# 2012 Copa Argentina Final

The 2012 Copa Argentina Final was the 185th and final match of the 2011–12 Copa Argentina, the first edition of the national cup relaunched by AFA in 2011. It was played in single match between Boca Juniors and Racing Club, on August 8, 2012 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario. The winner qualified to play the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.
Boca Juniors won the match 2–1 with goals by strikers Santiago Silva and Lucas Viatri, achieving their 2nd. Copa Argentina title.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| Boca Juniors | 1 (1969) |
| Racing Club | None |
Bold indicates winning years

### Road to the final

| Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Round | Racing | Racing | Racing |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| | | | Final Round | | | |
| Santamarina | Salta | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Round of 64 | El Porvenir | San Juan | 2–0 |
| Central Córdoba (R) | San Juan | 2–0 | Round of 32 | Patronato | Salta | 3–1 |
| Olimpo | Catamarca | 1–1 (11–10 p) | Round of 16 | Sarmiento (R) | Resistencia | 2–0 |
| Rosario Central | San Juan | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Quarterfinals | Atlético Tucumán | Catamarca | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Merlo | Catamarca | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Semifinals | River Plate | Salta | 0–0 (5–4 p) |

## Match
### Details

| Boca Juniors | Racing |
| GK | 23 | Oscar Ustari |
| DF | 4 | Franco Sosa |
| DF | 2 | Rolando Schiavi (c) |
| DF | 6 | Matías Caruzzo |
| DF | 3 | Clemente Rodríguez | 6' |
| MF | 16 | Pablo Ledesma |
| MF | 18 | Leandro Somoza |
| MF | 11 | Walter Erviti | | 53' |
| MF | 21 | Cristian Chávez | 77' | 89' |
| FW | 9 | Lucas Viatri | | 90+4' |
| FW | 19 | Santiago Silva |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Sebastián D'Angelo |
| DF | 14 | Christian Cellay | | 90+4' |
| MF | 28 | Juan Sánchez Miño | | 53' |
| MF | 22 | Cristian Erbes |
| MF | 26 | Cristian Álvarez | | 89' |
| MF | 27 | Orlando Gaona Lugo |
| FW | 17 | Nicolás Blandi |
| Manager: ||
| Julio César Falcioni ||
| GK | 1 | Sebastián Saja (c) |
| DF | 2 | Matías Martínez |
| DF | 19 | Fernando Ortiz |
| DF | 6 | Matías Cahais |
| DF | 32 | Claudio Corvalán | 27' | 67' |
| MF | 8 | Diego Villar | 38' | 81' |
| MF | 16 | Mauro Camoranessi |
| MF | 5 | Agustín Pelletieri | | 74' |
| MF | 26 | Ricardo Centurión |
| FW | 20 | Valentín Viola |
| FW | 9 | José Sand |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Jorge De Olivera |
| DF | 4 | Iván Pillud |
| MF | 15 | Bruno Zuculini |
| MF | 11 | Luis Fariña | | 67' |
| DF | 17 | Leonardo Migliónico |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Hauche | | 81' |
| FW | 18 | Javier Cámpora | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Zubeldía ||
| Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana Sergio Viola Fourth official: Fernando Rapallini | Match rules 90 minutes No extra time Penalty shoot-out if scores are level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions |

### Statistics

First half :
| | Boca Juniors | Racing |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 6 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 40% | 60% |
| Fouls committed | 8 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second half :
| | Boca Juniors | Racing |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 3 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 44% | 56% |
| Fouls committed | 6 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Overall :
| | Boca Juniors | Racing |
| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 9 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 42% | 58% |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |