2017 Supercopa Argentina
Football match
 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, venue | |||||||
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| Date | 14 March 2018 | ||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Franco Armani[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Patricio Loustau | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
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The 2017 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 6th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions.[2] The match was played at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in the city of Mendoza on 14 March 2018.
Boca Juniors and River Plate qualified after winning the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina, respectively.[3] It was the second time in history and first since 1976 that the two most important Argentine clubs faced each other in a final match.[4]
River Plate defeated Boca Juniors 2–0 to win their first Supercopa Argentina title.[5]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 Primera División champions | 2 (2012, 2015) |
| River Plate | 2016–17 Copa Argentina champions | 2 (2014, 2016) |
Match
Details
| Boca Juniors | 0–2 | River Plate |
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| Report | Martínez  18' (pen.)Scocco 70' |
          Boca Juniors |    River Plate |
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| Assistant referees:[7] | Match rules
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Statistics
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| 2017 Supercopa Argentina winners |
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| River Plate 1st Title |
References
- ^ "River Plate keeper Franco Armani wears Burger King crown after Super Cup win". ESPN. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2016–17" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. 18 August 2016.
- ^ "River y Boca disputarán la Supercopa Argentina 2017" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Superclásico final 42 años después" (in Spanish). Olé. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "River venció a Boca y se consagró en la Supercopa Argentina" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "River le gana una final a Boca 42 años después y es campeón de la Supercopa". El País. 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Patricio Loustau será el árbitro de la Supercopa". AFA. 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Argentina Supercopa". ESPN (in Spanish). 14 March 2018.
