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Independiente
Liga Profesional
20:00
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
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Boca

Independiente vs Boca : preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Independiente host Boca Juniors at Estadio Libertadores de América on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the Liga Profesional. Prediction markets make Boca the favourite at 45%, with the draw at 31% (Polymarket). Independiente have had 7 days of rest since playing Racing (Liga Profesional); Boca have had 4 after facing Vasco. Independiente are without 1 player (Jonathan De Irastorza); Boca are missing 5 (Alan Velasco, Tomás Belmonte, Tomás Aranda and others). Nazareno Arasa is the referee, averaging 5.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.2. The forecast at kick-off is 16°C with rain.

Win chances

Independiente 25%Draw 31%Boca 45%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Independiente 4-3-3

Coach: Jádson Viera

  1. 33 Rodrigo Rey GK
  2. 4 Santiago Arias DEF
  3. 36 Sebastián Valdéz DEF
  4. 35 Juan Miguel Arrayago DEF
  5. 5 Nahuel Banegas DEF
  6. 16 Mateo Pérez Curci MID
  7. 23 Iván Marcone MID
  8. 8 Maximiliano Meza MID
  9. 7 Santiago Gabriel Montiel FWD
  10. 6 Ezequiel Ávila FWD
  11. 10 Luciano Cabral FWD

Bench

  • 77 Santiago Mele GK
  • 29 Leonardo Godoy DEF
  • 22 Facundo Zabala DEF
  • 2 Franco Calderón DEF
  • 13 Juan Fedorco DEF
  • 24 Josias Palais MID
  • 30 Tomás Parmo MID
  • 32 David Martínez MID
  • 14 Lautaro Millán MID
  • 19 Matías Abaldo FWD
  • 34 Felipe Tempone FWD
  • 9 Iván Morales FWD

Boca 4-3-3

Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena

  1. 1 Álvaro Montero GK
  2. 17 Leandro Lozano DEF
  3. 2 Lautaro Di Lollo DEF
  4. 42 Facundo Herrera DEF
  5. 3 Lautaro Blanco DEF
  6. 25 Santiago Ascacíbar MID
  7. 6 Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia MID
  8. 18 Milton Delgado MID
  9. 22 Sebastián Villa FWD
  10. 16 Miguel Merentiel FWD
  11. 19 Leonel Flores FWD

Bench

  • 12 Leandro Brey GK
  • 24 Dylan Gorosito DEF
  • 4 Nicolás Figal DEF
  • 32 Ayrton Costa DEF
  • 7 Carlos Palacios MID
  • 15 Williams Alarcón MID
  • 20 Alan Velasco MID
  • 27 Malcom Braida MID
  • 5 Leandro Paredes MID
  • 30 Enner Valencia FWD
  • 53 Joaquín Ruíz FWD
  • 11 Ángel Romero FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Independiente

  • Jonathan De Irastorza injury, out for season

Boca

  • Alan Velasco injury, back Early November 2026
  • Tomás Belmonte injury, out for season
  • Tomás Aranda injury, out for season
  • Adam Bareiro injury, out for season
  • Agustín Marchesín injury, back Late December 2026
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 11 April 2026: Boca Juniors 1-1 Independiente
  • Tuesday 20 May 2025: Boca Juniors 0-1 Independiente
  • Saturday 14 December 2024: Boca Juniors 0-0 Independiente
  • Saturday 29 July 2023: Independiente 0-2 Boca Juniors
  • Sunday 8 January 2023: Boca Juniors 0-0 Independiente