2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional Final
# 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional Final

The Copa Diego Armando Maradona Final was the final match to decide the champions of the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (renamed "Copa Diego Armando Maradona"), the 1st edition of this national cup. It was played on 17 January 2021 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan between Boca Juniors and Banfield.

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. 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 Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth (Regulations Article 4.2).

The runners-up Banfield won a qualifying play-off against Vélez Sarsfield, winners of the Fase Complementación, to decide which one would participate in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana (Regulations Article 4.7).

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Boca Juniors | None |
| Banfield | None |

### Road to the final

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

| Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Round | Banfield | Banfield | Banfield | Banfield |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Lanús | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 1 | River Plate | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Godoy Cruz | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Talleres (C) | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Rosario Central | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) |
| Lanús | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) | Matchday 4 | River Plate | 0–2 (H) | 0–2 (H) | 0–2 (H) |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | Godoy Cruz | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Talleres (C) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | Rosario Central | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) |
| Zone 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 10 2 Talleres (C) 6 9 3 Newell's Old Boys 6 7 4 Lanús 6 7 Source: AFA | Zone 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 10 2 Talleres (C) 6 9 3 Newell's Old Boys 6 7 4 Lanús 6 7 Source: AFA | Zone 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 10 2 Talleres (C) 6 9 3 Newell's Old Boys 6 7 4 Lanús 6 7 Source: AFA | Zone 4 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 10 2 Talleres (C) 6 9 3 Newell's Old Boys 6 7 4 Lanús 6 7 Source: AFA | Final standings | Zone 3 runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 River Plate 6 15 2 Banfield 6 11 3 Rosario Central 6 7 4 Godoy Cruz 6 1 Source: AFA | Zone 3 runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 River Plate 6 15 2 Banfield 6 11 3 Rosario Central 6 7 4 Godoy Cruz 6 1 Source: AFA | Zone 3 runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 River Plate 6 15 2 Banfield 6 11 3 Rosario Central 6 7 4 Godoy Cruz 6 1 Source: AFA | Zone 3 runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1 River Plate 6 15 2 Banfield 6 11 3 Rosario Central 6 7 4 Godoy Cruz 6 1 Source: AFA |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Fase Campeón | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Arsenal | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Atlético Tucumán | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) |
| Independiente | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Huracán | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Colón | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) |
| River Plate | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) | Matchday 4 | Talleres (C) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | San Lorenzo | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) |
| Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 5 9 2 River Plate 5 8 3 Argentinos Juniors 5 8 4 Arsenal 5 7 5 Independiente 5 6 6 Huracán 5 3 Source: AFA | Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 5 9 2 River Plate 5 8 3 Argentinos Juniors 5 8 4 Arsenal 5 7 5 Independiente 5 6 6 Huracán 5 3 Source: AFA | Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 5 9 2 River Plate 5 8 3 Argentinos Juniors 5 8 4 Arsenal 5 7 5 Independiente 5 6 6 Huracán 5 3 Source: AFA | Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 5 9 2 River Plate 5 8 3 Argentinos Juniors 5 8 4 Arsenal 5 7 5 Independiente 5 6 6 Huracán 5 3 Source: AFA | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Banfield 5 12 2 Talleres (C) 5 11 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5 7 4 Colón 5 4 5 San Lorenzo 5 4 6 Atlético Tucumán 5 4 Source: AFA | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Banfield 5 12 2 Talleres (C) 5 11 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5 7 4 Colón 5 4 5 San Lorenzo 5 4 6 Atlético Tucumán 5 4 Source: AFA | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Banfield 5 12 2 Talleres (C) 5 11 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5 7 4 Colón 5 4 5 San Lorenzo 5 4 6 Atlético Tucumán 5 4 Source: AFA | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Banfield 5 12 2 Talleres (C) 5 11 3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5 7 4 Colón 5 4 5 San Lorenzo 5 4 6 Atlético Tucumán 5 4 Source: AFA |

## Match

### Details

| Boca Juniors | Banfield |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Esteban Andrada |
| RB | 4 | Julio Buffarini | 39' |
| CB | 5 | Carlos Zambrano |
| CB | 24 | Carlos Izquierdoz (c) |
| LB | 3 | Emmanuel Mas | 71' 86' |
| CM | 14 | Nicolás Capaldo |
| CM | 21 | Jorman Campuzano | | 60' |
| RW | 22 | Sebastián Villa | 87' |
| AM | 19 | Mauro Zárate | | 84' |
| LW | 8 | Edwin Cardona | | 66' |
| CF | 9 | Ramón Ábila | | 83' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 17 | Agustín Rossi |
| DF | 2 | Lisandro López |
| DF | 18 | Frank Fabra |
| DF | 20 | Gastón Ávila |
| DF | 29 | Leonardo Jara |
| MF | 11 | Eduardo Salvio | 90+5' | 66' |
| MF | 23 | Diego González | | 60' |
| MF | 33 | Alan Varela | | 84' |
| FW | 10 | Carlos Tevez | | 83' |
| FW | 27 | Franco Soldano |
| FW | 30 | Exequiel Zeballos |
| FW | 34 | Agustín Obando |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Ángel Russo ||
| GK | 1 | Mauricio Arboleda |
| RB | 32 | Emanuel Coronel |
| CB | 2 | Alexis Maldonado |
| CB | 6 | Luciano Lollo |
| LB | 3 | Claudio Bravo | 57' | 90+3' |
| CM | 30 | Jorge Rodríguez (c) |
| CM | 18 | Giuliano Galoppo | | 78' |
| AM | 21 | Martín Payero |
| RW | 17 | Mauricio Cuero | | 78' |
| CF | 9 | Agustín Fontana |
| LW | 7 | Fabián Bordagaray | | 64' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 27 | Facundo Altamirano |
| DF | 4 | Rodrigo Arciero |
| DF | 19 | Alexis Sosa |
| DF | 24 | Luciano Gómez |
| MF | 5 | Nicolás Linares |
| MF | 10 | Jesús Dátolo |
| MF | 22 | Juan Pablo Álvarez | | 64' |
| MF | 23 | Jonás Gutiérrez |
| MF | 25 | Alejandro Cabrera |
| FW | 11 | Agustín Urzi | | 78' |
| FW | 29 | Luciano Pons | | 78' |
| FW | 31 | Mauricio Asenjo | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Sanguinetti ||
| Man of the Match: Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors) Assistant referees: Juan Pablo Belatti Hernán Maidana Fourth official: Nicolás Lamolina Reserve assistant referee: Cristian Navarro | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions. |

### Statistics

* 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional winners
* Boca Juniors 1st Title
