{{Infobox football match | title = 2023 Copa Argentina final | image = Editatón Club Lanús - Instalaciones (8).JPG | image_size = | caption = Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez, venue | event = 2023 Copa Argentina | team1 = Estudiantes (LP) | team1score = 1 | team2 = Defensa y Justicia | team2score = 0 | details = | date = 13 December 2023 | stadium = Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez | city = Lanús | man_of_the_match1a = Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP)) | referee = Nicolás Ramírez | attendance = | weather = | previous = 2022 | next = 2024 }} The '''2023 Copa Argentina final''' was the 63rd and final match of the 2023 Copa Argentina. It was played on 13 December 2023 at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanús<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/copa-argentina/oficial-dia-horario-y-sede-de-la-final-de-la-copa-argentina-entre-estudiantes-y-defensa-y-justicia-id551816.html |title=Oficial: día, horario y sede de la final de la Copa Argentina entre Estudiantes y Defensa y Justicia |date=7 December 2023 |publisher=TyC Sports |language=Spanish}}</ref> between Estudiantes (LP) and Defensa y Justicia.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.copaargentina.org/es/news/11105_Estudiantes-de-La-Plata-accedio-por-primera-vez-a-la-Final-de-la-Copa-Argentina.html |title=Estudiantes de La Plata accedió por primera vez a la Final de la Copa Argentina |date=23 November 2023 |publisher=Copa Argentina |language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.copaargentina.org/es/news/11110_Defensa-y-Justicia-elimino-a-San-Lorenzo-y-es-el-segundo-finalista-de-la-Copa-Argentina.html |title=Defensa y Justicia eliminó a San Lorenzo y es el segundo finalista de la Copa Argentina |date=24 November 2023 |publisher=Copa Argentina |language=Spanish}}</ref>
Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia by a 1–0 score to win their first title in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2023 |title=Estudiantes vs. Defensa y Justicia, por la Copa Argentina: el resumen, el gol y las mejores jugadas |url=https://www.tycsports.com/copa-argentina/estudiantes-vs-defensa-y-justicia-en-vivo-hora-donde-ver-y-formaciones-id552761.html |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=TyC Sports |language=es-AR}}</ref> As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/copa-argentina/el-doble-premio-para-estudiantes-en-la-final-de-la-copa-argentina-id553122.html |title=El doble premio para Estudiantes por la Copa Argentina: Copa Libertadores y Supercopa Argentina |date=13 December 2023 |publisher=TyC Sports |language=Spanish}}</ref> == Qualified teams == {| class="wikitable" |- !Team !Previous finals app. |- | Estudiantes (LP) || None |- | Defensa y Justicia || None |} {{small|'''Bold''' indicates winning years}}
== Road to the final == {{details|2023 Copa Argentina}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=3| Estudiantes (LP)<ref name=":0" /> !width= |Round !colspan=3| Defensa y Justicia<ref name=":0" /> |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff |width= 190px|Opponent |width= 200px|Venue |width= 90px|Score |width= | |width= 190px|Opponent |width= 200px|Venue |width= 90px|Score |- |align=left| Independiente (Ch) || Quilmes || 3–0 |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 64 |align=left| Ituzaingó || La Plata || 3–2 |- |align=left| All Boys || Quilmes || 1–0 |bgcolor=#c1e0ff| Round of 32 |align=left| Centro Español || La Plata || 1–0 |- |align=left| Independiente || Mendoza || 1–1 {{pso|3–1}} |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16 |align=left| Estudiantes (RC) || Santa Fe || 0–0 {{pso|6–5}} |- |align=left| Huracán || Rosario || 2–0 |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|{{nowrap|Quarter-finals}} |align=left| Chaco For Ever || Santa Fe || 1–1 {{pso|7–6}} |- |align=left| Boca Juniors || Córdoba || 3–2 |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals |align=left| San Lorenzo || Lanús || 1–0 |}
== Match details ==
{{football box | date = 13 December 2023 | time = 21:10 | team1 = Estudiantes (LP) | team2 = Defensa y Justicia | score = 1–0 | report = https://www.copaargentina.org/es/partido/3518_Estudiantes-de-La-Plata-vs-Defensa-y-Justicia.html | goals1 = Carrillo {{goal|53}} | goals2 = | stadium = Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez | location = Lanús | attendance = | referee = Nicolás Ramírez<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/copa-argentina-programacion-para-la-final-entre-estudiantes-y-defensa-y-justicia |title=Copa Argentina: programación para la final entre Estudiantes (LP) y Defensa y Justicia |date=7 December 2023 |publisher=AFA |language=Spanish}}</ref> }} {| style="width:92%" |- |{{Football kit | pattern_la = _edelp2023h | pattern_b = _edelp2023h | pattern_ra = _edelp2023h | pattern_sh = _whitesides | pattern_so = _edelp2023h | leftarm = | body = | rightarm = | shorts = 000000 | socks = 7f7f7f | title = {{nowrap|Estudiantes (LP)}} }}
