The Squid was left with the victory by beating the home owner 2 to 1. It was in the match played on date 2 of the Argentina – Professional League 2023 tournament. The goal of the match for the local was scored by Martín Cauteruccio (28′ 2T, from a penalty). While the away goals were made by Nicolás Castro (19′ 1T) and Nicolás Servetto (23′ 2T).
Independiente’s midfielder Juan Cazares had the chance to tie the game, but the stick denied him in the 41st minute of the first half.
The domain of the ball was on the side of Independiente (62%) but it did not reach it. Platense knew how to take better advantage of the plays and ended up winning.
The best player of the match was Vicente Taborda. The Platense midfielder made 13 correct passes and removed 2 balls.
Gastón Suso was also key. The Platense defender had a good level by removing 3 balls and clearing 5 dangerous balls.
Due to the number of fouls committed, the match was constantly interrupted. There were several admonished: Nicolás Morgantini, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Nicolás Castro and Gastón Suso. He was sent off for a direct red card, Patricio Ostachuk in the 92nd minute of the second half.
Independiente’s coach, Leandro Stillitano, proposed a 4-5-1 formation with Rodrigo Rey in goal; Javier Báez, Sergio Barreto, Edgar Elizalde and Ayrton Costa on the defensive line; Kevin López, Agustín Mulet, Tomás Pozzo, Juan Cazares and Rodrigo Márquez in the middle; and Matías Giménez in attack.
For its part, Martín Palermo’s team took to the field with a 4-5-1 scheme with Ignacio Arce under the three sticks; Nicolás Morgantini, Miguel Jacquet, Gastón Suso and Juan José Infante in defense; Jerónimo Cacciabue, Franco Baldassarra, Maximiliano Zalazar, Vicente Taborda and Nicolás Castro in midfield; and Mauro Quiroga up front.
The referee Darío Herrera was in charge of supervising the game in the Caldera del Diablo.
On the following date, Rojo will face Vélez as a visitor, while El Calamar will play at home against Atlético Tucumán.
With this result, the host of the match reaches 3 points and is located in thirteenth place. For its part, the visiting team remains in 4 units and is in second place in the tournament.
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