# 2013–14 Club Atlético Independiente season

Club Atlético Independiente's 2013–14 season is the first season in the Primera B Nacional, following relegation from the Primera División in 2013. Independiente this season going to play in the Primera B Nacional and the Copa Argentina.

## Squad
### Current squad

    Last updated on 9 April 2014
| Squad No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Fabián Assmann | GK | (1986-03-23) March 23, 1986 (age 38) | Las Palmas |
| | Hilario Navarro | GK | (1980-11-14) November 14, 1980 (age 43) | San Lorenzo |
| | Diego Rodríguez | GK | (1989-06-25) June 25, 1989 (age 35) | The Academy |
| | Facundo Daffonchio | GK | (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Cristian Tula | DF | (1978-03-28) March 28, 1978 (age 46) | Atlético Nacional |
| | Claudio Morel Rodríguez | DF | (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 46) | Deportivo de La Coruña |
| | Julián Velázquez | DF | (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 (age 33) | The Academy |
| | Gabriel Vallés | DF | (1986-05-31) May 31, 1986 (age 38) | Godoy Cruz |
| | Samuel Cáceres | DF | (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) | Nueva Chicago |
| | Sergio Ojeda | DF | (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992 (age 32) | The Academy |
| | Alexis Zárate | DF | (1994-04-08) April 8, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Lucas Villalba | DF | (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 (age 36) | The Academy |
| | Jorge Fial | DF | (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Alejandro Gómez | DF | (1994-06-16) June 16, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Néstor Breitenbruch | DF | (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 (age 29) | The Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Reinaldo Alderete | MF | (1985-02-06) February 6, 1985 (age 39) | San Martín (SJ) |
| | Federico Mancuello | MF | (1989-03-26) March 26, 1989 (age 35) | Belgrano |
| | Hernán Fredes | MF | (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 36) | Metalist Kharkiv |
| | Federico Insúa | MF | (1980-01-03) January 3, 1980 (age 44) | Vélez Sarsfield |
| | Daniel Montenegro (C) | MF | (1979-03-28) March 28, 1979 (age 45) | América |
| | Franco Bellocq | MF | (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Martín Zapata | MF | (1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 44) | Belgrano |
| | Matías Pisano | MF | 1991 (age 32–33) | Chacarita |
| | Juan Manuel Trejo | MF | (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Fabián Monserrat | MF | (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) | The Academy |
| | Marcelo Vidal | MF | (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33) | The Academy |
| | Leonel Miranda | MF | (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Guillermo Pereira | MF | (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Martín Benítez | FW | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy |
| | Cristian Menéndez | FW | (1988-04-02) April 2, 1988 (age 36) | Lanús |
| | Sebastián Penco | FW | (1983-09-22) September 22, 1983 (age 41) | San Martín (SJ) |
| | Facundo Parra | FW | (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 39) | Atalanta |
| | Francisco Pizzini | FW | (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 31) | The Academy |
| | Adrián Fernandez | FW | (1992-08-04) August 4, 1992 (age 32) | Cerro Porteño |

### 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 Defensa y Justicia) |
| — | MF | ARG | Walter Busse (at Defensa y Justicia) |
| — | DF | ARG | Federico Gay (at Aldosivi until 30 June 2015) |
| — | MF | ARG | Iván Pérez (at San Martín (San Juan)) |
| — | FW | ARG | Patricio Vidal ( Unión Española) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ARG | Lucas Villafáñez ( Huracán) |
| — | FW | COL | Juan Fernando Caicedo ( Santa Fe) |
| — | DF | ARG | Maximiliano Herrera (at Chacarita) |
| — | FW | ARG | Eloy Rodríguez ( Boca Unidos) |

## Transfers
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Omar De Felippe |
| Assistant manager | Walter De Felippe |
| 2nd Assistant manager | Ariel Wiktor |
| Fitness coach | Fernando Gómez |
| 2nd Fitness coach | Fabián Arangio |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alfrado Rodríguez |
Source: clubaindependiente.com

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Primera B Nacional

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Tie-Break Playoff match
## Season review
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 75 | Primera División |
| 3 | Huracán | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 67 | Tiebreaker Playoff |
| 4 | Independiente (P) | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 67 | Tiebreaker Playoff |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 64 | |
| 6 | Instituto | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 62 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 March 2014. Source: Soccerway
Game 43, against Huracán, was neutral, but Independiente was "home" by a draw.

