The Avellaneda derby is the second-most important rivalry in Argentine football. It is contested between Independiente and Racing Club.
José Pastoriza (Independiente) in a 1971 derby
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División and is considered one of Argentina's Big Five football clubs.
Fltr: Carlos, Marcelo, Ernesto, and Rosendo Degiorgi, brothers and founding members of "Independiente F.C."
Independiente team of 1909 that won the Copa Bullrich of Second Division
The first stadium of the club, "Crucecita", in 1922. Independiente played there until 1928
A team of Independiente in 1922. That year the team won its first Primera División championship