Overview
- Platense defeated Independiente 1-0 in Avellaneda on Sunday, with Guido Mainero scoring after Independiente goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey exited poorly and left the ball for Mainero to finish.
- The match was Martín Palermo’s debut in his second spell as Platense coach and delivered the club’s first victory of the Torneo Clausura after two losses and a draw.
- A VAR review in the first half led to the disallowed goal for Independiente’s Gabriel Ávalos for offside, a decision that left the game decided by a single incident.
- Independiente controlled much of the play, including a shot that hit the post, but failed to convert chances and drew visible boos from supporters as they left the stadium.
- Both teams move quickly to new tests this week, with Platense hosting Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Libertadores round-of-16 first leg and Independiente visiting Atlético Tucumán in the league.