2022 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
Football match
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The 2022 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional (officially the Trofeo de Campeones Binance 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional, an annual football match contested by the winners of Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional competitions, similar to the defunct Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina.[3]
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| Event | Trofeo de Campeones (LPF) | ||||||
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| The match was ended before the end of extra time | |||||||
| Date | November 6, 2022[1][2] | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Único, Villa Mercedes | ||||||
| Referee | Facundo Tello | ||||||
As Boca Juniors won both championships, 2022 Primera División and 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional, Racing and Tigre (runners-up of the aforementioned competitions) played a semi-final to define the rival of Boca Juniors.[1] Racing defeated Tigre by a 3–2 score.[4]
The final was played on 6 November 2022 at Estadio Único in Villa Mercedes, between Boca Juniors and Racing.[5] Racing won their first title after the referee finished the match before the end of extra time after five Boca Juniors players had been sent off with Racing leading the score 2–1.[6][7] The decision was taken according to the laws of the game, which rule that each team must have a minimum of seven players on field, otherwise the match can't be started or continued.[8]
Qualified teams
| # | Team | Qualification | Previous app. |
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| 1 | Boca Juniors | 2022 Primera División and 2022 Copa LPF champions | (None) |
| 2 | Tigre [n 1] | 2022 Copa LPF runners-up | (None) |
| Racing [n 1] | 2022 Primera División runners-up | (None) |
- Notes
- Played a semi-final to define another finalist.
Matches
Semi-final
Summary
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The team managed by Fernando Gago had to overcome the score after losing 2–0 at the end of the first half. Mateo Retegui, from a penalty kick, and Facundo Colidio broke the score taking the lead for the team managed by Diego Martínez, who were with one less player due to the sending off of defender Abel Luciatti for a double yellow card in the 31st minute.[9]
But Racing insisted and with Maximiliano Romero, who had replaced injured Enzo Copetti, scored Racing's first goal at 58 minutes. With 7 minutes to go, an assist from Romero left Jonathan Gómez alone to tie the match and force the extra time.[9]
In extra time, with both teams physically tired, Racing continued pushing and achieved victory with another player who came on from the substitute bench, Gabriel Hauche, who headed a long pass from Johan Carbonero that Tigre goalkeeper Gonzalo Marinelli could not stop to secure a 3–2 victory therefore the team from Avellaneda qualified to play the final v Boca Juniors.[9]
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Final
Marcos Rojo, Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors), Emiliano Vecchio and Enzo Copetti (Racing) were ruled out of the final due to injuries. Edwin Cardona was excluded from Racing.
Summary
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The first half was uneventful, with neither team gaining an advantage through their play and occasionally exchanging possession to control the game, resulting in a goal and a draw at halftime. In the second half, Racing Club showed greater determination to secure the victory, despite the fatigue from playing extra time against Tigre the previous Wednesday.[11]
Boca Juniors lacked cohesion and possession, and the physical toll of the game became increasingly evident in the team coached by Fernando Gago as the minutes ticked by. The score remained level until the end of regulation time, forcing extra time to determine the champion. The final minutes of extra time were less exciting due to the physical exhaustion of both sides.[11]
Racing Club looked slightly better in extra time and capitalized on their numerical advantage after Alan Varela was sent off for a second yellow card. Ball control, persistence, and attacking momentum allowed Fernando Gago's team to find the winning goal with a header from Carlos Alcaraz after a precise cross from Gonzalo Piovi on the left.[11]
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The final stretch of the match was very physical, with clashes between several players from both teams, a situation that ended in a scandal and almost marred the final between the two best teams of the 2022 season. It all started with an exchange of blows between the Colombians Johan Carbonero and Sebastián Villa, who were both sent off, and after Alcaraz's goal, the Boca Juniors players reprimanded him for celebrating in front of the "Xeneize" supporters. Once again, there were punches, shoves, insults, threats, and referee Facundo Tello handing out red cards left and right, reaching five for Boca Juniors players. Since they had fewer than seven players on the field, they were legally barred from continuing to play, and the match was awarded to them forfeited, regardless of the score.[11]
Thus, after Alan Varela and Villa, in addition to coach Hugo Ibarra, Frank Fabra, Luis Advíncula, and Darío Benedetto were also sent off. Benedetto's dismissal came after a VAR review for making the "classic" gesture of "fixing" a match for Racing, striking his right fist against his left palm as a symbol of some kind of "payment."[11]
On Racing's side, in addition to Carbonero, Alcaraz was also sent off for taking off his shirt after scoring and fighting with his opponents, as was Jonathan Galván, who was on the bench. The same happened to defender Carlos Zambrano while he was on the Boca Juniors bench.[11]
Details
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Match rules
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Finished because of laws of the game rule 3 infringement.[8]
Statistics
| Boca Juniors | Racing | |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
| Total shots | 16 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 10 |
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 17 | 21 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 7 | 5 |
| Red cards | 7 | 3 |