2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, venue
Event	2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Rosario Central Platense 1 0
Date	16 December 2023
Venue	Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Man of the Match	Maximiliano Lovera (Rosario Central)
Referee	Nicolás Ramírez[1]

The 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional final was the final match of the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional, the fourth edition of this national cup. It was held in the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on 16 December 2023[2] between Rosario Central[3] and Platense.[4][5]

Both clubs contested their first Copa de la Liga Profesional final. The last national cup final played by Platense had been the 1943 Copa Adrián Escobar final when the squad lost to Huracán on corner kicks awarded.[6][7][8]

Rosario Central won their first title after they defeated Platense 1–0.[9] As champions, Rosario Central qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the 2023 Trofeo de Campeones.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Rosario Central	(none)
Platense	(none)

Bold indicates winning years

Road to the final

Further information: 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional

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

Rosario Central				Round	Platense
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Atlético Tucumán	0–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Boca Juniors	1–3 (A)
Banfield	0–3 (A)			Matchday 2	Defensa y Justicia	0–0 (H)
Talleres (C)	2–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Central Córdoba (SdE)	2–3 (A)
Colón	1–2 (A)			Matchday 4	Lanús	2–1 (H)
Independiente	1–1 (H)			Matchday 5	Belgrano	0–3 (A)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	1–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Unión	1–0 (H)
Newell's Old Boys	1–0 (H)			Matchday 7	Argentinos Juniors	0–0 (H)
Huracán	1–0 (H)			Matchday 8	Racing	2–1 (A)
Vélez Sarsfield	1–1 (H)			Matchday 9	Estudiantes (LP)	2–1 (H)
Instituto	0–0 (A)			Matchday 10	San Lorenzo	1–1 (A)
Argentinos Juniors	3–1 (H)			Matchday 11	Newell's Old Boys	0–0 (H)
Barracas Central	1–1 (A)			Matchday 12	Godoy Cruz	0–2 (A)
River Plate	3–1 (H)			Matchday 13	Tigre	1–1 (A)
Arsenal	2–1 (A)			Matchday 14	Sarmiento (J)	1–0 (H)
Zone A 4th place Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Huracán 14 8 2 4 19 11 +8 26 2 River Plate 14 7 3 4 24 16 +8 24 3 Banfield 14 6 5 3 11 6 +5 23 4 Rosario Central 14 6 5 3 17 13 +4 23 5 Independiente 14 6 5 3 15 11 +4 23 Source: AFA				Final standings	Zone B 4th place Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Racing 14 6 6 2 22 16 +6 24 2 Godoy Cruz 14 5 7 2 14 9 +5 22 3 Belgrano 14 5 6 3 20 18 +2 21 4 Platense 14 5 5 4 13 16 −3 20 5 Central Córdoba (SdE) 14 5 4 5 11 14 −3 19 Source: AFA
Opponent	Result			Final stages	Opponent	Result
Racing	2–2 (7–6 p) (N)			Quarter-finals	Huracán	1–1 (4–2 p) (N)
River Plate	0–0 (2–0 p) (N)			Semi-finals	Godoy Cruz	1–1 (6–5 p) (N)

Match details

16 December 2023

21:00

Rosario Central	1–0	Platense
Lovera 39'	Report

Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero

Referee: Nicolás Ramírez

Rosario Central

Platense

GK 1 Jorge Broun (c) RB 4 Damián Martínez  53' CB 15 Facundo Mallo CB 2 Carlos Quintana LB 3 Agustín Sández  81' DM 45 Kevin Ortiz DM 30 Tomás O'Connor  81' RW 11 Maximiliano Lovera  19'  74' AM 10 Ignacio Malcorra LW 13 Jaminton Campaz CF 29 Luca Martínez Dupuy  81' Substitutes: GK 20 Axel Werner DF 6 Juan Komar  53' DF 31 Facundo Agüero MF 7 Walter Montoya MF 8 Agustín Toledo  81' MF 14 Dannovi Quiñónez MF 16 Alan Rodríguez  81' MF 18 Francesco Lo Celso MF 22 Lautaro Giaccone  74' MF 23 Giovanni Bogado FW 9 Tobías Cervera FW 24 Octavio Bianchi  81' Manager: Miguel Ángel Russo

GK 12 Ramiro Macagno RB 4 Nicolás Morgantini CB 13 Ignacio Vázquez  14' CB 6 Gastón Suso (c)  77'  88' LB 2 Raúl Lozano RM 19 Facundo Russo  67' CM 8 Franco Díaz CM 11 Nicolás Castro  44'  74' LM 10 Agustín Ocampo  90+6' CF 7 Mateo Pellegrino  50' CF 77 Ronaldo Martínez  59'  67' Substitutes: GK 23 Joaquín Blázquez DF 3 Juan Infante DF 18 Sasha Marcich DF 24 Juan Pablo Pignani DF 27 Miguel Jacquet MF 14 Leonel Picco  67' MF 21 Ciro Rius MF 32 Luciano Ferreyra  74' MF 33 Jerónimo Cacciabue FW 20 Nicolás Servetto  50' FW 35 Manuel Tucker FW 43 Maximiliano Zalazar  67' Manager: Martín Palermo

Man of the Match: Maximiliano Lovera (Rosario Central)[10] Assistant referees:[1] Juan Pablo Belatti Sebastián Raineri Fourth official: Rodrigo Rivero Fifth official: Federico Cano Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano Assistant video assistant referees: Jorge Baliño

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

Statistics

Overall

Statistic	Rosario Central	Platense
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	15	16
Shots on target	9	10
Ball possession	51%	49%
Corner kicks	5	8
Fouls committed	5	14
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	1	6
Red cards	0	1

References

1. "Nicolás Ramírez, el árbitro elegido para la final de la Copa Liga Profesional" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 14 December 2023.
2. Final de la Copa LPF: cuándo se juega, sede y todo lo que hay que saber, TyC Sports, 10 Dec 2023
3. River falló cuatro penales en la definición y cayó ante Rosario Central, que jugará la final de la Copa de la Liga at Infobae, 9 Dec 2023
4. Platense finalista de la Copa de la Liga at La Voz del Interior, 9 Dec 2023
5. Histórico: Platense le ganó a Godoy Cruz y va a jugar la final de la Copa de la Liga on Olé, 9 Dec 2023
6. Huracán campeón en el estadio del clásico rival by Roberto Guidotti on C.A. Huracán website
7. Argentina – Copa Adrián Escobar 1943 by Pablo Ciullini on the RSSSF
8. Carluccio, José (2009-04-03), Copa Adrián C. Escobar 1943 (in Spanish)
9. "¡Rosario Central campeón de la Copa Sur Finanzas!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 16 December 2023.
10. "Argentina - Copa de la Liga Profesional 2023" (in Spanish). AFA. 16 December 2023.