2023 Copa Argentina Final Explained

2023 Copa Argentina Final
Event:2023 Copa Argentina
Team1:Estudiantes (LP)
Team1score:1
Team2:Defensa y Justicia
Team2score:0
Date:13 December 2023
Stadium:Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
City:Lanús
Man Of The Match1a:Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP))
Referee:Nicolás Ramírez
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Copa Argentina Final was the 63rd and final match of the 2023 Copa Argentina. It was played on 13 December 2023 at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanús[1] between Estudiantes (LP) and Defensa y Justicia.[2] [3]

Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia by a 1–0 score to win their first title in the tournament.[4] As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.[5]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
None
None

Road to the final

Estudiantes (LP)width= RoundDefensa y Justicia
width= 190pxOpponentwidth= 200pxVenuewidth= 90pxScorewidth= width= 190pxOpponentwidth= 200pxVenuewidth= 90pxScore
3–0Round of 643–2
1–0Round of 321–0
1–1 Round of 160–0
2–01–1
3–2Semi-finals1–0

Match details

GK 21 Mariano Andújar (c)
DF 29 Leonardo Godoy
DF 4 Santiago Núñez
DF 2 Zaid Romero
DF 14
MF 30 Jorge Rodríguez
MF 8 Fernando Zuqui
MF 7
MF 10
MF 15
FW 9
Substitutes:
GK 1 Fabricio Iacovich
DF 6 Ezequiel Muñoz
DF 13
DF 26 Luciano Lollo
DF 32
MF 5
MF 19 Alexis Manyoma
MF 40 Axel Atum
MF 47 Javier Altamirano
FW 16 Mauro Méndez
FW 17
FW 31
Manager:
Eduardo Domínguez
GK 23 Enrique Bologna
DF 32 Agustín Sant'Anna
DF 2 Julián Malatini
DF 25 Tomás Cardona (c)
DF 3
MF 30
MF 8
MF 27
MF 19
MF 11
FW 29
Substitutes:
GK 22 Cristopher Fiermarin
DF 4 Nicolás Tripichio
DF 14 Ezequiel Cannavo
DF 21 Santiago Ramos Mingo
DF 26 Darío Cáceres
MF 7 Manuel Agustín Duarte
MF 10
MF 15 Tomás Escalante
MF 17
FW 9 Andrés Ríos
FW 18
FW 28
Manager:
Julio Vaccari
Man of the Match


Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP))[6]

Assistant referees


Diego Bonfá
Ezequiel Brailovzsky
Fourth official


Ariel Penel
Fifth official


Mariana de Almeida

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Statistics

Overall[7]
Estudiantes (LP)Defensa y Justicia
scope=rowGoals scored1 0
scope=rowTotal shots11 14
scope=rowShots on target8 9
scope=rowBall possession47% 53%
scope=rowCorner kicks4 0
scope=row11 14
scope=rowOffsides3 1
scope=rowYellow cards5 6
scope=rowRed cards1 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oficial: día, horario y sede de la final de la Copa Argentina entre Estudiantes y Defensa y Justicia . 7 December 2023 . TyC Sports . Spanish.
  2. Web site: Estudiantes de La Plata accedió por primera vez a la Final de la Copa Argentina . 23 November 2023 . Copa Argentina . Spanish.
  3. Web site: Defensa y Justicia eliminó a San Lorenzo y es el segundo finalista de la Copa Argentina . 24 November 2023 . Copa Argentina . Spanish.
  4. Web site: 13 December 2023 . Estudiantes vs. Defensa y Justicia, por la Copa Argentina: el resumen, el gol y las mejores jugadas . 14 December 2023 . TyC Sports . es-AR.
  5. Web site: El doble premio para Estudiantes por la Copa Argentina: Copa Libertadores y Supercopa Argentina . 13 December 2023 . TyC Sports . Spanish.
  6. Web site: Leonardo Godoy: "Soñábamos, este grupo se merecía terminar el año así" . 13 December 2023 . 0221 . Spanish.
  7. Web site: Argentina - Copa Argentina 2023 - COMPARATIVA . 13 December 2023 . AFA . Spanish.