The Independiente Herald
Match21 Jul 2027
The cup run ends for Independiente
0‑1 against Platense, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
Lautaro Millán, 21, steals the show — 7.81
Marked 7.81 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
Independiente close the window on a squad of their own making
8 in and 9 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market26 Jul 2027
Facundo Cruz has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Independiente they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Independiente
Rodrigo Rey and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Loan watch26 Jul 2027
Enzo Taborda keeps scoring at Cerro
23 appearances away from home and 17 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Door shut on Facundo Castelli
Independiente asked and Estudiantes said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces26 Jul 2027
One of their own: Lautaro Millán
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market26 Jul 2027
Emiliano Silva steps up from the Independiente academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Emiliano Silva has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Independiente promote Mago from within
- Market Mario Ortiz steps up from the Independiente academy
- Match Independiente find a way past Defensa y Justicia