Independiente drew 0-0 with Banfield in their visit to the Florencio Sola stadium in a match corresponding to the eighth round of the 2025 Apertura Tournament of the Professional League. The game resumed after being suspended and postponed due to heavy rains that affected the City of Buenos Aires and the AMBA during the long weekend.
In a match marked by equality, the most notable action was the harsh tackle by Diego Tarzia on Gerónimo Rivera, which caused an injury to the left ankle of the Banfield player five minutes before the end. Rivera had to leave the field in tears, being replaced by Agustín Alaniz.
During the first half, the rain affected the performance of both teams, and the score remained blank until the 68th minute. In the second half, which consisted of two segments of 11 minutes, Tarzia received a yellow card for his tackle on Rivera, despite protests for a possible expulsion.
The match summary showed Banfield lining up with Sanguinetti, Di Luciano, Maldonado, Riveros, de Ritis, G. Ríos, Rio, L. Ríos, G. Ríos, Arturia, and Sepúlveda under the technical direction of Ariel Broggi. Meanwhile, Independiente lined up with Rey, Vera, Lomónaco, Valdéz, Angulo, Loyola, Marcone, Hidalgo, Cabral, Tarzia, and Ávalos, under the technical direction of Julio Vaccari.
The substitutions made during the second half included Maestro Puch and Ávalos for Mancuello and Giménez in Independiente, and Riveros for Pombo, and Alaniz for Rivera in Banfield. The match was played in two segments of 11 minutes, after having been initially suspended at 23 minutes into the second half due to adverse weather conditions.