|{{Football kit | pattern_la = _dyj23h | pattern_b = _dyj23h | pattern_ra = _dyj23h | pattern_sh = _dyj23h | pattern_so = _dyj1617h | leftarm = | body = | rightarm = | shorts = | socks = 008000 | title = {{nowrap|Defensa y Justicia}} }} |} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |GK || '''21'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Andújar (c) |- |DF || '''29'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Godoy |- |DF || '''4''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Núñez |- |DF || '''2''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Zaid Romero |- |DF || '''14'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Eros Mancuso || {{yel|82}} || {{suboff|88}} |- |MF || '''30'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Rodríguez |- |MF || '''8''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Zuqui |- |MF || '''7''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} José Sosa || {{yel|68}} || {{suboff|78}} |- |MF || '''10'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Benjamín Rollheiser || || {{suboff|71}} |- |MF || '''15'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Zapiola || || {{suboff|46}} |- |FW || '''9''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Carrillo || {{yel|71}} || {{suboff|71}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK || '''1''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Fabricio Iacovich |- |DF || '''6''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Muñoz |- |DF || '''13'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Benedetti || || {{subon|88}} |- |DF || '''26'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Lollo |- |DF || '''32'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Fernández || || {{subon|78}} |- |MF || '''5''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Ascacíbar || || {{subon|71}} |- |MF || '''19'''||{{flagicon|COL}} Alexis Manyoma |- |MF || '''40'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Axel Atum |- |MF || '''47'''||{{flagicon|CHI}} Javier Altamirano |- |FW || '''16'''||{{flagicon|URU}} Mauro Méndez |- |FW || '''17'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Boselli || || {{subon|71}} |- |FW || '''31'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Piatti || {{sent off|2|86|90+4}} || {{subon|46}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Domínguez |} {{col-2}} {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" |- !width="25"| !!width="25"| |- |GK || '''23'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Bologna |- |DF || '''32'''||{{flagicon|URU}} Agustín Sant'Anna |- |DF || '''2''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Julián Malatini |- |DF || '''25'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Tomás Cardona (c) |- |DF || '''3''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Alexis Soto || {{sent off|2|21|84}} |- |MF || '''30'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Castellani || || {{suboff|67}} |- |MF || '''8''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Julián López || {{yel|55}} || {{suboff|83}} |- |MF || '''27'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Germán Solari || {{yel|15}} || {{suboff|73}} |- |MF || '''19'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} David Barbona || || {{suboff|73}} |- |MF || '''11'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Togni || {{yel|86}} |- |FW || '''29'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Fernández || {{yel|38}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK || '''22'''||{{flagicon|URU}} Cristopher Fiermarin |- |DF || '''4''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Tripichio |- |DF || '''14'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Cannavo |- |DF || '''21'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Ramos Mingo |- |DF || '''26'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} Darío Cáceres |- |MF || '''7''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Manuel Agustín Duarte |- |MF || '''10'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} Rodrigo Bogarín || || {{subon|67}} |- |MF || '''15'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Tomás Escalante |- |MF || '''17'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Alanís || || {{subon|73}} |- |FW || '''9''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} Andrés Ríos |- |FW || '''18'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Pratto || || {{subon|73}} |- |FW || '''28'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} Lautaro Fedele || || {{subon|83}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Julio Vaccari |} {{col-end}} {| width=100% style="font-size: 90%" | '''Man of the Match:''' <br />{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.0221.com.ar/estudiantes/leonardo-godoy-sonabamos-este-grupo-se-merecia-terminar-el-ano-asi-n84816 |title=Leonardo Godoy: "Soñábamos, este grupo se merecía terminar el año así" |date=13 December 2023 |publisher=0221 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
'''Assistant referees:''' <br /> Diego Bonfá <br /> Ezequiel Brailovzsky <br />'''Fourth official:''' <br /> Ariel Penel <br />'''Fifth official:''' <br /> Mariana de Almeida |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top"| '''Match rules''' *90 minutes. * Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. * Twelve named substitutes. * Maximum of five substitutions. |}
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; |+Overall<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.afa.org.ar/deposito/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.copaargentina.643419&lang=es_LA |title=Argentina - Copa Argentina 2023 - COMPARATIVA |date=13 December 2023 |publisher=AFA |language=Spanish}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:70px"| ! scope="col" style="width:150px"|Estudiantes (LP) ! scope="col" style="width:150px"|Defensa y Justicia |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 1 || 0 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 11 || 14 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 8 || 9 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 47% || 53% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 4 || 0 |- !scope=row|{{nowrap|Fouls committed}} | 11 || 14 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 3 || 1 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 5 || 6 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 1 || 1 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Copa Argentina seasons}} {{Estudiantes de La Plata matches}} {{Defensa y Justicia matches}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2023 Copa Argentina Final}}
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