# 2023 Copa Argentina Final

The 2023 Copa Argentina Final was the 63rd and final match of the 2023 Copa Argentina. It was played on 13 December 2023 at Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez in Lanús between Estudiantes (LP) and Defensa y Justicia.
Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia by a 1–0 score to win their first title in the tournament. As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| Estudiantes (LP) | None |
| Defensa y Justicia | None |
Bold indicates winning years

## Road to the final

| Estudiantes (LP) | Estudiantes (LP) | Estudiantes (LP) | Round | Defensa y Justicia | Defensa y Justicia | Defensa y Justicia |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Independiente (Ch) | Quilmes | 3–0 | Round of 64 | Ituzaingó | La Plata | 3–2 |
| All Boys | Quilmes | 1–0 | Round of 32 | Centro Español | La Plata | 1–0 |
| Independiente | Mendoza | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Round of 16 | Estudiantes (RC) | Santa Fe | 0–0 (6–5 p) |
| Huracán | Rosario | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Chaco For Ever | Santa Fe | 1–1 (7–6 p) |
| Boca Juniors | Córdoba | 3–2 | Semi-finals | San Lorenzo | Lanús | 1–0 |

## Match details

| Estudiantes (LP) | Defensa y Justicia |
| GK | 21 | Mariano Andújar (c) |
| DF | 29 | Leonardo Godoy |
| DF | 4 | Santiago Núñez |
| DF | 2 | Zaid Romero |
| DF | 14 | Eros Mancuso | 82' | 88' |
| MF | 30 | Jorge Rodríguez |
| MF | 8 | Fernando Zuqui |
| MF | 7 | José Sosa | 68' | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Benjamín Rollheiser | | 71' |
| MF | 15 | Franco Zapiola | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Guido Carrillo | 71' | 71' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Fabricio Iacovich |
| DF | 6 | Ezequiel Muñoz |
| DF | 13 | Gastón Benedetti | | 88' |
| DF | 26 | Luciano Lollo |
| DF | 32 | Federico Fernández | | 78' |
| MF | 5 | Santiago Ascacíbar | | 71' |
| MF | 19 | Alexis Manyoma |
| MF | 40 | Axel Atum |
| MF | 47 | Javier Altamirano |
| FW | 16 | Mauro Méndez |
| FW | 17 | Mauro Boselli | | 71' |
| FW | 31 | Pablo Piatti | 86' 90+4' | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Domínguez ||
| GK | 23 | Enrique Bologna |
| DF | 32 | Agustín Sant'Anna |
| DF | 2 | Julián Malatini |
| DF | 25 | Tomás Cardona (c) |
| DF | 3 | Alexis Soto | 21' 84' |
| MF | 30 | Gonzalo Castellani | | 67' |
| MF | 8 | Julián López | 55' | 83' |
| MF | 27 | Santiago Germán Solari | 15' | 73' |
| MF | 19 | David Barbona | | 73' |
| MF | 11 | Gastón Togni | 86' |
| FW | 29 | Nicolás Fernández | 38' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Cristopher Fiermarin |
| DF | 4 | Nicolás Tripichio |
| DF | 14 | Ezequiel Cannavo |
| DF | 21 | Santiago Ramos Mingo |
| DF | 26 | Darío Cáceres |
| MF | 7 | Manuel Agustín Duarte |
| MF | 10 | Rodrigo Bogarín | | 67' |
| MF | 15 | Tomás Escalante |
| MF | 17 | Gabriel Alanís | | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Andrés Ríos |
| FW | 18 | Lucas Pratto | | 73' |
| FW | 28 | Lautaro Fedele | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Julio Vaccari ||
| Man of the Match: Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP)) Assistant referees: Diego Bonfá Ezequiel Brailovzsky Fourth official: Ariel Penel Fifth official: Mariana de Almeida | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions. |

### Statistics

Overall :
| | Estudiantes (LP) | Defensa y Justicia |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 11 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 9 |
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 0 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 14 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 6 |
| Red cards | 1 | 1 |