# 2014 Club Atlético Independiente season

The 2014 season is Independiente's first season back in the Primera División, following one season in the Primera B Nacional. Independiente this season going to play in the Argentine Primera División and be Continue Copa Argentina.

## Current squad

    Last updated on 16 October 2014
| Squad No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Diego Rodríguez | GK | (1989-06-25) June 25, 1989 (age 35) | Independiente | |
| 12 | Facundo Daffonchio | GK | (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 (age 34) | Independiente | |
| 22 | Germán Montoya | GK | (1983-01-23) January 23, 1983 (age 41) | Colón | |
| 30 | Alan Depotte | GK | (1993-05-18) May 18, 1993 (age 31) | Independiente | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Cristian Tula (VC) | DF | (1978-03-28) March 28, 1978 (age 46) | Atlético Nacional | |
| 3 | Lucas Villalba | DF | (1987-12-05) December 5, 1987 (age 36) | Independiente | |
| 4 | Néstor Breitenbruch | DF | (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 (age 29) | Independiente | Injury |
| 6 | Sergio Ojeda | DF | (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992 (age 32) | Independiente | |
| 13 | Rodrigo Moreira | DF | (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 31) | Independiente | |
| 15 | Jorge Figal | DF | (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994 (age 30) | Independiente | |
| 25 | Alexis Zárate | DF | (1994-04-08) April 8, 1994 (age 30) | Independiente | |
| 27 | Víctor Cuesta | DF | (1988-11-19) November 19, 1988 (age 35) | Arsenal | |
| 28 | Gabriel Vallés | DF | (1986-05-31) May 31, 1986 (age 38) | Godoy Cruz | Injury |
| 31 | Rafael Barrios | DF | (1993-05-23) May 23, 1993 (age 31) | Independiente | |
| 34 | Sergio Escudero | DF | (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983 (age 41) | Criciúma | |
| | Emanuel Aguilera | DF | (1989-06-11) June 11, 1989 (age 35) | Godoy Cruz | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Franco Bellocq | MF | (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30) | Independiente | |
| 8 | Jesús Méndez | MF | (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) | Rosario Central | |
| 10 | Federico Insúa | MF | (1980-01-03) January 3, 1980 (age 44) | Vélez Sarsfield | |
| 11 | Federico Mancuello (C) | MF | (1989-03-26) March 26, 1989 (age 35) | Belgrano | |
| 14 | Fabián Monserrat | MF | (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) | Independiente | |
| 16 | Jorge Iván Pérez | MF | (1990-05-23) May 23, 1990 (age 34) | San Martín de San Juan | |
| 20 | Christian Ortiz | MF | (1990-08-20) August 20, 1990 (age 34) | Independiente | |
| 23 | Daniel Montenegro (VC) | MF | (1979-03-28) March 28, 1979 (age 45) | América | |
| 24 | Marcelo Vidal | MF | (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33) | Independiente | |
| 26 | Rodrigo Gómez | MF | (1993-01-02) January 2, 1993 (age 31) | Argentinos Juniors | |
| 32 | Matías Pisano | MF | 1991 (age 32–33) | Chacarita | |
| 33 | Leonel Miranda | MF | (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 30) | Independiente | |
| 37 | Juan Manuel Trejo | MF | (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 (age 30) | Independiente | Injury |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Francisco Pizzini | FW | (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 31) | Independiente | |
| 9 | Sebastián Penco | FW | (1983-09-22) September 22, 1983 (age 41) | San Martín (SJ) | |
| 17 | Patricio Vidal | FW | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | Unión Española | |
| 19 | Juan Martín Lucero | FW | (1991-11-30) November 30, 1991 (age 32) | Defensa y Justicia | |
| 21 | Claudio Riaño | FW | (1988-08-01) August 1, 1988 (age 36) | Boca Juniors | |
| 29 | Martín Benítez | FW | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | Independiente | |
| 35 | Maximiliano Herrera | FW | (1993-01-08) January 8, 1993 (age 31) | Chacarita Juniors | |
| 36 | Eloy Rodriguez | FW | (1993-05-03) May 3, 1993 (age 31) | Boca Unidos | |

## Players 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 |
| — | DF | ARG | Cristian Báez (at Deportes Iquique) |
| — | MF | ARG | Walter Busse (at Manta) |
| — | DF | ARG | Federico Gay (at Aldosivi) |
| — | DF | PAR | Adrián Fernández (at Quilmes Atlético Club) |
| — | MF | ARG | Lucas Villafáñez ( Panetolikos) |
| — | FW | ARG | Leonel Buter (at Douglas Haig) |

## Transfers

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Jorge Almiron |
Source: clubaindependiente.com

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Primera División

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Season review
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | River Plate | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 39 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage and 2015 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 |
| 3 | Lanús | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 35 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 4 | Independiente | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana second stage |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 31 | 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 2015 Copa Libertadores first stage |
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Torneo Final champion and 2014 Copa Sudamericana champion
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Copa Sudamericana best Argentine team not yet qualified.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 November 2014. Source:

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | | | |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | |

## Squad statistics

Updated on 19 October 2014
| | | | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Nation | No. | Name | | GS | Min. | | Assist | | GS | Min. | | Assist | | GS | Min. | | Assist |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||
| | 1 | Diego Rodríguez | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1,260 | 2 | 0 |
| | 12 | Facundo Daffonchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 22 | Germán Montoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 30 | Alan Depotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | Cristian Tula | 9 | 8 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 857 | 0 | 0 |
| | 3 | Lucas Villalba | 10 | 10 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1,076 | 0 | 0 |
| | 4 | Néstor Breitenbruch | 9 | 9 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 851 | 0 | 0 |
| | 6 | Sergio Ojeda | 4 | 2 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
| | 13 | Rodrigo Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 15 | Jorge Figal | 7 | 6 | 565 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 745 | 0 | 0 |
| | 25 | Alexis Zárate | 5 | 3 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 382 | 1 | 0 |
| | 27 | Víctor Cuesta | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 |
| | 28 | Gabriel Vallés | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| | 31 | Rafael Barrios | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| | 34 | Sergio Escudero | 2 | 2 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| | 5 | Franco Bellocq | 9 | 8 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 890 | 0 | 0 |
| | 8 | Jesús Méndez | 7 | 5 | 476 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 508 | 1 | 1 |
| | 10 | Federico Insúa | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| | 11 | Federico Mancuello | 12 | 12 | 1,055 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1,220 | 8 | 3 |
| | 14 | Fabián Monserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 16 | Jorge Iván Pérez | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| | 20 | Christian Ortiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 23 | Daniel Montenegro | 11 | 11 | 796 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 868 | 1 | 4 |
| | 24 | Marcelo Vidal | 4 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| | 26 | Rodrigo Gómez | 5 | 5 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| | 32 | Matías Pisano | 10 | 5 | 525 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 673 | 0 | 5 |
| | 33 | Leonel Miranda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 37 | Juan Manuel Trejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| | 7 | Francisco Pizzini | 10 | 3 | 530 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 688 | 3 | 0 |
| | 9 | Sebastián Penco | 6 | 3 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 372 | 3 | 0 |
| | 17 | Patricio Vidal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 19 | Juan Martín Lucero | 10 | 7 | 659 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 680 | 1 | 0 |
| | 21 | Claudio Riaño | 9 | 8 | 643 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 733 | 2 | 1 |
| | 29 | Martín Benítez | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| | 35 | Maximiliano Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 36 | Eloy Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

| Rank | Player | Position | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Total |
| 1 | Federico Mancuello | MF | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Francisco Pizzini | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sebastián Penco | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Diego Rodríguez | GK | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Juan Martín Lucero | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Claudio Riaño | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Jesús Méndez | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Alexis Zárate | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel Montenegro | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24 | 2 | 26 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Position | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Total |
| 1 | Matías Pisano | MF | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Daniel Montenegro | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Federico Mancuello | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Claudio Riaño | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jesús Méndez | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Federico Insúa | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Francisco Pizzini | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | | |
| 5 | DF | Franco Bellocq | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Víctor Cuesta | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jesús Méndez | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jorge Figal | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Lucas Villalba | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Cristian Tula | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Néstor Breitenbruch | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Rodrigo Gómez | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Diego Rodríguez | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sebastián Penco | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Francisco Pizzini | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Claudio Riaño | 1 | 0 |
Penalties
DatePenalty TakerScoredOpponentCompetition
13 September 2014Diego RodríguezYesQuilmesArgentine Primera División
13 September 2014Diego RodríguezYesQuilmesArgentine Primera División
18 October 2014Diego RodríguezYesSan LorenzoArgentine Primera División :

### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away | Naturel |
| Games played | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Games won | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Games drawn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Games lost | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Biggest win | 3-0 vs Atlético Rafaela | 3-0 vs Atlético Rafaela | 2-1 vs Olimpo 1-0 vs Banfield | 2-0 vs Belgrano |
| Biggest loss | 0-4 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 0-4 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 1-4 vs River Plate | - |
| Biggest win (League) | 3-0 vs Atlético Rafaela | 3-0 vs Atlético Rafaela | 2-1 vs Olimpo 2-1 vs San Lorenzo 1-0 vs Banfield | |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 2-0 vs Belgrano | - | - | 2-0 vs Belgrano |
| Biggest loss (League) | 0-4 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 0-4 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 1-4 vs River Plate | - |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | 0-2 vs Estudiantes | - | - | 0-2 vs Estudiantes |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Goals conceded | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Goal difference | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.63 | 2 | 1.33 | 1 |
| Average GA per game | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 33 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| Red cards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Most appearances | Diego Rodríguez Federico Mancuello (16) | – | – | – |
| Most minutes played | Diego Rodríguez (1,440) | – | – | – |
| Most goals | Federico Mancuello (9) | – | – | – |
| Winning rate | 56.25% | 62.5% | 50% | 50% |
Source: Competitive matches