Gimnasia de Mendoza and Independiente finished in a 1-1 draw during the seventh matchday of the Liga Profesional, with goals from Santiago Rodríguez and Ignacio Malcorra. The game, held at the Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie stadium in Mendoza, featured an ejection from the visiting team. Both squads hold mid-table spots in Group A.
The match between Gimnasia de Mendoza and Independiente for the seventh matchday of the Liga Profesional's Torneo Apertura ended in a 1-1 draw. The first goal came early at the 5th minute of the first half, scored by Santiago Rodríguez for the home team. Independiente leveled the score at the 42nd minute of the same half through Ignacio Malcorra.
In the second half, the game heated up with multiple substitutions. Gimnasia de Mendoza replaced Ulises Sánchez with Luciano Cingolani and Valentino Simoni with Brian Ferreyra, among others. Independiente brought on Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés for Lautaro Millán at halftime, and later Maximiliano Gutiérrez and Milton Valenzuela.
Tension peaked at the 44th minute of the second half when Sebastián Valdez of Independiente received a red card. Earlier, yellow cards were shown to players like Fermín Antonini of Gimnasia, and to Santiago Arias, Sebastián Valdez, and Facundo Zabala of Independiente.
Final statistics showed a slight edge for Independiente, with 53% possession compared to Gimnasia's 47%, and 9 shots on target against 6. Gimnasia committed 12 fouls, while Independiente had 11. After the result, Gimnasia sits 13th in Group A, and Independiente 6th.
The game took place on February 24, 2026, at 10:00 PM Argentina time, broadcast on TNT Sports. Gimnasia enters with recent losses to Gimnasia LP and Talleres, but a win over Instituto. Independiente, coming off a loss to Independiente Rivadavia, had previously beaten Lanús and Platense.
