2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

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2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional final
Copa Diego Armando Maradona final
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, venue
Event 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Boca Juniors Banfield
11
Boca Juniors won 5–3 on penalties
Date17 January 2021
Venue San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Man of the Match Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors)
Referee Facundo Tello
Attendance0
2021 →

The Copa Diego Armando Maradona final was the final match to decide the champions of the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (renamed "Copa Diego Armando Maradona"), the 1st edition of this national cup. It was played on 17 January 2021 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan between Boca Juniors and Banfield. [1]

Contents

Boca Juniors won the match via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1–1 and were crowned as champions of the cup. [2] As Boca Juniors had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, San Lorenzo (best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth (Regulations Article 4.2). [3]

The runners-up Banfield won a qualifying play-off against Vélez Sarsfield, winners of the Fase Complementación, to decide which one would participate in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana (Regulations Article 4.7). [3]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Boca Juniors None
Banfield None

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Boca Juniors Round Banfield
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Lanús 2–1 (A)Matchday 1 River Plate 3–1 (A)
Newell's Old Boys 2–0 (A)Matchday 2 Godoy Cruz 1–0 (H)
Talleres (C) 0–1 (H)Matchday 3 Rosario Central 4–2 (A)
Lanús 1–2 (H)Matchday 4 River Plate 0–2 (H)
Newell's Old Boys 2–0 (H)Matchday 5 Godoy Cruz 0–0 (A)
Talleres (C) 0–0 (A)Matchday 6 Rosario Central 1–1 (H)
Zone 4 winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Boca Juniors 610
2 Talleres (C) 69
3 Newell's Old Boys 67
4 Lanús 67
Source: AFA
Final standings Zone 3 runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1 River Plate 615
2 Banfield 611
3 Rosario Central 67
4 Godoy Cruz 61
Source: AFA
OpponentResult Fase Campeón OpponentResult
Arsenal 1–1 (H)Matchday 1 Atlético Tucumán 2–0 (A)
Independiente 2–1 (A)Matchday 2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2–1 (H)
Huracán 3–0 (H)Matchday 3 Colón 2–1 (A)
River Plate 2–2 (H)Matchday 4 Talleres (C) 2–3 (A)
Argentinos Juniors 2–2 (A)Matchday 5 San Lorenzo 4–1 (H)
Group A winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Boca Juniors 59
2 River Plate 58
3 Argentinos Juniors 58
4 Arsenal 57
5 Independiente 56
6 Huracán 53
Source: AFA
Final standings Group B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Banfield 512
2 Talleres (C) 511
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 57
4 Colón 54
5 San Lorenzo 54
6 Atlético Tucumán 54
Source: AFA

Match

Details

Boca Juniors 1–1 Banfield
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Penalties
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario , San Juan
Attendance: 0 [4]
Referee: Facundo Tello [5]
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Man of the Match:
Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors) [6]

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti
Hernán Maidana
Fourth official:
Nicolás Lamolina
Reserve assistant referee:
Cristian Navarro

Match rules [3]

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

Statistics

Overall
StatisticBoca JuniorsBanfield
Goals scored11
Total shots1112
Shots on target75
Ball possession50%50%
Corner kicks24
Fouls committed2116
Offsides10
Yellow cards51
Red cards10

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References

  1. ↑ "Banfield y Boca, finalistas" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Boca es el campeón" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "REGLAMENTO DE LA COPA DE LA LIGA PROFESIONAL DE FUTBOL DE AFA 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. 26 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Conferencia de Seguridad por las finales" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Árbitros para las finales" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cardona, el jugador de Boca que no quiso ver los penales" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 18 January 2021.
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