2023 Copa Libertadores final

{{Short description|64th edition final match of the Copa Libertadores}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 Copa Libertadores final

| image = FinalRio2023.png

| image_size =

| caption = Promotional poster of the final

| event = 2023 Copa Libertadores

| team1 = Boca Juniors

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ARG|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Fluminense

| team2association = {{fbaicon|BRA|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details = After extra time

| date = 4 November 2023

| stadium = Maracanã

| city = Rio de Janeiro

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

| attendance = 69,232

| weather =

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=La Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 se jugará en el Maracaná |url=https://conmebollibertadores.com/cards/NewsReaderWeb/la-final-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-2023-se-jugara-en-el-maracana |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=conmebollibertadores.com}}

Fluminense won their first ever Copa Libertadores after defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time.{{cite web |url=https://conmebollibertadores.com/cards/NewsReaderWeb/fluminense-campeon-de-la-conmebol-libertadores |title=¡Fluminense campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores! |trans-title=Fluminense champion of the CONMEBOL Libertadores! |publisher=CONMEBOL Libertadores |language=es |date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/04/boca-juniors-fluminense-copa-libertadores-final-match-report|title=Fluminense beat Boca Juniors in extra time to win first Copa Libertadores title|date=4 November 2023|work=Guardian|accessdate=6 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67324231|title=Boca Juniors 1 Fluminense 2|date=4 November 2023|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 November 2023}}

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

File:Maracana 2022.jpg

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!Association

!Stadium

!City

!Capacity

rowspan="5" |{{Fba|ARG}}

|El Cilindro

| rowspan="2" |Avellaneda

|61,000

Estadio Libertadores de América

|48,069

Estadio Monumental

| rowspan="2" |Buenos Aires

|70,074

La Bombonera

|54,000

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

|Córdoba

|57,000

rowspan="5" |{{Fba|BRA}}

|Arena da Baixada

|Curitiba

|42,372

Estádio Beira-Rio

|Porto Alegre

|50,128

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|Maracanã

|Rio de Janeiro

|78,838

Estádio do Morumbi

| rowspan="2" |São Paulo

|67,052

Arena Corinthians

|49,205

{{Fba|CHI}}

|Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

|Santiago

|58,665

{{Fba|ECU}}

|Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo

|Guayaquil

|59,283

rowspan="2" |{{Fba|PER}}

|Estadio Monumental

| rowspan="2" |Lima

|80,093

Estadio Nacional del Perú

|50,000

{{Fba|URU}}

|Estadio Centenario

|Montevideo

|60,235

Teams

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!Team

!Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

|11 (1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018)

{{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense

|1 (2008)

Road to the final

{{details|2023 Copa Libertadores}}

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

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colspan=3|{{flagicon|ARG}} Boca Juniors

!Round

!colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense

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|width=25%|Opponent

|width=10%|Venue

|width=10%|Score

|width=10%|

|width=25%|Opponent

|width=10%|Venue

|width=10%|Score

colspan=3|Bye

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Qualifying stages

|colspan=3|Bye

colspan=3|Group F

|rowspan=8 bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Group stage

|colspan=3|Group D

align=left|{{fbaicon|VEN}} Monagas

|Away

0–0

|align=left|{{fbaicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal

|Away

1–3
align=left|{{fbaicon|COL}} Deportivo Pereira

|Home

2–1

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} The Strongest

|Home

1–0
align=left|{{fbaicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo

|Away

0–2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate

|Home

5–1
align=left|{{fbaicon|COL}} Deportivo Pereira

|Away

1–0

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BOL}} The Strongest

|Away

1–0
align=left|{{fbaicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo

|Home

1–0

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate

|Away

2–0
align=left|{{fbaicon|VEN}} Monagas

|Home

4–0

|align=left|{{fbaicon|PER}} Sporting Cristal

|Home

1–1
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{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group F|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=BOC}}

|colspan=3 align=center valign=top|

{{2023 Copa Libertadores group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=FLU}}

