2023 Copa Libertadores final
The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the final.
Event2023 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Fluminense
Argentina Brazil
1 2
After extra time
Date4 November 2023
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeWilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Attendance69,232

The 2023 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2023 Copa Libertadores. This was the 64th edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The match was played between Argentine team Boca Juniors and Brazilian side Fluminense on 4 November 2023 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

Fluminense defeated Boca Juniors by a 2–1 score after extra time to win their first title in the tournament.[2][3][4]

As winners, Fluminense qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Venue

Bidding Venues for the 2023 Copa Libertadores final[5][6]
Association Stadium City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Avellaneda 61,000
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 70,074
La Bombonera 54,000
Estadio Libertadores de América 48,069
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba 57,000
 Brazil Arena da Baixada Curitiba 42,372
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre 50,128
Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 78,838
Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo 67,052
Arena Corinthians 49,205
 Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago 58,665
 Ecuador Estadio Monumental Guayaquil 59,283
 Peru Estadio Monumental Lima 80,093
Estadio Nacional del Perú 50,000
 Uruguay Estadio Centenario Montevideo 60,235

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Argentina Boca Juniors 11 (1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018)
Brazil Fluminense 1 (2008)

Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Argentina Boca Juniors Round Brazil Fluminense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye Qualifying stages Bye
Group F Group stage Group D
Venezuela Monagas Away0–0 Peru Sporting Cristal Away1–3
Colombia Deportivo Pereira Home2–1 Bolivia The Strongest Home1–0
Chile Colo-Colo Away0–2 Argentina River Plate Home5–1
Colombia Deportivo Pereira Away1–0 Bolivia The Strongest Away1–0
Chile Colo-Colo Home1–0 Argentina River Plate Away2–0
Venezuela Monagas Home4–0 Peru Sporting Cristal Home1–1
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 13
2 Colombia Deportivo Pereira 6 8
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 6
4 Venezuela Monagas 6 5
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Brazil Fluminense 6 10
2 Argentina River Plate 6 10
3 Peru Sporting Cristal 6 8
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 6
Source: CONMEBOL
Seed 4 Final stages Seed 8
Uruguay Nacional
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Away0–0 Round of 16 Argentina Argentinos Juniors
(won 3–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–1
Home2–2 (4–2 p) Home2–0
Argentina Racing
(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Home0–0 Quarter-finals Paraguay Olimpia
(won 5–1 on aggregate)		 Home2–0
Away0–0 (1–4 p) Away1–3
Brazil Palmeiras
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties)		 Home0–0 Semi-finals Brazil Internacional
(won 4–3 on aggregate)		 Home2–2
Away1–1 (2–4 p) Away1–2

Match

Marcos Rojo (sent off in the semi-final second leg) and Exequiel Zeballos (knee injury) from Boca Juniors and Manoel (doping suspension) from Fluminense were ruled out of the final.

Details

Boca Juniors Argentina1–2 (a.e.t.)Brazil Fluminense
Advíncula 72' Report Cano 36'
John Kennedy 99'
Attendance: 69,232
Boca Juniors
Fluminense
GK1Argentina Sergio Romero (c)
RB17Peru Luis Advíncula
RCB4Argentina Nicolás FigalYellow card 68'downward-facing red arrow 113'
LCB15Argentina Nicolás Valentini
LB18Colombia Frank FabraRed card 105+7'
RM36Argentina Cristian Medinadownward-facing red arrow 106'
CM8Argentina Guillermo Fernández
CM21Argentina Ezequiel Fernándezdownward-facing red arrow 106'
LM19Argentina Valentín Barcodownward-facing red arrow 78'
CF16Uruguay Miguel Merentieldownward-facing red arrow 91'
CF10Uruguay Edinson CavaniYellow card 64'downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK13Argentina Javier García
DF2Argentina Facundo Roncaglia
DF3Uruguay Marcelo SaracchiYellow card 120'upward-facing green arrow 106'
DF25Paraguay Bruno Valdezupward-facing green arrow 113'
DF57Argentina Marcelo Weigandt
MF20Argentina Juan Ramírez
MF23Argentina Diego González
MF39Argentina Vicente Tabordaupward-facing green arrow 106'
MF49Colombia Jorman Campuzano
FW9Argentina Darío Benedettoupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW11Argentina Lucas Jansonupward-facing green arrow 91'
FW41Argentina Luca LangoniYellow card 94'upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Almirón
GK1Brazil Fábio
RB2Brazil Samuel Xavierdownward-facing red arrow 85'
RCB33Brazil Nino (c)Yellow card 105+7'
LCB30Brazil Felipe Melodownward-facing red arrow 52'
LB12Brazil Marcelodownward-facing red arrow 80'
DM8Brazil Martinellidownward-facing red arrow 80'
DM7Brazil André
RW21Colombia Jhon Arias
AM10Brazil Gansodownward-facing red arrow 80'
LW11Brazil KenoYellow card 67'downward-facing red arrow 103'
CF14Argentina Germán CanoYellow card 120'
Substitutes:
GK22Brazil Pedro Rangel
DF4Brazil Marlonupward-facing green arrow 52'
DF23Brazil Gugaupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF40Brazil Diogo Barbosaupward-facing green arrow 80'
DF44Brazil David Brazupward-facing green arrow 103'
MF5Brazil Alexsander
MF19Uruguay Leonardo Fernández
MF20Brazil Daniel
MF29Brazil Thiago Santos
MF45Brazil Limaupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW9Brazil John KennedyYellow card 89' Yellow-red card 101'upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW38Colombia Yony González
Manager:
Brazil Fernando Diniz


Assistant referees:[7]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Lara (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Ángelo Hermosilla (Chile)
Edson Cisternas (Chile)
Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

 Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 se jugará en el Maracaná". conmebollibertadores.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ↑ "¡Fluminense campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores!" [Fluminense champion of the CONMEBOL Libertadores!] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL Libertadores. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fluminense beat Boca Juniors in extra time to win first Copa Libertadores title". Guardian. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Boca Juniors 1 Fluminense 2". BBC Sport. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ CONMEBOL (14 May 2020). "POSTULANTES A LAS FINALES 2021, 2022 Y 2023" [APPLICANTS FOR THE FINALS OF 2021, 2022 AND 2023] (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "CONMEBOL Confirms Candidates to Host 2021-2023 Libertadores Finals | Copa Libertadores". www.copalibertadores.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. 1 2 "Árbitros designados para la Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 October 2023.
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