# 2018 Copa Argentina Final

The 2018 Copa Argentina Final was the 135th and final match of the 2017–18 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 6, 2018 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).
Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, they qualified for the 2018 Supercopa Argentina and the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| Rosario Central | 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | None |
Bold indicates winning years

### Road to the final

| Rosario Central | Rosario Central | Rosario Central | Round | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Juventud Antoniana | Santa Fe | 6–0 | Round of 64 | Sportivo Belgrano | Turdera | 1–0 |
| Talleres (C) | Lanús | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Round of 32 | Olimpo | Cutral Có | 1–0 |
| Almagro | Santa Fe | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Round of 16 | Boca Juniors | Córdoba | 1–0 |
| Newell's Old Boys | Sarandí | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Central Córdoba (SdE) | Rafaela | 1–1 (4–3 p) |
| Temperley | Córdoba | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Semifinals | River Plate | Mar del Plata | 2–2 (5–4 p) |

## Match
### Details

| Rosario Central | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| GK | 1 | Jeremías Ledesma |
| DF | 4 | Gonzalo Bettini | 45' |
| DF | 2 | Matías Caruzzo |
| DF | 26 | Óscar Cabezas | 43' |
| DF | 24 | Alfonso Parot |
| MF | 15 | Washington Camacho | | 83' |
| MF | 10 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| MF | 5 | Leonardo Gil | 29' | 53' |
| MF | 8 | Federico Carrizo |
| FW | 9 | Marco Ruben (c) |
| FW | 20 | Fernando Zampedri | | 70' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 31 | Josué Ayala |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo Ortiz |
| MF | 14 | Diego Arismendi |
| MF | 18 | Andrés Lioi | | 83' |
| MF | 25 | Emmanuel Ojeda | | 53' |
| FW | 17 | Germán Herrera | | 70' |
| FW | 34 | Maximiliano Lovera |
| Manager: ||
| Edgardo Bauza ||
| GK | 31 | Alexis Martín Arias |
| DF | 16 | Víctor Ayala |
| DF | 28 | Manuel Guanini | 29' |
| DF | 24 | Germán Guiffrey |
| DF | 32 | Matías Melluso |
| MF | 30 | Maximiliano Comba |
| MF | 21 | Fabián Rinaudo (c) |
| MF | 8 | Lorenzo Faravelli | 17' | 79' |
| MF | 25 | Lucas Licht | 67' | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Horacio Tijanovich | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Santiago Silva |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 15 | Sebastián Moyano |
| DF | 4 | Facundo Oreja |
| MF | 13 | Facundo Gutiérrez | | 79' |
| MF | 19 | Juan Cataldi |
| MF | 33 | Matías Gómez | 90+3' | 74' |
| MF | 34 | Patricio Monti |
| FW | 17 | Jan Carlos Hurtado | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Pedro Troglio ||
| Man of the Match: Jeremías Ledesma (Rosario Central) Assistant referees: Diego Bonfá Ezequiel Brailovsky Fourth official: Julio Barraza | Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions |

### Statistics

Overall :
| | Rosario Central | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 5 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 46% | 54% |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 7 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 16 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |