On Sunday, Independiente will face Banfield in the eighth round of the 2025 Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League in an interzonal match that will take place at Florencio Sola Stadium at 21:30 hours. The referee for the match will be Silvio Trucco, with Darío Herrera in VAR and TNT Sports broadcasting.
Banfield, which started the league promisingly, is going through a negative streak without victories in the last five rounds. For the team led by Ariel Broggi, the match against their fans is crucial to get back on the path of success, after losing their last match against Tigre 1-0, leaving them in twelfth position in the table with only seven points.
On the other hand, Independiente seeks to take advantage of Rosario Central's stumble against Boca to climb in Zone B, where they are the only chasers. Under the leadership of Julio Vaccari, the team is having a good start to the year, as shown in their 2-0 victory over Sporting Belgrano and against Instituto in the Argentine Cup.
Regarding Independiente's lineup, there is uncertainty about Santiago Montiel's participation, who left injured in the last match. Additionally, Lautaro Millán and Luciano Cabral could be starters or start on the bench, as they are just fit physically.
The possible lineups for the match would be: Banfield: Facundo Sanguinetti; Ramiro Di Luciano, Alexis Maldonado, Joaquín Pombo, Mathías De Ritis; Gonzalo Ríos, Lautaro Ríos, Martín Río; Gerónimo Rivera, Bruno Sepúlveda, and Agustín Alanís. Coach: Ariel Broggi.
Independiente: Rodrigo Rey; Federico Vera, Kevin Lomónaco, Sebastián Valdéz, Álvaro Angulo; Luciano Cabral, Iván Marcone, Felipe Loyola; Santiago Montiel, Diego Tarzia, and Gabriel Ávalos. Coach: Julio Vaccari.
