2017 Copa Argentina Final

2017 Copa Argentina Final was the 133rd and final match of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 9, 2017 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between River Plate and Atlético Tucumán.[1][2]

2017 Copa Argentina Final

Event	2016–17 Copa Argentina
River Plate Atlético Tucumán 2 1
Date	December 9, 2017
Venue	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Man of the Match	Enzo Pérez (River Plate)
Referee	Fernando Rapallini

River Plate defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 to win their second tournament title. As champions, they qualified for 2017 Supercopa Argentina.[3]

Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, won the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up.[4]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
River Plate	1 (2016)
Atlético Tucumán	None

Road to the final

River Plate			Round	Atlético Tucumán
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Bye			Regional Round	Bye
			Final Round
Atlas	Salta	3–0	Round of 64	All Boys	Salta	1–1 (4–1 p)
Instituto	Mar del Plata	4–1	Round of 32	Independiente	Mendoza	2–1
Defensa y Justicia	Formosa	3–0	Round of 16	Sarmiento (J)	Salta	4–0
Atlanta	San Juan	4–1	Quarterfinals	Vélez Sarsfield	Santa Fe	1–0
Deportivo Morón	Mendoza	3–0	Semifinals	Rosario Central	Formosa	0–0 (3–1 p)

Match

Details

December 9, 2017

19:15

River Plate	2–1	Atlético Tucumán
Scocco  9' Fernández  48'	Report	Rodríguez  11'

Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

Referee: Fernando Rapallini

River Plate

Atlético Tucumán

GK 25 Enrique Bologna DF 29 Gonzalo Montiel DF 2 Jonatan Maidana DF 22 Javier Pinola DF 3 Marcelo Saracchi MF 23 Leonardo Ponzio (c) MF 16 Ariel Rojas  61' MF 24 Enzo Pérez  55'  67' MF 26 Ignacio Fernández MF 10 Pity Martínez  90' FW 32 Ignacio Scocco  81' Substitutes: GK 14 Germán Lux DF 5 Alexander Barboza DF 20 Milton Casco MF 11 Nicolás De La Cruz  61' MF 21 Iván Rossi FW 17 Carlos Auzqui  67' FW 19 Rafael Santos Borré  81' Manager: Marcelo Gallardo

GK 17 Alejandro Sánchez DF 8 Guillermo Acosta  86' DF 31 Yonathan Cabral DF 2 Rafael García  71' DF 35 Cristian Villagra  84' MF 19 David Barbona  85' MF 32 Francisco Grahl  65' MF 29 Rodrigo Aliendro  86' MF 10 Gervasio Núñez  59' MF 11 Favio Álvarez FW 7 Luis Miguel Rodríguez (c) Substitutes: GK 13 Franco Pizzicannella DF 3 Nahuel Zárate DF 4 Nicolás Romat MF 5 Gonzalo Freitas MF 22 Alejandro Melo  59' FW 9 Mauricio Affonso  85' FW 18 Ismael Blanco  65' Manager: Ricardo Zielinski

Man of the Match: Enzo Pérez (River Plate)[5] Assistant referees: Sergio Viola Alejandro Mazza Fourth official: Hernán Mastrángelo

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall [6] River Plate Atlético Tucumán Goals scored 2 1 Total shots 8 10 Shots on target 3 2 Ball possession 63% 37% Corner kicks 4 2 Fouls committed 12 17 Offsides 1 3 Yellow cards 2 4 Red cards 0 0 2016-17 Copa Argentina winners River Plate 2nd Title References "River y Atlético Tucumán, los protagonistas de la definición de la Copa" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017. "La Final se jugará el sábado 9 de diciembre" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017. "River, bicampeón de la Copa Total Argentina" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017. "Atlético Tucumán jugará la Libertadores por su campaña en la Copa Argentina" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017. "Pude cumplir el sueño de ser campeón con esta camiseta" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017. "La final: River ante Atlético Tucumán". AFA (in Spanish). 9 December 2017.