHI | Francisco Silva |
| 23 | DF | ARG | Emanuel Brítez |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Sergio Barreto |
| 25 | GK | URU | Martín Campaña (captain) |
| 26 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Cerutti |
| 28 | MF | ARG | Diego Mercado |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Francisco Pizzini |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Gonzalo Verón |
| 31 | GK | ARG | Renzo Rodríguez Bacchia |

### 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 |
| — | MF | ARG | Julián Vitale (at San Martín de Tucumán until 31 December 2018) |
| — | MF | ARG | Lucas Villalba (at Aldosivi until 31 December 2018) |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Domingo Blanco (at Defensa y Justicia until 31 December 2018) |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Gastón Togni (at Defensa y Justicia until 31 December 2018) |
| - | FW | ARG | Lucas Albertengo (at Estudiantes (LP) until 31 December 2018) |
| — | MF | ARG | Jorge Ortiz (at Belgrano) |
| — | FW | ARG | Mauricio del Castillo (at Defensores de Belgrano) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ARG | Nicolás Messiniti (at San Martín) |
| — | DF | ARG | Sergio Ojeda (at Olimpo) |
| — | MF | ARG | Walter Erviti (at Alvarado) |
| — | DF | ARG | Damián Martínez (at Unión Santa Fe) |
| — | FW | ARG | Gastón del Castillo (at Arsenal de Sarandí) |
| — | DF | ARG | Gustavo Toledo (at Colón) |
| — | FW | ARG | Jonathan Menéndez (at Al-Rayyan SC) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| GK | Milton Álvarez | 35 | Deportivo Morón | Transfer | $150,000 |
| DF | Guillermo Burdisso | 36 | Club León | Free Agent | Free |
| MF | Juan Manuel Trejo | 32 | Quilmes | Loan returns | Free |
| DF | Lucas Villalba | 30 | Huracán | Loan returns | Free |
| MF | Franco Bellocq | 30 | Olimpo | Loan returns | Free |
| DF | Julián Vitale | 29 | Unión de Santa Fe | Loan returns | Free |
| MF | Carlos Benavidez | 36 | Defensor Sporting | Transfer (60%) | $2,500,000 |
| MF | Francisco Silva | 38 | Cruz Azul | Loan returns | Free |
| MF | Pedro Pablo Hernández | 37 | RC Celta de Vigo | Transfer | $1,200,000 |
| FW | Francisco Pizzini | 31 | Olimpo | Loan returns | Free |
| FW | Nicolás Messiniti | 28 | San Martín (SJ) | Loan returns | Free |
| FW | Lucas Albertengo | 33 | C.F. Monterrey | Loan returns | Free |
| FW | Ezequiel Cerutti | 32 | Al-Hilal | Transfer | |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| GK | Damián Albil | 45 | Free agent | Release | Free |
| DF | Rodrigo Moreira | 28 | San Martín de Tucumán | Release | Free |
| MF | Juan Manuel Trejo | 32 | San Martín de Tucumán | Release | Free |
| DF | Lucas Villalba | 30 | Aldosivi | Loan out | Free |
| MF | Franco Bellocq | 30 | Asteras Tripoli | Release | Free |
| MF | Diego Martín Rodríguez | 35 | Club Tijuana | Transfer | $1,000,000 |
| MF | Julián Vitale | 29 | San Martín de Tucumán | Loan out | Free |
| MF | Domingo Blanco | 29 | Defensa y Justicia | Loan out | Free |
| FW | Gastón Togni | 29 | Defensa y Justicia | Loan out | Free |
| MF | Jonás Gutiérrez | 41 | Defensa y Justicia | Release | Free |
| FW | Juan Manuel Martínez | 38 | Free agent | Release | Free |
| FW | Lucas Albertengo | 33 | Estudiantes (LP) | Release | Free |
| FW | Jonathan Menéndez | 30 | Al-Rayyan SC | Loan out | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primera División | 10 August 2018 | 8 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Copa Argentina 2017–18 | 20 July 2017 | N/A | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 050.00 |
| Copa Argentina 2018–19 | N/A | N/A | Round of 64 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Copa Libertadores | 21 August 2018 | N/A | Round of 16 | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 050.00 |
| 2019 Copa Sudamericana | 19 March 2019 | N/A | First stage | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Suruga Bank | 8 August 2018 | 8 August 2018 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 037.50 |
Last updated: 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24). Source: Competitions

### Primera División
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Independiente | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 38 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Unión | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Tigre | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
* ↑ Tigre qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa de la Superliga.

#### Matches
### 2017–18 Copa Argentina

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Round of 32
### 2018 Copa Libertadores
#### Round of 16

Independiente won 3–0 on aggregate

#### Quarterfinals

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate

### Copa Sudamericana

Win  Draw  Loss