# 2017 Copa Argentina Final

The 2017 Copa Argentina Final was the 133rd. and final match of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 9, 2017 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between River Plate and Atlético Tucumán.
River Plate defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 to win their second tournament title. As champions, they qualified for 2017 Supercopa Argentina.
Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, won the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals app. |
| River Plate | 1 (2016) |
| Atlético Tucumán | None |
Bold indicates winning years

### Road to the final

| River Plate | River Plate | River Plate | Round | Atlético Tucumán | Atlético Tucumán | Atlético Tucumán |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Regional Round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| | | | Final Round | | | |
| Atlas | Salta | 3–0 | Round of 64 | All Boys | Salta | 1–1 (4–1 p) |
| Instituto | Mar del Plata | 4–1 | Round of 32 | Independiente | Mendoza | 2–1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | Formosa | 3–0 | Round of 16 | Sarmiento (J) | Salta | 4–0 |
| Atlanta | San Juan | 4–1 | Quarterfinals | Vélez Sarsfield | Santa Fe | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Morón | Mendoza | 3–0 | Semifinals | Rosario Central | Formosa | 0–0 (3–1 p) |

## Match details

| River Plate | Atlético Tucumán |
| GK | 25 | Enrique Bologna |
| DF | 29 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| DF | 2 | Jonatan Maidana |
| DF | 22 | Javier Pinola |
| DF | 3 | Marcelo Saracchi |
| MF | 23 | Leonardo Ponzio (c) |
| MF | 16 | Ariel Rojas | | 61' |
| MF | 24 | Enzo Pérez | 55' | 67' |
| MF | 26 | Ignacio Fernández |
| MF | 10 | Pity Martínez | 90' |
| FW | 32 | Ignacio Scocco | | 81' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 14 | Germán Lux |
| DF | 5 | Alexander Barboza |
| DF | 20 | Milton Casco |
| MF | 11 | Nicolás De La Cruz | | 61' |
| MF | 21 | Iván Rossi |
| FW | 17 | Carlos Auzqui | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Rafael Santos Borré | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Gallardo ||
| GK | 17 | Alejandro Sánchez |
| DF | 8 | Guillermo Acosta | 86' |
| DF | 31 | Yonathan Cabral |
| DF | 2 | Rafael García | 71' |
| DF | 35 | Cristian Villagra | 84' |
| MF | 19 | David Barbona | | 85' |
| MF | 32 | Francisco Grahl | | 65' |
| MF | 29 | Rodrigo Aliendro | 86' |
| MF | 10 | Gervasio Núñez | | 59' |
| MF | 11 | Favio Álvarez |
| FW | 7 | Luis Miguel Rodríguez (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Franco Pizzicannella |
| DF | 3 | Nahuel Zárate |
| DF | 4 | Nicolás Romat |
| MF | 5 | Gonzalo Freitas |
| MF | 22 | Alejandro Melo | | 59' |
| FW | 9 | Mauricio Affonso | | 85' |
| FW | 18 | Ismael Blanco | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Zielinski ||
| Man of the Match: Enzo Pérez (River Plate) Assistant referees: Sergio Viola Alejandro Mazza Fourth official: Hernán Mastrángelo | Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions |

### Statistics

Overall :
| | River Plate | Atlético Tucumán |
| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 8 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 63% | 37% |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 17 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |