# 2019–20 Independiente Rivadavia season

The 2019–20 season is Independiente Rivadavia's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football. In addition to Primera B Nacional, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

Three players left Independiente Rivadavia before anyone came through the door, as Daniel Imperiale's departure to Ascenso MX side Cafetaleros de Chiapas on 5 June was followed by Nicolás Dematei (Agropecuario) and Federico Guerra (Tristán Suárez) agreeing moves away in the ten days following. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. Sebastián Mayorga (Flandria), Rodrigo Ayala (Chacarita Juniors) and Franco Ledesma (Mitre) officially joined the club on 3 July. A fourth incoming was revealed on 4 July, as Julián Marcioni was loaned from Newell's Old Boys. Their first friendlies were played on 5 July, as they beat Deportivo Montecaseros 3–0 over two meetings. Emilio Porro and Sergio González signed on 8 July.
Independiente fell to defeat on 10 July in a friendly with lower league outfit Fray Luis Beltrán at Liceo Rugby Club, though responded with a 6–0 victory in the day's secondary encounter; which included a brace from Ignacio Irañeta and one from trialist Azarías Molina. Their third opponent of pre-season was San Martín (SJ), with the Primera B Nacional duo playing out back-to-back draws. Molina put pen to paper on 15 July, arriving from Belgrano. Colombian centre-back Jorge Zules Caicedo went to Alvarado on 18 July.

### July

Independiente Rivadavia were eliminated from the Copa Argentina by Lanús on 20 July, falling at the round of thirty-two to a stoppage time goal from Marcelino Moreno. Gonzalo Klusener, from Agropecuario, became Independiente's eighth reinforcement on 25 July. Independiente made it three straight friendly draws on 27 July against Instituto, though won the secondary encounter after a strike from Matías Viguet.

### August

Huracán Las Heras avoided defeat against Independiente on 3 August, firstly drawing 0–0 before taking the points off them via a Daian García goal. Independiente responded by going unbeaten in exhibition fixtures with Estudiantes (SL) on 9 August, with a 1–0 win preceding a 0–0 tie. Enzo Suraci and Abel Peralta penned terms to join from Primera División clubs on 13 August. Independiente lost 4–1 to Atlanta on the opening day of the 2019–20 Primera B Nacional, despite Gonzalo Klusener equalising on twelve minutes. Klusener scored again on matchday two, as Independiente secured a victory at home to Ferro Carril Oeste.

### September

Independiente were defeated away from home for the second time in as many matches on 1 September, as Estudiantes (RC) beat them 3–1.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Cristian Aracena | GK | (1987-02-08) 8 February 1987 (age 37) | Gutiérrez |
| | Emanuel Cirrincione | GK | (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Joaquín Mattalia | GK | (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32) | Atenas |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Franco Abrego | DF | (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | Rodrigo Ayala | LB | (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30) | Chacarita Juniors |
| | Juan Manuel Barrera | DF | (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 33) | Gutiérrez |
| | Rodrigo Colombo | CB | (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31) | Sport Huancayo |
| | Franco Ledesma | DF | (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32) | Mitre |
| | Yair Marín | CB | (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 34) | Temperley |
| | Julián Navas | RB | (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30) | Academy |
| | Emilio Porro | RB | (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28) | All Boys |
| | Luciano Sánchez | RB | (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 30) | Academy |
| | Enzo Suraci | DF | | Godoy Cruz |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Matías Abelairas | LM | (1985-06-18) 18 June 1985 (age 39) | Nea Salamis Famagusta |
| | Damián Cataldo | MF | (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Lautaro Disanto | AM | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Maximiliano Meza | MF | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185 |
| | Franco Negri | LM | (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) | San Lorenzo |
| | Pablo Palacio | MF | (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| | Abel Peralta | RM | (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35) | Patronato |
| | Nicolás Quiroga | MF | (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| | Santiago Úbeda | CM | (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28) | Sport Club Quiroga |
| | Matías Viguet | MF | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) | Godoy Cruz |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Federico Castro | FW | (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) | Defensores de Belgrano |
| | Lucas Fernández | FW | (1999-06-12) 12 June 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | Sergio González | CF | (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29) | Lanús |
| | Ignacio Irañeta | FW | (1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 37) | Gutiérrez |
| | Gonzalo Klusener | CF | (1983-10-21) 21 October 1983 (age 40) | Agropecuario |
| | Cristian Lucero | FW | (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37) | Huracán Las Heras |
| | Julián Marcioni | FW | (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) | Newell's Old Boys (loan) |
| | Sebastián Mayorga | FW | (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34) | Flandria |
| | Azarías Molina | FW | (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) | Belgrano |
| | Juan Manuel Romero | FW | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Juan Cruz Santander | FW | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Hernán Soria | FW | (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27) | Academy |

## Transfers

Domestic transfer windows: 3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019 20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Sebastián Mayorga | Flandria |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Rodrigo Ayala | Chacarita Juniors |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Franco Ledesma | Mitre |
| 8 July 2019 | CF | Sergio González | Lanús |
| 8 July 2019 | RB | Emilio Porro | All Boys |
| 15 July 2019 | FW | Azarías Molina | Belgrano |
| 25 July 2019 | CF | Gonzalo Klusener | Agropecuario |
| 13 August 2019 | DF | Enzo Suraci | Godoy Cruz |
| 13 August 2019 | RM | Abel Peralta | Patronato |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 14 June 2019 | RM | Daniel Imperiale | Cafetaleros de Chiapas |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Nicolás Dematei | Agropecuario |
| 3 July 2019 | DM | Federico Guerra | Tristán Suárez |
| 18 July 2019 | CB | Jorge Zules Caicedo | Alvarado |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 4 July 2019 | FW | | Julián Marcioni | Newell's Old Boys | 30 June 2020 | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Independiente Rivadavia met lower-league duo Deportivo Montecaseros and Fray Luis Beltrán in their opening friendlies. Their third opponents of pre-season were San Juan-based San Martín. They'd also host Instituto.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Primera B Nacional
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 September 2019. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 league season were announced on 1 August 2019, with a new format of split zones being introduced. Independiente Rivadavia were drawn in Zone A.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Argentina

Independiente Rivadavia would face Lanús of the Primera División at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona in Avellaneda on 20 July 2019, with Arsenal de Sarandí's stadium serving as a neutral venue for the fixture; as is usual in the competition.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Ref |
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | Ref |
| – | GK | | Cristian Aracena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Emanuel Cirrincione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Joaquín Mattalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Franco Abrego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Rodrigo Ayala | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Juan Manuel Barrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Rodrigo Colombo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Franco Ledesma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Yair Marín | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Julián Navas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Emilio Porro | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Luciano Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Enzo Suraci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Matías Abelairas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Damián Cataldo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Lautaro Disanto | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Maximiliano Meza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Franco Negri | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Pablo Palacio | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Abel Peralta | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Nicolás Quiroga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Santiago Úbeda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Matías Viguet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Federico Castro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Lucas Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Sergio González | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Ignacio Irañeta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Gonzalo Klusener | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Cristian Lucero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Julián Marcioni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Sebastián Mayorga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Azarías Molina | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Juan Manuel Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Juan Cruz Santander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Hernán Soria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
Statistics accurate as of 3 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref |
| 1 | CF | – | | Gonzalo Klusener | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | MF | – | | Matías Viguet | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | RB | – | | Julián Navas | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | FW | – | | Sebastián Mayorga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 5 | — |