### 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### Copa Argentina
## Squad statistics

Updated on 9 May 2014
| | | | Primera B Nacional | Primera B Nacional | Primera B Nacional | Primera B Nacional | Primera B Nacional | 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 ||||||||||||||||||
| | | Fabián Assmann | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Hilario Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Diego Rodríguez | 33 | 33 | 2,970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 2,970 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Facundo Daffonchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| | | Cristian Tula | 21 | 21 | 1,852 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 1,852 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Claudio Morel Rodríguez | 17 | 17 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Julián Velázquez | 19 | 19 | 1,570 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1,570 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Gabriel Vallés | 33 | 32 | 2,855 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 2,855 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Samuel Cáceres | 17 | 14 | 1,391 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 1,481 | 3 | 1 |
| | | Sergio Ojeda | 7 | 6 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 544 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Alexis Zárate | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Lucas Villalba | 22 | 21 | 1,799 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1,799 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Jorge Figal | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Alejandro Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Néstor Breitenbruch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| | | Reinaldo Alderete | 11 | 8 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 852 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Federico Mancuello | 32 | 31 | 2,625 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 2,625 | 2 | 1 |
| | | Hernán Fredes | 11 | 10 | 760 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 760 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Federico Insúa | 10 | 5 | 448 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 532 | 2 | 2 |
| | | Francisco Pizzini | 14 | 1 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 243 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Franco Bellocq | 5 | 3 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Martín Zapata | 31 | 30 | 2,531 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 2,531 | 1 | 0 |
| | | Matías Pisano | 34 | 24 | 2,193 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 2,271 | 3 | 7 |
| | | Juan Manuel Trejo | 6 | 4 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 246 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Fabián Monserrat | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 1 | 0 |
| | | Marcelo Vidal | 22 | 17 | 1,544 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 1,544 | 3 | 0 |
| | | Leonel Miranda | 19 | 7 | 839 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 929 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Guillermo Perira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| | | Daniel Montenegro | 35 | 35 | 3,036 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 3,036 | 9 | 7 |
| | | Martín Benítez | 10 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Cristian Menéndez | 19 | 10 | 954 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1,021 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Sebastián Penco | 18 | 5 | 638 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 661 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Facundo Parra | 25 | 22 | 1,786 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 1,786 | 9 | 0 |
| | | Adrián Fernandez | 9 | 4 | 469 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 469 | 1 | 1 |
| Players who no longer play for Independiente ||||||||||||||||||
| | | Christian Núñez | 2 | 4 | 254 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 254 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Franco Razzotti | 9 | 10 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 812 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

| Rank | Player | Position | Primera B Nacional | Copa Argentina | Total |
| 1 | Daniel Montenegro | MF | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Facundo Parra | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sebastián Penco | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Federico Insúa | MF | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Matias Pisano | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Samuel Cáceres | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Marcelo Vidal | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Federico Mancuello | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Cristian Menéndez | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hernán Fredes | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Diego Rodríguez | GK | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sergio Ojeda | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Martín Zapata | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Fabián Monserrat | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Gabriel Vallés | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Adrián Fernandez | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cristian Tula | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Francisco Pizzini | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 51 | 4 | 55 |

#### Disciplinary record

| Pos. | Name | Primera B Nacional | Primera B Nacional | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Total | Total |
| MF | Federico Mancuello | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Gabriel Vallés | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Lucas Villalba | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Cristian Tula | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| MF | Marcelo Videl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Claudio Morel Rodríguez | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Martín Zapata | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Reinaldo Alderete | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| MF | Hernán Fredes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| DF | Samuel Cáceres | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Daniel Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Julián Velázquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Sebastián Penco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Leonel Miranda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Matias Pisano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Facundo Parra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Diego Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Franco Bellocq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Franco Razzotti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Juan Manuel Trejo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Adrián Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Fabián Monserrat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Francisco Pizzini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Christian Núñez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Néstor Breitenbruch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Guillermo Pereira | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Sergio Ojeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Martín Benítez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Penalties
DatePenalty TakerScoredOpponentCompetition
4 August 2013Daniel MontenegroYesBrown (A)Primera B Nacional
17 August 2013Daniel MontenegroYesAldosiviPrimera B Nacional
24 October 2013Daniel MontenegroYesUniónPrimera B Nacional
8 March 2014Daniel MontenegroNoHuracánPrimera B Nacional
15 March 2014Diego RodríguezYesBanfieldPrimera B Nacional
9 April 2014Federico InsúaYesSantamarinaCopa Argentina
9 April 2014Cristian MenéndezYesSantamarinaCopa Argentina
29 April 2014Diego RodríguezYesSportivo BelgranoPrimera B Nacional :

### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away | Naturel |
| Games played | 44 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| Games won | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Games drawn | 16 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Games lost | 9 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Biggest win | 3 – 0 vs Ferro Carril Oeste 3-0 vs Talleres | |
| Biggest loss | 1–3 vs Atlético Tucumán | 1-3 vs Atlético Tucumán | 0–2 vs Sarmiento 1-3 vs Crucero del Norte | - |
| Biggest win (League) | 3 – 0 vs Ferro Carril Oeste | 3-0 vs Talleres | - |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 4-2 vs Santamarina | - | - | 4-2 vs Santamarina |
| Biggest loss (League) | 1–3 vs Atlético Tucumán | 1-3 vs Atlético Tucumán | 0–2 vs Sarmiento 1-3 vs Crucero del Norte | - |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 55 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| Goals conceded | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| Goal difference | +16 | +13 | -1 | +4 |
| Average GF per game | 1.26 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Average GA per game | 0.95 | 0.9 | 0.95 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 103 | 47 | 53 | 3 |
| Red cards | 8 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Most appearances | Daniel Montenegro (42) | – | – | – |
| Most minutes played | Daniel Montenegro (3,590) | – | – | – |
| Most goals | Daniel Montenegro (10) | – | – | – |
| Winning rate | 43.18% | 52.38% | 36.36% | 100% |
Last updated: 11 June 2014 Source: Competitive matches