| 2018 Copa Argentina Final | |
| Event: | 2017–18 Copa Argentina |
| Team1: | Rosario Central |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Details: | Rosario Central won 4–1 on penalties |
| Date: | December 6, 2018 |
| Stadium: | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas |
| City: | Mendoza |
| Referee: | Patricio Loustau |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Copa Argentina Final was the 135th and final match of the 2017–18 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 6, 2018 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).[1]
Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title.[2] As champions, they qualified for the 2018 Supercopa Argentina and the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.[3] [4]
| Team | Previous finals app. | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||
| None |
| Rosario Central | width=12% | Round | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=25% | Opponent | width=15% | Venue | width=10% | Score | width=10% | width=25% | Opponent | width=15% | Venue | width=10% | Score | |
| Juventud Antoniana | Santa Fe | 6–0 | Round of 64 | Sportivo Belgrano | Turdera | 1–0 | |||||||
| Talleres (C) | Lanús | 0–0 | Round of 32 | Olimpo | Cutral Có | 1–0 | |||||||
| Almagro | Santa Fe | Round of 16 | Boca Juniors | Córdoba | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | Sarandí | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Central Córdoba (SdE) | Rafaela | 1–1 | |||||||
| Temperley | Córdoba | 1–1 | Semifinals | River Plate | Mar del Plata | ||||||||
| GK | 1 |  Jeremías Ledesma | ||
| DF | 4 | |||
| DF | 2 | Matías Caruzzo | ||
| DF | 26 | |||
| DF | 24 | Alfonso Parot | ||
| MF | 15 | |||
| MF | 10 | Néstor Ortigoza | ||
| MF | 5 | |||
| MF | 8 | Federico Carrizo | ||
| FW | 9 | Marco Ruben (c) | ||
| FW | 20 | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 31 | Josué Ayala | ||
| DF | 6 | Marcelo Ortiz | ||
| MF | 14 | Diego Arismendi | ||
| MF | 18 | |||
| MF | 25 | |||
| FW | 17 | |||
| FW | 34 | Maximiliano Lovera | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Edgardo Bauza | ||||
| GK | 31 | Alexis Martín Arias | ||
| DF | 16 | Víctor Ayala | ||
| DF | 28 | |||
| DF | 24 | Germán Guiffrey | ||
| DF | 32 | Matías Melluso | ||
| MF | 30 | Maximiliano Comba | ||
| MF | 21 | Fabián Rinaudo (c) | ||
| MF | 8 | |||
| MF | 25 | |||
| FW | 11 | |||
| FW | 9 | Santiago Silva | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 15 | Sebastián Moyano | ||
| DF | 4 | Facundo Oreja | ||
| MF | 13 | |||
| MF | 19 | Juan Cataldi | ||
| MF | 33 | |||
| MF | 34 | Patricio Monti | ||
| FW | 17 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Pedro Troglio | ||||
| Man of the Match
| Match rules
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| scope=row | Goals scored | 1 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Total shots | 5 | 8 | |
| scope=row | Shots on target | 3 | 4 | |
| scope=row | Ball possession | 46% | 54% | |
| scope=row | Corner kicks | 0 | 7 | |
| scope=row | 20 | 16 | ||
| scope=row | Offsides | 0 | 0 | |
| scope=row | Yellow cards | 3 | 4 | |
| scope=row | Red cards | 0 | 0 |