Independent and Hurricane They will face this Saturday at the semifinals of the Opening Tournament 2025, reliving a rivalry that has left memorable chapters in the Argentine football.
With the latent memory of the tiebreaker for the promotion in 2014, the match promises strong emotions at the Libertadores de América stadium in the search for the grand final of the tournament.
The 2014 background for promotion
In that season, both teams struggled to return to the First Division in the National B: Independiente was emerging to keep the third promotion ticket, but Hurricane had an impressive streak and forced a tiebreaker in the single stadium in La Plata.
The party was loaded with tension and controversy. After Martín Zapata’s goal for the “Red”, the “Globo” looked for the tie with Ramón Ábila, who scored head.
However, Line Judge Gustavo Esquivel annulled the action for a non -existent offense. The decision generated a strong reaction at the Hurricane Bank, led by Frank Darío Kudelka, the same coach who directs the team.
Finally, Independiente closed match 2 to 0 with a goal by Francisco Pizzini and completed his return to the highest category.
Other historical crosses
The 1994 Clausura was another decisive instance between the two: Hurricane led the table and on the last date he visited Independiente with the possibility of being a champion. However, the “red” won 4 to 0 and stayed with the title.
Interestingly, if the tournament had been played with the current three -point rule for Victoria, Hurricane would have been champion.
In the Liberators of 1974Independiente and Huracán shared a group in the semifinals with Peñarol. The “Red” won one of the crosses and tied the other, advancing to the final and getting its third consecutive title in the contest.
The Clausura 2011 was another significant episode since Independiente thrashed Hurricane 5 to 1 on the last date and left the “globe” to the edge of the descent.
A few days later, the Patricios Park team lost a tiebreaker in front of Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata by Guillermo Barros Schelotto and consumed its fall to the second category.
Numbers and expectation
Independent will seek to maintain his positive streak against Hurricane in his stadium while The “Globe” does not win in the First Division in Avellaneda since the Clausura 2002when he beat 4 to 0.
In the 2014 National B, he achieved a triumph by the minimum, also with Kudelka as a coach.
Since then, Independiente accumulates seven invicts as a local against Hurricane, with six victories and a draw.
In the general history, Red dominates with 78 wins against Hurricane 49, in addition to 34 draws.
Source: Ambito
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