The 2017 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 6th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions.[2] The match was played at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in the city of Mendoza on 14 March 2018.
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Date | 14 March 2018 | ||||||
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Venue | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | ||||||
Man of the Match | Franco Armani[1] | ||||||
Referee | Patricio Loustau | ||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
Boca Juniors and River Plate qualified after winning the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina, respectively.[3] It was the second time in history and first since 1976 that the two most important Argentine clubs faced each other in a final match.[4]
River Plate defeated Boca Juniors 2–0 to win their first Supercopa Argentina title.[5]
Qualified teams
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Boca Juniors | 2016–17 Primera División champions | 2 (2012, 2015) |
River Plate | 2016–17 Copa Argentina champions | 2 (2014, 2016) |
Match
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editBoca Juniors | 0–2 | River Plate |
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Report | Martínez 18' (pen.) Scocco 70' |
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Assistant referees:[7]
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Match rules
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Statistics
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2017 Supercopa Argentina winners |
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River Plate 1st Title |
References
edit- ^ "River Plate keeper Franco Armani wears Burger King crown after Super Cup win". ESPN. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2016–17" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. 18 August 2016.
- ^ "River y Boca disputarán la Supercopa Argentina 2017" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Superclásico final 42 años después" (in Spanish). Olé. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "River venció a Boca y se consagró en la Supercopa Argentina" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "River le gana una final a Boca 42 años después y es campeón de la Supercopa". El País. 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Patricio Loustau será el árbitro de la Supercopa". AFA. 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Argentina Supercopa". ESPN (in Spanish). 14 March 2018.