Independiente step up move for Maizon Rodríguez

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·12 June 2026

Independiente step up move for Maizon Rodríguez

El Rojo is making a strong push to bolster its defense and is setting its sights squarely on Santa Fe.

Independiente is going all in to sign center back Maizón Rodríguez, a key player whose economic rights are 50% owned by Unión in partnership with Juventud Las Piedras.

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To unlock the negotiations and convince El Tatengue, the Avellaneda club’s board plans to put a major card on the table: offering Federico Vera’s return as part of the deal. However, the operation will be far from simple for El Rojo. The Santa Fe club has taken a firm stance in this transfer window, to the point of rejecting a staggering $3 million offer from Brazil’s Botafogo for the Uruguayan defender.

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