Champions of the 2025 Copa Argentina and the best team in the current Argentine league season, Independiente Rivadavia enjoyed a special night this Wednesday (15).<\/p>\n
The Libertadores debutants\u2019 first international trip in history ended with a victory right at the Maracan\u00e3.<\/p>\n
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Rivadavia went behind, but came from behind to beat Fluminense 2-1.<\/p>\n
The match was valid for the second round of Group C of the competition.<\/p>\n
The result left the Tricolor in a delicate situation.<\/p>\n
And ended a five-year unbeaten home run in international tournaments.<\/p>\n
Arana scores, but…<\/p>\n
One of the new faces in the starting XI, Arana opened the scoring after a good passing move.<\/p>\n
The Argentine side came back well after the hydration break.<\/p>\n
And punished Flu in the air before halftime.<\/p>\n
The comeback came after Zubeld\u00eda\u2019s team won a corner.<\/p>\n
The counterattack proved lethal after a string of mistakes and a goal by top scorer Alex Arce.<\/p>\n
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Zubeld\u00eda even took off a center-back to drop Bernal deeper \u2014 in classic Diniz style.<\/p>\n
Even youngster Wesley Nat\u00e3, who turns 18 on Saturday (18), was brought on.<\/p>\n
Fluminense pushed forward. But failed to save at least a point.<\/p>\n
Standings situation\u00a0\ud83d\udcca<\/p>\n
Flu remain on just one point in Group C \u2014 the same as Bol\u00edvar.<\/p>\n
Rivadavia, meanwhile, moved up to six. The other team in the group is La Guaira, with two.<\/p>\n
The Tricolor now face two straight away matches: against Bol\u00edvar and then Rivadavia.<\/p>\n
They will need at least four points to avoid getting into serious trouble.<\/p>\n