The 2019 Supercopa Argentina was the eighth edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match played between the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina. The match was contested by the 2018–19 Primera División champions Racing Club and the 2018–19 Copa Argentina winners River Plate on 4 March 2021 at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero. River Plate were appearing in the competition for the fourth time, while Racing Club were making their first appearance.
Racing Club qualified as a result of winning the Argentine Primera División, finishing four points ahead of the second-placed team. River Plate entered the competition after winning the Copa Argentina final against Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–0.
The match, played behind closed doors, was opened by River Plate's Rafael Santos Borré at the half-hour mark. They extended their lead in the second half when Julián Alvarez and Nicolás de la Cruz scored within a minute. Shortly after, an own goal from Leonel Miranda added one further, before Matías Suárez closed out the scoring ten minutes away from stoppage time. Following a 5–0 rout, River Plate secured their second Supercopa Argentina title.
Background Founded in 2012, the Supercopa Argentina was established as a contest between the Primera División champions and Copa Argentina winners, taking inspiration from its European variations. The annual football match was originally meant for the champions of the latter competition and the Copa Campeonato, which paired the Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final winners, as single tournaments with only one champion per season were not held in Argentina. The top division was later changed to have 30 teams compete during the 2015 season, effectively ending the purpose of the Copa Campeonato. From that year until 2025, whichever team won the league title qualified for the Supercopa Argentina as the league reigning champions.
Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious appearancesRacing Club2018–19 Primera División championsNoneRiver Plate2018–19 Copa Argentina champions3 (2014, 2016, 2017) Note
Match Details
GK 1 Gabriel Arias (c)DF 8 Fabricio DomínguezDF 30 Leonardo Sigali DF 40 Joaquín NovilloDF 35 Lorenzo MelgarejoMF 23 Nery Domínguez MF 19 Leonel MirandaMF 28 Tomás Chancalay MF 10 Matías Rojas FW 9 Enzo CopettiFW 22 Nicolás Reniero Substitutes:GK 13 Matias TagliamonteGK 25 Gastón GómezDF 2 Juan José CáceresDF 3 Alexis SotoDF 4 Iván PilludDF 18 Ezequiel Schelotto MF 15 Ignacio Piatti MF 16 Mauricio Martínez MF 26 Carlos AlcarazMF 29 Aníbal Moreno FW 20 Darío Cvitanich FW 34 Maximiliano LoveraManager: Juan Antonio Pizzi
GK 1 Franco Armani (c)DF 17 Paulo Díaz DF 2 Robert RojasDF 6 Héctor MartínezMF 20 Milton CascoMF 24 Enzo Pérez MF 3 Fabrizio AngileriMF 11 Nicolás De La Cruz MF 10 Jorge Carrascal FW 19 Rafael Santos Borré FW 7 Matías Suárez Substitutes:GK 14 Germán LuxGK 25 Enrique BolognaDF 4 Jonatan MaidanaDF 16 Alex VigoMF 5 Bruno Zuculini MF 8 Agustín Palavecino MF 23 Leonardo Ponzio MF 26 José ParadelaFW 9 Julián Álvarez FW 15 Federico Girotti FW 18 Lucas BeltránFW 27 Agustín FontanaManager: Marcelo Gallardo
Assistant refereesDiego BonfáEzequiel BrailovskyFourth officialHernán MastrángeloFifth officialGisela TruccoMatch rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Statistics
+Overall Statistic Racing Club Goals scored05Total shots715Shots on target58Ball possession47%53%Corner kicks48Fouls committed1511Offsides05Yellow cards21Red cards00
2019 Supercopa Argentina winners River Plate2nd Title
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