Those from Paraná got rid of Xeneize in the penalty shootout
The Cordovans reached the final by beating Banfield 1-0
Patronage of Parana beat Boca Juniors 3-2 on penalties and qualified for the final of the Argentine Cupwhich will define before workshops next Sunday, after the victory of the Cordovans by 1-0 in view of banfield.
After eliminating River Plate in the quarterfinals, Patronato beat Boca Juniors on penalties at the Bicentennial Stadium in San Juan, equaling 1-1 in regulation time after goals from Marcelo Estigarribia for the winner and the Colombian Sebastian Villa for the loser. Boca Juniors, who had just been two-time champion of the Professional League Cup and the LPF Tournament, missed the chance to add their third crown this season. Board of Trustees, meanwhile, with a star goalkeeper like Facundo Altamirano who saved three penalties in the shootout, will play the first final of the competition after completing their relegation to the second category of Argentine football.
In the first round of this Wednesday, Talleres had defeated Banfield 1-0 in Rosario with a solitary goal from the Uruguayan Michael Santos, which allowed the Cordoban team to get a passport to their second final of the tournament, after having played in the last edition where they fell to Boca in the penalty shootout. The team led by Javier Gandolfi won just enough in a match played at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa stadium in the city of Rosario.
The final duel of the Copa Argentina will be played next Sunday in Mendoza, and the winner between Talleres and Patronato will keep the last place available for the 2023 edition of the Copa Libertadores. This is the eleventh edition of this tournament, which has to its credit four titles for Boca Juniors (1969, 2011/12, 2014/15 and 2019/20), three for River Plate (2015/16, 2016/17 and 2018/ 19) and one for Rosario Central (2017/18), Arsenal (2012/13) and Huracán (2013/14).
