The 2019–20 season is Independiente Rivadavia's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football. In addition to Primera B Nacional, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Three players left Independiente Rivadavia before anyone came through the door, as Daniel Imperiale's departure to Ascenso MX side Cafetaleros de Chiapas on 5 June was followed by Nicolás Dematei (Agropecuario) and Federico Guerra (Tristán Suárez) agreeing moves away in the ten days following. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. Sebastián Mayorga (Flandria), Rodrigo Ayala (Chacarita Juniors) and Franco Ledesma (Mitre) officially joined the club on 3 July. A fourth incoming was revealed on 4 July, as Julián Marcioni was loaned from Newell's Old Boys. Their first friendlies were played on 5 July, as they beat Deportivo Montecaseros 3–0 over two meetings. Emilio Porro and Sergio González signed on 8 July.

Independiente fell to defeat on 10 July in a friendly with lower league outfit Fray Luis Beltrán at Liceo Rugby Club, though responded with a 6–0 victory in the day's secondary encounter; which included a brace from Ignacio Irañeta and one from trialist Azarías Molina. Their third opponent of pre-season was San Martín (SJ), with the Primera B Nacional duo playing out back-to-back draws. Molina put pen to paper on 15 July, arriving from Belgrano. Colombian centre-back Jorge Zules Caicedo went to Alvarado on 18 July.

July Independiente Rivadavia were eliminated from the Copa Argentina by Lanús on 20 July, falling at the round of thirty-two to a stoppage time goal from Marcelino Moreno. Gonzalo Klusener, from Agropecuario, became Independiente's eighth reinforcement on 25 July. Independiente made it three straight friendly draws on 27 July against Instituto, though won the secondary encounter after a strike from Matías Viguet.

August Huracán Las Heras avoided defeat against Independiente on 3 August, firstly drawing 0–0 before taking the points off them via a Daian García goal. Independiente responded by going unbeaten in exhibition fixtures with Estudiantes (SL) on 9 August, with a 1–0 win preceding a 0–0 tie. Enzo Suraci and Abel Peralta penned terms to join from Primera División clubs on 13 August. Independiente lost 4–1 to Atlanta on the opening day of the 2019–20 Primera B Nacional, despite Gonzalo Klusener equalising on twelve minutes. Klusener scored again on matchday two, as Independiente secured a victory at home to Ferro Carril Oeste.

September Independiente were defeated away from home for the second time in as many matches on 1 September, as Estudiantes (RC) beat them 3–1.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers Cristian Aracena GK Gutiérrez Emanuel Cirrincione GK Academy Joaquín Mattalia GK Atenas Defenders Franco Abrego DF Academy Rodrigo Ayala LB Chacarita Juniors Juan Manuel Barrera DF Gutiérrez Rodrigo Colombo CB Sport Huancayo Franco Ledesma DF Mitre Yair Marín CB Temperley Julián Navas RB Academy Emilio Porro RB All Boys Luciano Sánchez RB Academy Enzo Suraci DF Godoy Cruz Midfielders Matías Abelairas LM Nea Salamis Famagusta Damián Cataldo MF Academy Lautaro Disanto AM Academy Maximiliano Meza MF Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185 Franco Negri LM San Lorenzo Pablo Palacio MF Academy Abel Peralta RM Patronato Nicolás Quiroga MF Academy Santiago Úbeda CM Sport Club Quiroga Matías Viguet MF Godoy Cruz Forwards Federico Castro FW Defensores de Belgrano Lucas Fernández FW Academy Sergio González CF Lanús Ignacio Irañeta FW Gutiérrez Gonzalo Klusener CF Agropecuario Cristian Lucero FW Huracán Las Heras Julián Marcioni FW Newell's Old Boys (loan) Sebastián Mayorga FW Flandria Azarías Molina FW Belgrano Juan Manuel Romero FW Academy Juan Cruz Santander FW Academy Hernán Soria FW Academy

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 FW Sebastián Mayorga Flandria 3 July 2019 LB Rodrigo Ayala Chacarita Juniors 3 July 2019 DF Franco Ledesma Mitre 8 July 2019 CF Sergio González Lanús 8 July 2019 RB Emilio Porro All Boys 15 July 2019 FW Azarías Molina Belgrano 25 July 2019 CF Gonzalo Klusener Agropecuario 13 August 2019 DF Enzo Suraci Godoy Cruz 13 August 2019 RM Abel Peralta Patronato

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 14 June 2019 RM Daniel Imperiale Cafetaleros de Chiapas 3 July 2019 LB Nicolás Dematei Agropecuario 3 July 2019 DM Federico Guerra Tristán Suárez 18 July 2019 CB Jorge Zules Caicedo Alvarado

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 4 July 2019 FW Julián Marcioni Newell's Old Boys 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Independiente Rivadavia met lower-league duo Deportivo Montecaseros and Fray Luis Beltrán in their opening friendlies. Their third opponents of pre-season were San Juan-based San Martín. They'd also host Instituto.

Competitions Primera B Nacional

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 league season were announced on 1 August 2019, with a new format of split zones being introduced. Independiente Rivadavia were drawn in Zone A.

Copa Argentina

Independiente Rivadavia would face Lanús of the Primera División at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona in Avellaneda on 20 July 2019, with Arsenal de Sarandí's stadium serving as a neutral venue for the fixture; as is usual in the competition.

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals–GKCristian Aracena3010——004000–GKEmanuel Cirrincione0000——000000–GKJoaquín Mattalia0000——000000–DFFranco Abrego0000——000000–LBRodrigo Ayala200(1)0——002(1)000–DFJuan Manuel Barrera0000——000000–CBRodrigo Colombo3010——004000–DFFranco Ledesma2010——003020–CBYair Marín2010——003010–RBJulián Navas2100——002100–RBEmilio Porro0(1)00(1)0——000(2)000–RBLuciano Sánchez1010——002000–DFEnzo Suraci0000——000000–LMMatías Abelairas0000——000000–MFDamián Cataldo0000——000000–AMLautaro Disanto0(1)000——000(1)000–MFMaximiliano Meza0000——000000–LMFranco Negri0(3)000——000(3)000–MFPablo Palacio0(2)000——000(2)010–RMAbel Peralta0(1)000——000(1)000–MFNicolás Quiroga0010——001000–CMSantiago Úbeda3010——004000–MFMatías Viguet3110——004100–FWFederico Castro0000——000000–FWLucas Fernández0000——000000–CFSergio González3010——004000–FWIgnacio Irañeta0000——000000–CFGonzalo Klusener3200——003210–FWCristian Lucero0000——000000–FWJulián Marcioni3010——004000–FWSebastián Mayorga3110——004130–FWAzarías Molina0(1)00(1)0——000(2)000–FWJuan Manuel Romero0000——000000–FWJuan Cruz Santander0000——000000–FWHernán Soria0000——000000Own goals—0—0———0—0——— Statistics accurate as of 3 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalRef1CF–Gonzalo Klusener20——022MF–Matías Viguet10——01RB–Julián Navas10——01FW–Sebastián Mayorga10——01Own goals00——00Totals50——05—

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