2012 Copa Argentina Final

2012 Copa Argentina Final

File:Estadio San Jua del Bicentenario, Pocito.JPG Estadio del Bicentenario, venue
Event	2011–12 Copa Argentina
Boca Juniors Racing Club 2 1
Date	August 8, 2012
Venue	Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Referee	Pablo Lunati

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

Further information: 2011–12 Copa Argentina

Boca Juniors			Round	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

2011–12 Copa Argentina Final

August 8, 2012

20:30 (UTC−03:00)

Boca Juniors	2–1	Racing
Silva File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Viatri File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'	Report (1) Report (2)	Viola File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan

Referee: Pablo Lunati

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Boca Juniors

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Racing

GK	23	Oscar Ustari
DF	4	Franco Sosa
DF	2	Rolando Schiavi (c)
DF	6	Matías Caruzzo
DF	3	Clemente Rodríguez	Yellow card 6'
MF	16	Pablo Ledesma
MF	18	Leandro Somoza
MF	11	Walter Erviti		downward-facing red arrow 53'
MF	21	Cristian Chávez	Yellow card 77'	downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW	9	Lucas Viatri		downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
FW	19	Santiago Silva
Substitutes:
GK	12	Sebastián D'Angelo
DF	14	Christian Cellay		upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF	28	Juan Sánchez Miño		upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF	22	Cristian Erbes
MF	26	Cristian Álvarez		upward-facing green arrow 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	Yellow card 27'	downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF	8	Diego Villar	Yellow card 38'	downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF	16	Mauro Camoranessi
MF	5	Agustín Pelletieri		downward-facing red arrow 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		upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF	17	Leonardo Migliónico
FW	7	Gabriel Hauche		upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW	18	Javier Cámpora		upward-facing green arrow 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