Independiente run puts them among the world’s best with PSG and Bayern | OneFootball

Gustavo Quinteros didn’t say it just for the sake of saying it. “What gives me the most peace of mind is that we’ve scored in every match,” said Independiente’s head coach after the 3-1 win over Defensa y Justicia, and the statement is backed by a statistical fact that is surprising even on a global scale. El Rojo has now scored at least one goal in 19 consecutive matches, the fourth-best streak among the world’s ten major leagues. A run that places them above Paris Saint-Germain and just behind Bayern Munich, NEC Nijmegen of the Netherlands, and Manchester United.

The streak began on October 19 of last year, when the Rey de Copas lost 1-0 to San Martín de San Juan on matchday 13 of the Torneo Clausura. Since that day, the team has not finished a match without scoring.

Over those 19 matches, they have recorded ten wins, six draws, and three losses, with 34 goals scored and 19 conceded. So far in 2026, the Avellaneda side is the second-highest scoring team in the Liga Profesional with 22 goals, surpassed only by Independiente Rivadavia, the leader of Zone B, with 23.

The world ranking that places Independiente in this select group is led by Bayern Munich with 46 straight matches scoring, followed by Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen with 23 and Manchester United with 22. Then comes El Rojo with 19, above PSG with 18. Incredible but true.

The standout figure behind this streak is Gabriel Ávalos. The Paraguayan striker is enjoying his best spell since arriving at the club at the start of 2024: he has nine goals this season, leads the championship scoring table, and has added five assists, making him directly involved in 14 of the team’s 34 goals during this run.

The wingers are contributing too. Matías Abaldo has four goals, and Maximiliano Gutiérrez is coming off a goal against Defensa in a match in which he was the standout player. “The team is doing very well in attack. We have to work hard to be more solid,” Quinteros had acknowledged after the Copa Argentina win over Atenas de Río Cuarto, making it clear that the challenge now is to balance that attacking firepower with greater defensive solidity.

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