🚨Confirmed line-ups: Independiente kick off against the champions | OneFootball

This Friday at 20:00, the Ricardo Bochini Stadium will witness a high-voltage debut. Independiente begins the Gustavo Quinteros era by hosting Estudiantes de La Plata, the current champion of Argentine football. With the obligation to break a 24-year drought without local titles, the "Rojo" arrives with confidence after a perfect preseason, although with the significant absence of Felipe Loyola, who was transferred to Italian football.

For its part, Eduardo Domínguez's "Pincha" is experiencing a golden present. After winning the Clausura and the Champions Trophy, the team from La Plata has already demonstrated its prowess by winning 4-0 in the Copa Argentina. With figures like Fernando Muslera and Santiago Ascacíbar, and the reinforcements of Adolfo Gaich and Eros Mancuso, Estudiantes seeks to confirm why it is the team to beat in 2026.

Amnesty and full squads

The big news before the kickoff was the pardon from the AFA Disciplinary Tribunal, which allowed both teams to have their sanctioned players. Thanks to this amnesty, Estudiantes recovers nine players (including Cristian Medina and Facundo Farías), while Independiente will be able to field its new signing, Ignacio Malcorra.

Confirmed lineups

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