2018 Copa Libertadores Final vs Boca Juniors
River Plate defeated Boca Juniors 5–3 on aggregate to win their fourth Copa Libertadores title.
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. River Plate defeated Boca Juniors in the finals by an aggregate score of 5–3 to win their fourth tournament title.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- Copa Libertadores
- Opponent
- Boca Juniors
- Aggregate score
- 3-1
- Deciding match venue
- Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
- Key hero (second leg)
- Franco Armani
- Final outcome
- Champions
Lore & Background
The first leg of the final was played at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 9 December 2018, after it was postponed and moved by CONMEBOL due to violence against the Boca Juniors team. The New York Times reported that the second leg was referred to as the 'Final to End All Finals' and the biggest game in Argentine sport history.
Reader's Guide
As champions, River Plate qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.
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