2023 Copa Libertadores final

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.

2023 Copa Libertadores final
The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final.
Event2023 Copa Libertadores
After extra time
Date4 November 2023
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance69,232
2022
2024

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 by defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 in extra time. 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 edit

Bidding Venues for the 2023 Copa Libertadores final[5][6]
Association Stadium City Capacity
  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
  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
  Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
  Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
  Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
  Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams edit

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Boca Juniors 11 (1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018)
  Fluminense 1 (2008)

Road to the final edit

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

  Boca Juniors Round   Fluminense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group F Group stage Group D
  Monagas Away 0–0   Sporting Cristal Away 1–3
  Deportivo Pereira Home 2–1   The Strongest Home 1–0
  Colo-Colo Away 0–2   River Plate Home 5–1
  Deportivo Pereira Away 1–0   The Strongest Away 1–0
  Colo-Colo Home 1–0   River Plate Away 2–0
  Monagas Home 4–0   Sporting Cristal Home 1–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Boca Juniors 6 13
2   Deportivo Pereira 6 8
3   Colo-Colo 6 6
4   Monagas 6 5
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Fluminense 6 10
2   River Plate 6 10
3   Sporting Cristal 6 8
4   The Strongest 6 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 4 Final stages Seed 8
  Nacional
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Away 0–0 Round of 16   Argentinos Juniors
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1
Home 2–2 (4–2 p) Home 2–0
  Racing
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 0–0 Quarter-finals   Olimpia
(won 5–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–0
Away 0–0 (1–4 p) Away 1–3
  Palmeiras
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)
Home 0–0 Semi-finals   Internacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Home 2–2
Away 1–1 (2–4 p) Away 1–2

Match edit

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 edit

Boca Juniors  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Fluminense
Advíncula   72' Report Cano   36'
John Kennedy   99'
Attendance: 69,232
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boca Juniors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fluminense
GK 1   Sergio Romero (c)
RB 17   Luis Advíncula
RCB 4   Nicolás Figal   68'   113'
LCB 15   Nicolás Valentini
LB 18   Frank Fabra   105+7'
RM 36   Cristian Medina   106'
CM 8   Guillermo Fernández
CM 21   Ezequiel Fernández   106'
LM 19   Valentín Barco   78'
CF 16   Miguel Merentiel   91'
CF 10   Edinson Cavani   64'   78'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Javier García
DF 2   Facundo Roncaglia
DF 3   Marcelo Saracchi   120'   106'
DF 25   Bruno Valdez   113'
DF 57   Marcelo Weigandt
MF 20   Juan Ramírez
MF 23   Diego González
MF 39   Vicente Taborda   106'
MF 49   Jorman Campuzano
FW 9   Darío Benedetto   78'
FW 11   Lucas Janson   91'
FW 41   Luca Langoni   94'   78'
Manager:
  Jorge Almirón
GK 1   Fábio
RB 2   Samuel Xavier   85'
RCB 33   Nino (c)   105+7'
LCB 30   Felipe Melo   52'
LB 12   Marcelo   80'
DM 8   Martinelli   80'
DM 7   André
RW 21   Jhon Arias
AM 10   Ganso   80'
LW 11   Keno   67'   103'
CF 14   Germán Cano   120'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Pedro Rangel
DF 4   Marlon   52'
DF 23   Guga   85'
DF 40   Diogo Barbosa   80'
DF 44   David Braz   103'
MF 5   Alexsander
MF 19   Leonardo Fernández
MF 20   Daniel
MF 29   Thiago Santos
MF 45   Lima   80'
FW 9   John Kennedy   89'   101'   80'
FW 38   Yony González
Manager:
  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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b "Árbitros designados para la Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 October 2023.

External links edit