# 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional final

The 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional final was the final match of the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional, the second edition of this national cup. It was played at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan on 4 June 2021 between Colón and Racing.
The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on 30 May 2021. However, due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, the President of Argentina suspended all the activities in Argentina between 22 and 30 May 2021, and the final had to be rescheduled.
Colón won the match 3–0 obtaining the first top-flight professional title in their history. As champions, Colón qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores (Regulations Article 25).

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Colón | None |
| Racing | None |

### Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
| Colón | Colón | Colón | Colón | Round | Racing | Racing | Racing | Racing |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Banfield | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) |
| San Lorenzo | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Aldosivi | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) |
| Banfield | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Aldosivi | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 4 | Rosario Central | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | Platense | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) |
| Rosario Central | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Platense | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 7 | River Plate | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Argentinos Juniors | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 8 | Godoy Cruz | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) |
| River Plate | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 9 | Independiente | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Godoy Cruz | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) | 2–2 (H) | Matchday 10 | Arsenal | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) |
| Racing | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | Matchday 11 | Colón | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Arsenal | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 12 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) |
| Unión | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 13 | San Lorenzo | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Zone A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Colón 13 25 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 Source: AFA | Zone A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Colón 13 25 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 Source: AFA | Zone A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Colón 13 25 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 Source: AFA | Zone A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Colón 13 25 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 Source: AFA | Final standings | Zone A 4th place Pos Team Pld Pts 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 6 Banfield 13 20 Source: AFA | Zone A 4th place Pos Team Pld Pts 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 6 Banfield 13 20 Source: AFA | Zone A 4th place Pos Team Pld Pts 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 6 Banfield 13 20 Source: AFA | Zone A 4th place Pos Team Pld Pts 2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 22 3 River Plate 13 21 4 Racing 13 21 5 San Lorenzo 13 21 6 Banfield 13 20 Source: AFA |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Final stages | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Talleres (C) | 1–1 (5–3 p) (H) | 1–1 (5–3 p) (H) | 1–1 (5–3 p) (H) | Quarter-finals | Vélez Sarsfield | 0–0 (4–2 p) (A) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (A) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (A) |
| Independiente | 2–0 (N) | 2–0 (N) | 2–0 (N) | Semi-finals | Boca Juniors | 0–0 (4–2 p) (N) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (N) | 0–0 (4–2 p) (N) |

## Match

Gabriel Arias and Eugenio Mena (Racing) were called-up for the Chile National Team and they could not play the final. The Colón players Bruno Bianchi (injury), Facundo Farías (COVID-19) and Rafael Delgado (suspension) were ruled out of the final.

### Details

| Colón | Racing |
| GK | 1 | Leonardo Burián |
| RB | 4 | Facundo Mura |
| CB | 33 | Facundo Garcés | 48' |
| CB | 3 | Gonzalo Piovi |
| LB | 31 | Gonzalo Escobar |
| RM | 23 | Christian Bernardi | 79' | 79' |
| CM | 14 | Federico Lértora |
| LM | 29 | Rodrigo Aliendro |
| AM | 11 | Alexis Castro | | 87' |
| AM | 16 | Cristian Ferreira |
| CF | 10 | Luis Miguel Rodríguez (c) | 63' | 63' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 17 | Ignacio Chicco |
| DF | 6 | Paolo Goltz |
| DF | 15 | Lucas Acevedo |
| DF | 21 | Eric Meza |
| MF | 5 | Tomás Moschión |
| MF | 8 | Yéiler Góez | | 87' |
| MF | 27 | Guillermo Gozálvez |
| MF | 42 | Danilo Gómez |
| FW | 18 | Nicolás Leguizamón | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Wilson Morelo |
| FW | 30 | Santiago Pierotti | | 79' |
| FW | 32 | Tomás Sandoval |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Domínguez ||
| GK | 25 | Gastón Gómez | 71' |
| RB | 4 | Iván Pillud (c) | | 82' |
| CB | 30 | Leonardo Sigali |
| CB | 23 | Nery Domínguez | | 73' |
| LB | 6 | Lucas Orbán |
| RM | 19 | Leonel Miranda |
| CM | 16 | Mauricio Martínez | 33' | 64' |
| LM | 15 | Ignacio Piatti | | 64' |
| RW | 28 | Tomás Chancalay |
| CF | 20 | Darío Cvitanich | | 46' |
| LW | 9 | Enzo Copetti |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Matías Tagliamonte |
| DF | 2 | Juan José Cáceres | | 82' |
| DF | 18 | Ezequiel Schelotto |
| DF | 40 | Joaquín Novillo |
| DF | 50 | Ignacio Galván | | 73' |
| MF | 8 | Fabricio Domínguez |
| MF | 10 | Matías Rojas | | 64' |
| MF | 21 | Marcelo Díaz |
| MF | 29 | Aníbal Moreno | | 46' |
| MF | 35 | Lorenzo Melgarejo |
| FW | 34 | Maximiliano Lovera | | 64' |
| FW | 44 | Iván Maggi |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Antonio Pizzi ||
| Man of the Match: Rodrigo Aliendro (Colón) Assistant referees: Lucas Germanotta José Castelli Fourth official: Andrés Merlos Reserve assistant referee: Daiana Milone | 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 |

### Statistics

Overall :
| Statistic | Colón | Racing |
| Goals scored | 3 | 0 |
| Total shots | 12 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 51% | 49% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 7 | 11 |
| Offsides | 3 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |