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.
Fluminense won their first ever Copa Libertadores by defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time.
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 finalAssociationStadiumCityCapacityEl CilindroAvellaneda61,000Estadio Libertadores de América48,069Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires70,074La Bombonera54,000Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba57,000Arena da BaixadaCuritiba42,372Estádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre50,128MaracanãRio de Janeiro78,838Estádio do MorumbiSão Paulo67,052Arena Corinthians49,205Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago58,665Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero CarboGuayaquil59,283Estadio MonumentalLima80,093Estadio Nacional del Perú50,000Estadio CentenarioMontevideo60,235
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Boca Juniors11 (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 JuniorsRound FluminenseOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeQualifying stagesByeGroup FGroup stageGroup D MonagasAway0–0 Sporting CristalAway1–3 Deportivo PereiraHome2–1 The StrongestHome1–0 Colo-ColoAway0–2 River PlateHome5–1 Deportivo PereiraAway1–0 The StrongestAway1–0 Colo-ColoHome1–0 River PlateAway2–0 MonagasHome4–0 Sporting CristalHome1–1Seed 4Final stagesSeed 8 Nacional(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)Away0–0Round of 16 Argentinos Juniors(won 3–1 on aggregate)Away1–1Home2–2 (4–2 p)Home2–0 Racing(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)Home0–0Quarter-finals Olimpia(won 5–1 on aggregate)Home2–0Away0–0 (1–4 p)Away1–3 Palmeiras(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)Home0–0Semi-finals Internacional(won 4–3 on aggregate)Home2–2Away1–1 (2–4 p)Away1–2
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.
GK 1 Sergio Romero (c)RB 17 Luis AdvínculaCB 4 Nicolás Figal CB 15 Nicolás ValentiniLB 18 Frank Fabra DM 21 Ezequiel Fernández RM 16 Miguel Merentiel CM 36 Cristian Medina CM 8 Pol FernándezLM 19 Valentín Barco CF 10 Edinson Cavani Substitutes:GK 13 Javier GarcíaDF 2 Facundo RoncagliaDF 3 Marcelo Saracchi DF 25 Bruno Valdez DF 57 Marcelo WeigandtMF 20 Juan RamírezMF 23 Diego GonzálezMF 39 Vicente Taborda MF 49 Jorman CampuzanoFW 9 Darío Benedetto FW 11 Lucas Janson FW 41 Luca Langoni Manager: Jorge Almirón GK 1 FábioRB 2 Samuel Xavier CB 33 Nino (c) CB 30 Felipe Melo LB 12 Marcelo CM 8 Martinelli CM 7 AndréRW 21 Jhon AriasAM 10 Ganso LW 11 Keno CF 14 Germán Cano Substitutes:GK 22 Pedro RangelDF 4 Marlon DF 23 Guga DF 40 Diogo Barbosa DF 44 David Braz MF 5 AlexsanderMF 19 Leo FernándezMF 20 DanielMF 29 Thiago SantosMF 45 Lima FW 9 John Kennedy FW 38 Yony GonzálezManager: Fernando Diniz
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)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
2023 Copa Sudamericana final 2024 Recopa Sudamericana
References
External links CONMEBOL.com