2023 Copa Libertadores final

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2023 Copa Libertadores final
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The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final.
Event 2023 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Fluminense
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
12
After extra time
Date4 November 2023
Venue Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Referee Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance69,232
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The 2023 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2023 Copa Libertadores. This was the 64th edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

Contents

The match was played between Argentine team Boca Juniors and Brazilian side Fluminense on 4 November 2023 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]

Fluminense won their first ever Copa Libertadores after defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time. [2] [3] [4]

As winners, Fluminense qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and earned the right to play against the 2023 Copa Sudamericana winners LDU in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana (which Fluminense would later go on to win as well). They also automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

Bidding Venues for the 2023 Copa Libertadores final [5] [6]
AssociationStadiumCityCapacity
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 11 (1963, 1977 , 1978 , 1979, 2000 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004, 2007 , 2012, 2018)
Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 1 (2008)

Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Round Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
OpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScore
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group F Group stage Group D
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Monagas Away 0–0 Flag of Peru (state).svg Sporting Cristal Away 1–3
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Pereira Home 2–1 Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest Home 1–0
Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo Away 0–2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate Home 5–1
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Pereira Away 1–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest Away 1–0
Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo Home 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate Away 2–0
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Monagas Home 4–0 Flag of Peru (state).svg Sporting Cristal Home 1–1
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 613
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Pereira 68
3 Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 66
4 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Monagas 65
Source: CONMEBOL
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense 610
2 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 610
3 Flag of Peru (state).svg Sporting Cristal 68
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg The Strongest 66
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 4 Final stages Seed 8
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Away 0–0 Round of 16 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors
(won 3–1 on aggregate)		Away 1–1
Home 2–2 (4–2 p)Home 2–0
Flag of Argentina.svg Racing
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home 0–0 Quarter-finals Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		Home 2–0
Away 0–0 (1–4 p)Away 1–3
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)		Home 0–0 Semi-finals Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate)		Home 2–2
Away 1–1 (2–4 p)Away 1–2

Match

Marcos Rojo (sent off in the semi-final second leg) and Exequiel Zeballos (knee injury) from Boca Juniors and Manoel (doping suspension) from Fluminense were ruled out of the final.

Details

Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 1–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
Advíncula Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Cano Soccerball shade.svg36'
John Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg99'
Maracanã , Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 69,232
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) [7]
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Boca Juniors
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Fluminense
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Romero (c)
RB17 Flag of Peru (state).svg Luis Advíncula
RCB4 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Figal Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 113'
LCB15 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Valentini
LB18 Flag of Colombia.svg Frank Fabra Red card.svg 105+7'
RM36 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Medina Sub off.svg 106'
CM8 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Fernández
CM21 Flag of Argentina.svg Ezequiel Fernández Sub off.svg 106'
LM19 Flag of Argentina.svg Valentín Barco Sub off.svg 78'
CF16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Miguel Merentiel Sub off.svg 91'
CF10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani Yellow card.svg 64'Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier García
DF2 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Roncaglia
DF3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Marcelo Saracchi Yellow card.svg 120'Sub on.svg 106'
DF25 Flag of Paraguay.svg Bruno Valdez Sub on.svg 113'
DF57 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Weigandt
MF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ramírez
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego González
MF39 Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Taborda Sub on.svg 106'
MF49 Flag of Colombia.svg Jorman Campuzano
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Darío Benedetto Sub on.svg 78'
FW11 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Janson Sub on.svg 91'
FW41 Flag of Argentina.svg Luca Langoni Yellow card.svg 94'Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Almirón
GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio
RB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Samuel Xavier Sub off.svg 85'
RCB33 Flag of Brazil.svg Nino (c)Yellow card.svg 105+7'
LCB30 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Melo Sub off.svg 52'
LB12 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Sub off.svg 80'
DM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Martinelli Sub off.svg 80'
DM7 Flag of Brazil.svg André
RW21 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Arias
AM10 Flag of Brazil.svg Ganso Sub off.svg 80'
LW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Keno Yellow card.svg 67'Sub off.svg 103'
CF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Germán Cano Yellow card.svg 120'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Rangel
DF4 Flag of Brazil.svg Marlon Sub on.svg 52'
DF23 Flag of Brazil.svg Guga Sub on.svg 85'
DF40 Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Barbosa Sub on.svg 80'
DF44 Flag of Brazil.svg David Braz Sub on.svg 103'
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexsander
MF19 Flag of Uruguay.svg Leonardo Fernández
MF20 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel
MF29 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Santos
MF45 Flag of Brazil.svg Lima Sub on.svg 80'
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg John Kennedy Yellow card.svg 89' Yellow-red card.svg 101'Sub on.svg 80'
FW38 Flag of Colombia.svg Yony González
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Diniz


Assistant referees: [7]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Lara (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Ángelo Hermosilla (Chile)
Edson Cisternas (Chile)
Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "La Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 se jugará en el Maracaná". conmebollibertadores.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ↑ "¡Fluminense campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores!" [Fluminense champion of the CONMEBOL Libertadores!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL Libertadores. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fluminense beat Boca Juniors in extra time to win first Copa Libertadores title". Guardian. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Boca Juniors 1 Fluminense 2". BBC Sport. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ CONMEBOL (14 May 2020). "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" [APPLICANTS FOR THE FINALS OF 2021, 2022 AND 2023](PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. 1 2 "Árbitros designados para la Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 October 2023.
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