Overview
- Independiente Rivadavia beat Independiente (Avellaneda) 3-2 in Mendoza in the sixth round of the Apertura.
- Sebastián Villa set up Alejo Osella for 1-0 before Gabriel Ávalos equalized and Matías Abaldo put the visitors ahead, then Fabrizio Sartori struck twice with the winner a late header.
- The victory moved Rivadavia to 15 points and first place in its zone after six matches, while Independiente stayed on 9 and saw its unbeaten run end.
- Coach Alfredo Berti praised the team’s character and said the substitutions injected energy in the final stretch, with Diario Uno reporting Rodrigo Atencio supplied two assists for Sartori.
- Rivadavia now visits Racing on Thursday at 17:15 and then hosts River on March 2 in a congested period that also includes Copa Argentina and Copa Libertadores commitments.