colspan=3|Seed 4

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final stages

|colspan=3|Seed 8

rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|URU}} Nacional
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)

|Away

0–0

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16

|rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Argentinos Juniors
(won 3–1 on aggregate)

|Away

1–1
Home2–2 (4–2 p)

|Home

2–0
rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Racing
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)

|Home

0–0

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals

|rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|PAR}} Olimpia
(won 5–1 on aggregate)

|Home

2–0
Away0–0 (1–4 p)

|Away

1–3
rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)

|Home

0–0

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|rowspan=2 align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} Internacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate)

|Home

2–2
Away1–1 (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.

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| date = {{Start date|2023|11|4|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|17:00|-3}}

| team1 = Boca Juniors {{fbaicon|ARG}}

| score = 1–2

| aet = y

| team2 = {{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense

| goals1 = Advíncula {{goal|72}}

| goals2 = Cano {{goal|36}}
John Kennedy {{goal|99}}

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| stadium = Maracanã

| location = Rio de Janeiro

| attendance = 69,232

| referee = Wilmar Roldán (Colombia){{cite web |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/arbitros-designados-para-la-final/ |title=Árbitros designados para la Final |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=25 October 2023 |language=Spanish}}

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GK1{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Romero (c)
RB17{{flagicon|PER|football}} Luis Advíncula
CB4{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Figal{{yel|68}}{{suboff|113}}
CB15{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Valentini
LB18{{flagicon|COL}} Frank Fabra{{sentoff|0|105+7}}
DM21{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Fernández{{suboff|106}}
RM16{{flagicon|URU}} Miguel Merentiel{{suboff|91}}
CM36{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian Medina{{suboff|106}}
CM8{{flagicon|ARG}} Pol Fernández
LM19{{flagicon|ARG}} Valentín Barco{{suboff|78}}
CF10{{flagicon|URU}} Edinson Cavani{{yel|64}}{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK13{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier García
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Roncaglia
DF3{{flagicon|URU}} Marcelo Saracchi{{yel|120}}{{subon|106}}
DF25{{flagicon|PAR}} Bruno Valdez{{subon|113}}
DF57{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Weigandt
MF20{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ramírez
MF23{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego González
MF39{{flagicon|ARG}} Vicente Taborda{{subon|106}}
MF49{{flagicon|COL}} Jorman Campuzano
FW9{{flagicon|ARG}} Darío Benedetto{{subon|78}}
FW11{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Janson{{subon|91}}
FW41{{flagicon|ARG}} Luca Langoni{{yel|94}}{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Almirón

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GK1{{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio
RB2{{flagicon|BRA}} Samuel Xavier{{suboff|85}}
CB33{{flagicon|BRA}} Nino (c){{yel|105+7}}
CB30{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Melo{{suboff|52}}
LB12{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo{{suboff|80}}
CM8{{flagicon|BRA}} Martinelli{{suboff|80}}
CM7{{flagicon|BRA}} André
RW21{{flagicon|COL}} Jhon Arias
AM10{{flagicon|BRA}} Ganso{{suboff|80}}
LW11{{flagicon|BRA}} Keno{{yel|67}}{{suboff|103}}
CF14{{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Cano{{yel|120}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK22{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Rangel
DF4{{flagicon|BRA}} Marlon{{subon|52}}
DF23{{flagicon|BRA}} Guga{{subon|85}}
DF40{{flagicon|BRA}} Diogo Barbosa{{subon|80}}
DF44{{flagicon|BRA}} David Braz{{subon|103}}
MF5{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexsander
MF19{{flagicon|URU}} Leo Fernández
MF20{{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel
MF29{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Santos
MF45{{flagicon|BRA}} Lima{{subon|80}}
FW9{{flagicon|BRA}} John Kennedy{{sentoff|2|89|101}}{{subon|80}}
FW38{{flagicon|COL}} Yony González
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Diniz

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Assistant referees:


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)

| style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;" |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

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