2019 Supercopa Argentina
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 Promotional poster of the final | |||||||
| Event | Supercopa Argentina | ||||||
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| Date | 4 March 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Enzo Pérez[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Darío Herrera[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 (Behind closed doors)[3] | ||||||
The 2019 Supercopa Argentina was the eighth edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match played between the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina. The match was contested by the 2018–19 Primera División champions Racing Club and the 2018–19 Copa Argentina winners River Plate on 4 March 2021 at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero. River Plate were appearing in the competition for the fourth time, while Racing Club were making their first appearance.
Racing Club qualified as a result of winning the Argentine Primera División, finishing four points ahead of the second-placed team. River Plate entered the competition after winning the Copa Argentina final against Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–0.
The match, played behind closed doors, was opened by River Plate's Rafael Santos Borré at the half-hour mark. They extended their lead in the second half when Julián Alvarez and Nicolás de la Cruz scored within a minute. Shortly after, an own goal from Leonel Miranda added one further, before Matías Suárez closed out the scoring ten minutes away from stoppage time. Following a 5–0 rout, River Plate secured their second Supercopa Argentina title.
Founded in 2012, the Supercopa Argentina was established as a contest between the Primera División champions and Copa Argentina winners, taking inspiration from its European variations.[4] The annual football match was originally meant for the champions of the latter competition and the Copa Campeonato, which paired the Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final winners, as single tournaments with only one champion per season were not held in Argentina.[5] The top division was later changed to have 30 teams compete during the 2015 season, effectively ending the purpose of the Copa Campeonato.[6] From that year until 2025, whichever team won the league title qualified for the Supercopa Argentina as the league reigning champions.[7]
