| Copa Diego Armando Maradona final | |||||||
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 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, venue | |||||||
| Event | 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional | ||||||
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| Boca Juniors won 5–3 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 17 January 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | San Juan del Bicentenario,San Juan | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors) | ||||||
| Referee | Facundo Tello | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
2021 → | |||||||
TheCopa Diego Armando Maradona final was the final match to decide the champions of the2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (renamed "Copa Diego Armando Maradona"), the 1st edition of thisnational cup. It was played on 17 January 2021 at theEstadio San Juan del Bicentenario inSan Juan betweenBoca Juniors andBanfield.[1]
Boca Juniors won the match via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1–1 and were crowned as champions of the cup.[2] As Boca Juniors had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores,San Lorenzo (best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superligaaggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth (Regulations Article 4.2).[3]
The runners-upBanfield won a qualifying play-off againstVélez Sarsfield, winners of the Fase Complementación, to decide which one would participate in the2022 Copa Sudamericana (Regulations Article 4.7).[3]
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Boca Juniors | None |
| Banfield | None |
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Banfield |
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Cardona 63' | Report | Lollo 90+5' |
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Tevez Villa Salvio Izquierdoz Buffarini | 5–3 | LolloFontana RodríguezÁlvarez |
          Boca Juniors |      Banfield |
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| Statistic | Boca Juniors | Banfield |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 11 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 21 | 16 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
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