2023 Copa Libertadores final

2023 Copa Libertadores final
Promotional poster of the final
Event2023 Copa Libertadores
After extra time
Date4 November 2023
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance69,232

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. The match was played between Argentine team Boca Juniors and Brazilian side Fluminense on 4 November 2023 at the Maracanã 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]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina El Cilindro Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
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 Isidro Romero Carbo Guayaquil 59,283
 Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams

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

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 details

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.

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
CB 4 Nicolás Figal  68'  113'
CB 15 Nicolás Valentini
LB 18 Frank Fabra  105+7'
DM 21 Ezequiel Fernández  106'
RM 16 Miguel Merentiel  91'
CM 36 Cristian Medina  106'
CM 8 Pol Fernández
LM 19 Valentín Barco  78'
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'
CB 33 Nino (c)  105+7'
CB 30 Felipe Melo  52'
LB 12 Marcelo  80'
CM 8 Martinelli  80'
CM 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 Leo 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

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