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Independiente secured a victory against Instituto Córdoba in a tense and hard-fought match at the Estadio Libertadores de América. The encounter, corresponding to matchday 7 of the 2025 Argentine Professional League First Phase, ended 2-0 in favor of the home team.
The game was marked by its aggressive nature, with a total of 20 yellow cards shown to both teams. Instituto Córdoba accumulated 5 cautions (Franco, Luna, Alarcón, Requena, and Roffo in the 90th minute), while Independiente received 4 (Cabral, Tarzia, Angulo, and Hidalgo).
Despite Independiente having more possession (55%), Instituto Córdoba managed two shots, neither of which was on target. Independiente, on the other hand, had 15 shots, 3 of which were on target, scoring two goals. The first came in the 53rd minute through Angulo and the second, a penalty converted by Mancuello in the 71st minute. It’s worth noting that Instituto had a goal disallowed by VAR (Lodico) and Independiente another (Hidalgo). Independiente’s victory was built on their efficiency in front of goal, despite the rough play and numerous yellow cards. The referee was Yael Falcon Pérez.
Substitutions independiente: at minute 55 S. Hidalgo came in and D. Tarzia went out., at minute 55 F. Mancuello came in and L. Cabral went out., at minute 67 I. Maestro came in and G. Avalos went out., at minute 90 Rodrigo Fernandez came in and S. Montiel went out.
Substitutions instituto cordoba: at minute 67 D. Puebla came in and D. Batallini went out., at minute 74 M. Klimowicz came in and G. A. Lodico went out., at minute 86 S. Moreyra came in and F. Mac Allister went out., at minute 87 J. Lazaro came in and A. Luna went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Independiente
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Instituto Cordoba
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