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.
The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2023 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 4 November 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 69,232 | ||||||
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
| Association | Stadium | City | Capacity |
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| 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
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CONMEBOL |
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
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 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Fluminense |
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| Advíncula 72' | Report | Cano 36' John Kennedy 99' |
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Match rules
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References
- "La Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 se jugará en el Maracaná". conmebollibertadores.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- "¡Fluminense campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores!" [Fluminense champion of the CONMEBOL Libertadores!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL Libertadores. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- "Fluminense beat Boca Juniors in extra time to win first Copa Libertadores title". Guardian. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- "Boca Juniors 1 Fluminense 2". BBC Sport. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- 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.
- "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "Árbitros designados para la Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 October 2023.