The 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional final was the final match of the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional, the second edition of this national cup. It was played at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan on 4 June 2021 between Colón and Racing.
The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on 30 May 2021. However, due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, the President of Argentina suspended all the activities in Argentina between 22 and 30 May 2021, and the final had to be rescheduled.
Colón won the match 3–0 obtaining the first top-flight professional title in their history. As champions, Colón qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores (Regulations Article 25).
Qualified teams Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Colón None Racing None
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral). ColónRoundRacingOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultCentral Córdoba (SdE)3–0 (A)Matchday 1Banfield0–2 (A)San Lorenzo2–0 (H)Matchday 2Aldosivi2–2 (H)Banfield3–0 (A)Matchday 3Estudiantes (LP)0–0 (A)Aldosivi2–1 (H)Matchday 4Rosario Central1–0 (H)Estudiantes (LP)2–0 (A)Matchday 5Platense2–0 (A)Rosario Central0–0 (H)Matchday 6Argentinos Juniors1–0 (H)Platense3–1 (A)Matchday 7River Plate0–0 (A)Argentinos Juniors0–0 (H)Matchday 8Godoy Cruz2–4 (H)River Plate2–3 (A)Matchday 9Independiente1–0 (H)Godoy Cruz2–2 (H)Matchday 10Arsenal1–2 (A)Racing1–2 (A)Matchday 11Colón2–1 (H)Arsenal2–0 (H)Matchday 12Central Córdoba (SdE)0–1 (A)Unión1–1 (H)Matchday 13San Lorenzo2–0 (H)Zone A winnersFinal standingsZone A 4th placeOpponentResultFinal stagesOpponentResultTalleres (C)1–1 (H)Quarter-finalsVélez Sarsfield0–0 (A)Independiente2–0 (N)Semi-finalsBoca Juniors0–0 (N)
Match Gabriel Arias and Eugenio Mena (Racing) were called-up for the Chile National Team and they could not play the final. The Colón players Bruno Bianchi (injury), Facundo Farías (COVID-19) and Rafael Delgado (suspension) were ruled out of the final. Details
GK 1 Leonardo BuriánRB 4 Facundo MuraCB 33 Facundo Garcés CB 3 Gonzalo PioviLB 31 Gonzalo EscobarRM 23 Christian Bernardi CM 14 Federico LértoraLM 29 Rodrigo AliendroAM 11 Alexis Castro AM 16 Cristian FerreiraCF 10 Luis Miguel Rodríguez (c) Substitutes:GK 17 Ignacio ChiccoDF 6 Paolo GoltzDF 15 Lucas AcevedoDF 21 Eric MezaMF 5 Tomás MoschiónMF 8 Yéiler Góez MF 27 Guillermo GozálvezMF 42 Danilo GómezFW 18 Nicolás Leguizamón FW 19 Wilson MoreloFW 30 Santiago Pierotti FW 32 Tomás SandovalManager: Eduardo Domínguez
GK 25 Gastón Gómez RB 4 Iván Pillud (c) CB 30 Leonardo SigaliCB 23 Nery Domínguez LB 6 Lucas OrbánRM 19 Leonel MirandaCM 16 Mauricio Martínez LM 15 Ignacio Piatti RW 28 Tomás ChancalayCF 20 Darío Cvitanich LW 9 Enzo CopettiSubstitutes:GK 13 Matías TagliamonteDF 2 Juan José Cáceres DF 18 Ezequiel SchelottoDF 40 Joaquín NovilloDF 50 Ignacio Galván MF 8 Fabricio DomínguezMF 10 Matías Rojas MF 21 Marcelo DíazMF 29 Aníbal Moreno MF 35 Lorenzo MelgarejoFW 34 Maximiliano Lovera FW 44 Iván MaggiManager: Juan Antonio Pizzi
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Aliendro (Colón)
Assistant referees: Lucas Germanotta José Castelli Fourth official: Andrés Merlos Reserve assistant referee: Daiana MiloneMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions
Statistics +Overall Statistic Colón RacingGoals scored 3 0Total shots 12 4Shots on target 8 2Ball possession 51% 49%Corner kicks 3 1 7 11Offsides 3 3Yellow cards 3 2Red cards 0 0
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