2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional

The 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially Copa Diego Armando Maradona) was the first edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup contested by the 24 teams that took part in the Primera División during the 2019–20 season. The tournament was named after Diego Maradona. The competition started on 30 October 2020 and ended on 31 March 2021.

2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Copa Diego Armando Maradona
Tournament details
CountryArgentina
Dates30 October 2020 – 31 March 2021
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsBoca Juniors (1st title)
2021 Copa LibertadoresSan Lorenzo
(via 2019–20 Superliga)
2022 Copa SudamericanaBanfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played135
Goals scored356 (2.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ramón Ábila
Miguel Merentiel
Luis Miguel Rodríguez
(6 goals each)

The competition was planned and organised by the "Liga Profesional de Fútbol", a body linked to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) that replaced the defunct Superliga Argentina. This cup was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boca Juniors and Banfield advanced to the Fase Campeón Final. Boca Juniors won the Final via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1–1 and were crowned as champions of the cup. As Boca Juniors had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, San Lorenzo (best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth.

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