# 2023 Copa Libertadores final

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 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fluminense won their first ever Copa Libertadores after defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 after extra time.
As winners, Fluminense qualified for the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups and earned the right to play against the 2023 Copa Sudamericana winners LDU in the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana (which Fluminense would later go on to win as well). They also automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage.

## Venue

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

## Teams

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

## Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Round | Fluminense | Fluminense | Fluminense |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Qualifying stages | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Group F | Group F | Group F | Group stage | Group D | Group D | Group D |
| Monagas | Away | 0–0 | Group stage | Sporting Cristal | Away | 1–3 |
| Deportivo Pereira | Home | 2–1 | Group stage | The Strongest | Home | 1–0 |
| Colo-Colo | Away | 0–2 | Group stage | River Plate | Home | 5–1 |
| Deportivo Pereira | Away | 1–0 | Group stage | The Strongest | Away | 1–0 |
| Colo-Colo | Home | 1–0 | Group stage | River Plate | Away | 2–0 |
| Monagas | Home | 4–0 | Group stage | Sporting Cristal | Home | 1–1 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 13 2 Deportivo Pereira 6 8 3 Colo-Colo 6 6 4 Monagas 6 5 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 13 2 Deportivo Pereira 6 8 3 Colo-Colo 6 6 4 Monagas 6 5 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Boca Juniors 6 13 2 Deportivo Pereira 6 8 3 Colo-Colo 6 6 4 Monagas 6 5 Source: CONMEBOL | Group stage | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Fluminense 6 10 2 River Plate 6 10 3 Sporting Cristal 6 8 4 The Strongest 6 6 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Fluminense 6 10 2 River Plate 6 10 3 Sporting Cristal 6 8 4 The Strongest 6 6 Source: CONMEBOL | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Fluminense 6 10 2 River Plate 6 10 3 Sporting Cristal 6 8 4 The Strongest 6 6 Source: CONMEBOL |
| Seed 4 | Seed 4 | Seed 4 | Final stages | Seed 8 | Seed 8 | Seed 8 |
| Nacional (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 0–0 | Round of 16 | Argentinos Juniors (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 |
| Nacional (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Round of 16 | Argentinos Juniors (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Racing (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 0–0 | Quarter-finals | Olimpia (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Racing (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Quarter-finals | Olimpia (won 5–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 |
| Palmeiras (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 0–0 | Semi-finals | Internacional (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Home | 2–2 |
| Palmeiras (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Away | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Semi-finals | Internacional (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 |

## Match details

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.
| Boca Juniors | Fluminense |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Romero (c) |
| RB | 17 | Luis Advíncula |
| CB | 4 | Nicolás Figal | 68' | 113' |
| CB | 15 | Nicolás Valentini |
| LB | 18 | Frank Fabra | 105+7' |
| DM | 21 | Ezequiel Fernández | | 106' |
| RM | 16 | Miguel Merentiel | | 91' |
| CM | 36 | Cristian Medina | | 106' |
| CM | 8 | Pol Fernández |
| LM | 19 | Valentín Barco | | 78' |
| CF | 10 | Edinson Cavani | 64' | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Javier García |
| DF | 2 | Facundo Roncaglia |
| DF | 3 | Marcelo Saracchi | 120' | 106' |
| DF | 25 | Bruno Valdez | | 113' |
| DF | 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| MF | 20 | Juan Ramírez |
| MF | 23 | Diego González |
| MF | 39 | Vicente Taborda | | 106' |
| MF | 49 | Jorman Campuzano |
| FW | 9 | Darío Benedetto | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Lucas Janson | | 91' |
| FW | 41 | Luca Langoni | 94' | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Almirón ||
| GK | 1 | Fábio |
| RB | 2 | Samuel Xavier | | 85' |
| CB | 33 | Nino (c) | 105+7' |
| CB | 30 | Felipe Melo | | 52' |
| LB | 12 | Marcelo | | 80' |
| CM | 8 | Martinelli | | 80' |
| CM | 7 | André |
| RW | 21 | Jhon Arias |
| AM | 10 | Ganso | | 80' |
| LW | 11 | Keno | 67' | 103' |
| CF | 14 | Germán Cano | 120' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Pedro Rangel |
| DF | 4 | Marlon | | 52' |
| DF | 23 | Guga | | 85' |
| DF | 40 | Diogo Barbosa | | 80' |
| DF | 44 | David Braz | | 103' |
| MF | 5 | Alexsander |
| MF | 19 | Leo Fernández |
| MF | 20 | Daniel |
| MF | 29 | Thiago Santos |
| MF | 45 | Lima | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | John Kennedy | 89' 101' | 80' |
| FW | 38 | Yony González |
| Manager: ||
| Fernando Diniz ||
| Assistant referees: 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. |