2018 Supercopa Argentina
 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, venue | |||||||
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| Boca Juniors won 6–5 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 2 May 2019 | ||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Sebastián Villa[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Fernando Rapallini | ||||||
The 2018 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 7th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions.[2] Initially the match was scheduled for 4 April 2019 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza but it was rescheduled for 2 May 2019.[3]
Boca Juniors and Rosario Central qualified after winning the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2017–18 Copa Argentina, respectively.[4][5][6]
Boca Juniors won the match via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 0–0. It was their first Supercopa Argentina title.[7]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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| Boca Juniors | 2017–18 Primera División champions | 3 (2012, 2015, 2017) |
| Rosario Central | 2017–18 Copa Argentina champions | None |
- Bold: indicates winning years
Match
Summary
The initial scheme of both teams foreshadowed a dominance in possession of the ball by Boca Juniors against a Rosario Central team stationed in its field and focused on taking advantage of the spaces through counterattacks. Although they lacked fluidity at the start of the match and there were repeated disagreements between their offensive players, Boca Juniors focused their plays on the right sector, with the speed of Sebastián Villa as the protagonist. The striker's poor finishing precision prevented the team led by Gustavo Alfaro from having concrete options in the initial stage.[8]
The first goal attempt came through a play by defender Julio Buffarini, who was fouled while running to the rival area. The free kick awarded was taken by Mauro Zárate so that Emmanuel Mas won in the opposing area, but the destination of his header was deflected.[9]
Boca Juniors insisted to attack: an advance from central back Carlos Izquierdoz, some doubt from goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma and a move from Darío Benedetto once again put Boca on the verge of scoring, but with no success. Before reaching the 30th minute, Rosario Central managed to prove Esteban Andrada's skills with a violent mid-distance shot from Rodrigo Villagra, but it was saved by Boca Juniors goalkeeper.[9]
Nevertheless, fatigue began to take its toll on Rosario Central's defensive structure during the second half and Boca found spaces that resulted in opportunities to break Jeremías Ledesma's resistance. A one-two pass between Nahitan Nández and Mauro Zárate ended with a deflected left foot shot from the Uruguayan, who would later crash a shot into the goalpost. Forward Cristian Pavón came from the bench[9] and surprised with a shot that bounced off the crossbar and seemed to hit inside the goal, but was not validated by referee Fernando Rapallini. The Rosarian team searched with set-piece attempts and could have taken advantage of Esteban Andrada's mistakes at the start, but none of both teams could break the tie.[8]
As no extra time was conducted, the 00 forced to conduct a penalty shoot-out, where Boca Juniors converted all of their penalties while on the other side, the last penalty by Fabián Rinaudo was saved by Andrada, allowing Boca Juniors to win their first Supercopa Argentina title.[8]
Details
| Boca Juniors | 0–0 | Rosario Central |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Benedetto  Tevez Pavón Villa Buffarini Izquierdoz |
6–5 | Ortigoza Gil Parot Zampedri Caruzzo Rinaudo |
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   Rosario Central
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Assistant referees:[10]
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Match rules
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Statistics
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| 2018 Supercopa Argentina winners |
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| Boca Juniors 1st Title |
References
- ↑ "Alfaro: "Lo quiero compartir con Guillermo"" (in Spanish). Fox Sports. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "REGLAMENTO DEL CAMPEONATO DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN 2017/2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "La Supercopa Argentina 2018 se disputará el 2 de mayo en Mendoza" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 14 March 2019.
- ↑ "Boca jugará la Supercopa Argentina 2019" (in Spanish). Diario Xeneize. 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "Rosario Central es el campeón de la Copa Total Argentina 2018" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Boca ya tiene rival para la Supercopa Argentina" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Boca venció a Rosario Central en los penales y ganó la Supercopa Argentina" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 Boca se consagró campeón de la Supercopa Argentina 2018 at copaargentina.org. 3 May 2019
- 1 2 3 Boca venció a Rosario Central por penales y es el nuevo campeón de la Supercopa Argentina at infobae.com. 2 May 2019
- 1 2 3 "Supercopa Argentina: Rapallini, el árbitro de Boca-Central" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 April 2019.
- ↑ "Argentina - Supercopa Argentina 2019 - COMPARATIVA" (in Spanish). AFA. 2 May 2019.