Video: Huracán defeated Independiente 6-5 on penalties and advanced to the final of the 2025 Apertura.

In the semifinals of the 2025 Apertura , Huracán defeated Independiente 6-5 on penalties after a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes. This way, the Parque Patricios team qualified for the grand final . Several social media users are sharing extremely positive reactions.

Briefly analyzing the match, everything was very even, clipped, and contested. Independiente had more possession, although the chances went to Globo . Many considered the result in regular time to be fair.

In the penalty shootout, Gabriel Ávalos missed for Independiente. However, when Colo Gil had a chance to give Huracán the win, his shot was saved by Rodrigo Rey . Kevin Lomónaco later tied the series.

It looked like Vaccari's team would take the series. But the shot from young Santiago Hidalgo was ultimately saved by Hernán Galíndez . Huracán will play the final on Sunday, June 1, in Santiago del Estero. Their opponent will be Platense or none other than San Lorenzo.

In the semifinals of the 2025 Apertura, San Lorenzo will face Platense on Sunday the 25th (tomorrow) starting at 4:00 PM at the Nuevo Gasómetro . In the quarterfinals, Russo's team eliminated Argentinos Juniors at La Paternal. Meanwhile, El Calamar defeated River Plate at the Más Monumental. In both cases, they defeated them on penalties.

Miguel Ángel Russo will field the following lineup: Orlando Gill; Ezequiel Herrera, Jhohan Romaña, Gastón Hernández, Elías Báez; Nicolás Tripichio, Ignacio Perruzzi; Ezequiel Cerrutti, Iker Muniain, Malcom Braida; Andrés Vombergar . A 4-2-3-1.

For Platense, they'll be looking for victory with these eleven: Juan Pablo Cozzani; Juan Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vázquez, Oscar Salomón, Tomás Silva; Rodrigo Herrera, Leonel Picco, Guido Mainero; Vicente Taborda, Ronaldo Martínez, and Augusto Lotti . A 4-3-3 formation.