2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional final
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, venue
Event2021 Copa LPF
Date4 June 2021
VenueSan Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Man of the MatchRodrigo Aliendro (Colón)
RefereeNéstor Pitana
Attendance0
2020
2022

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.[1][2]

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on 30 May 2021.[3] 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.[4]

Colón won the match 3–0 obtaining the first top-flight professional title in their history.[5] As champions, Colón qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores (Regulations Article 25).[6]

Qualified teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Colón None
Racing None

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).

Colón Round Racing
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–0 (A) Matchday 1 Banfield 0–2 (A)
San Lorenzo 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Aldosivi 2–2 (H)
Banfield 3–0 (A) Matchday 3 Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 (A)
Aldosivi 2–1 (H) Matchday 4 Rosario Central 1–0 (H)
Estudiantes (LP) 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Platense 2–0 (A)
Rosario Central 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 Argentinos Juniors 1–0 (H)
Platense 3–1 (A) Matchday 7 River Plate 0–0 (A)
Argentinos Juniors 0–0 (H) Matchday 8 Godoy Cruz 2–4 (H)
River Plate 2–3 (A) Matchday 9 Independiente 1–0 (H)
Godoy Cruz 2–2 (H) Matchday 10 Arsenal 1–2 (A)
Racing 1–2 (A) Matchday 11 Colón 2–1 (H)
Arsenal 2–0 (H) Matchday 12 Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–1 (A)
Unión 1–1 (H) Matchday 13 San Lorenzo 2–0 (H)
Zone A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Colón 13 25
2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22
3 River Plate 13 21
4 Racing 13 21
5 San Lorenzo 13 21
Source: AFA
Final standings Zone A 4th place
Pos Team Pld Pts
2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22
3 River Plate 13 21
4 Racing 13 21
5 San Lorenzo 13 21
6 Banfield 13 20
Source: AFA
Opponent Result Final stages Opponent Result
Talleres (C) 1–1 (5–3 p) (H) Quarter-finals Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 (4–2 p) (A)
Independiente 2–0 (N) Semi-finals Boca Juniors 0–0 (4–2 p) (N)

Match

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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

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Colón3–0Racing
Aliendro 57'
Bernardi 71'
Castro 85'
Report
Colón
Racing

Man of the Match:
Rodrigo Aliendro (Colón)[8]

Assistant referees:
Lucas Germanotta
José Castelli
Fourth official:
Andrés Merlos
Reserve assistant referee:
Daiana Milone

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

Statistics

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Overall
Statistic Colón Racing
Goals scored 3 0
Total shots 12 4
Shots on target 8 2
Ball possession 51% 49%
Corner kicks 3 1
Fouls committed 7 11
Offsides 3 3
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Día y horario de la final" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "¡Racing y Colón, los finalistas!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Definición, en San Juan y Santiago del Estero" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Definición suspendida" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "¡Colón es campeón!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2021 de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. February 2021.
  7. ^ "Jueces para la instancia definitoria" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Argentina - Copa de la Liga Profesional 2021" (in Spanish). AFA. 4 June 2021.