2021 Maradona Cup

2021 Maradona Cup
	The trophy awarded to the winning team
	Boca Juniors won 4–2 on penalties
Date	14 December 2021
Venue	Mrsool Park, Riyadh
Referee	Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
	2023 →

The 2021 Maradona Cup was the 1st edition of the Maradona Cup, a club friendly

Mrsool Park in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on 14 December 2021^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] and was contested by FC Barcelona and the Boca Juniors, two clubs that Maradona played during his career.^[10]

In the case of the Boca Juniors, Maradona played there after being traded from Argentinos Juniors in 1981.^[11]^[12] He spent only one year with them, winning the 1981 Metropolitano championship, then returning in 1995 until his official retirement in 1997. On the other hand, Barcelona were the first European club where Maradona played after his tenure at the Boca Juniors. With Barcelona, where he played two seasons, Maradona won the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the Copa de la Liga.^[13]

Match

Summary

After the match ended in a 1–1 draw with goals from Ferran Jutglà and Exequiel Zeballos, the Boca Juniors defeated Barcelona 4–2 on penalties to win the Maradona Cup.^[14]^[15]

Details

14 December 2021

20:00 UTC+3

Barcelona	1–1	Boca Juniors
Jutglà 50'	Report	Zeballos 77'
Penalties
Dani Alves Jutglà Matheus Jaime	2–4	Rojo Izquierdoz Pavón Molinas

Mrsool Park, Riyadh

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

(Saudi Arabia)

Barcelona

Boca Juniors


GK	13	Neto
RB	8	Dani Alves
CB	24	Eric García	60'b
CB	15	Clément Lenglet (c)	46'b
LB	18	Alejandro Balde
DM	2	Sergiño Dest	64'
DM	27	Álvaro Sanz	60'a
CM	6	Riqui Puig
RF	11	Yusuf Demir	46'a
CF	23	Ferran Jutglà
LF	14	Philippe Coutinho	68'
Substitutes:
FW	37	Ilias Akhomach	46'a
DF	22	Óscar Mingueza	46'b
MF	20	Matheus Pereira	60'a
DF	5	Mika Màrmol	60'b
DF	35	Arnau Comas	64'
DF	16	Guillem Jaime	68'
Manager:
Xavi


GK	1	Agustín Rossi
RB	17	Luis Advíncula	68'c
CB	24	Carlos Izquierdoz (c)
CB	6	Marcos Rojo
LB	18	Frank Fabra
DM	21	Jorman Campuzano	61'b
RM	32	Agustín Almendra	61'a
LM	20	Juan Ramírez	46'b
AM	8	Edwin Cardona	46'a
SS	22	Sebastián Villa	68'b
CF	38	Luis Vázquez	68'a
Substitutes:
FW	30	Exequiel Zeballos	46'a
MF	16	Aaron Molinas	46'b
MF	23	Diego González	61'a
MF	33	Alan Varela	61'b
FW	11	Eduardo Salvio	68'a
FW	31	Cristian Pavón	68'b
DF	5	Carlos Zambrano	68'c
Manager:
Sebastián Battaglia

Match rules

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Unlimited substitutions allowed.

Statistics

Overall
	Barcelona	Boca Juniors
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	14	13
Shots on target	3	4
Ball possession	65%	35%
Passing accuracy	89%	77%
Corner kicks	2	2
Fouls committed	12	9
Offsides	3	1
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

2021 Maradona Cup winners
Boca Juniors 1st title

References

^ Maradona, ¿el más grande entre los grandes? - RTVE.es, RTVE, 20 Nov 2020
^ Maradona: muere el genio imperfecto on the BBC
^ Diego Maradona: por qué fue el mejor futbolista de la historia on El Tiempo
^ Maradona: el mejor de todos los tiempos on La Voz de Galicia
^ "Barcelona and Boca Juniors will play inaugural Maradona Cup 2021". AS Soccer. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "ম্যারাডোনা কাপে আর্জেন্টাইন দলের বিপক্ষে লড়বে বার্সেলোনা". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Dec 14 confirmed as date for Maradona Cup match between Barcelona and Boca Juniors in Saudi Arabia". Daily Arab News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "FC Barcelona and Boca Juniors to meet in Maradona Cup in honour of the Argentine legend". Fcbarcelona.com. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ "Barca and Boca Junior to play Maradona Cup in Saudi Arabia". Super Sports. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Oficial: Boca y Barcelona jugarán la Maradona Cup, Olé by Leandro Contento, 25 Oct 2021
^ A 30 años del pase de Maradona a Boca | Fútbol - La Voz, 20 Feb 2011
^ Maradona a Boca: 40 años de un pase, Página/12, 22 Feb 2021
^ Boca-Barcelona confirmado: jugarán la Maradona Cup en Arabia Saudita on TyC Sports, 25 Oct 2021
^ Boca venció por penales al Barcelona en Arabia Saudita y se quedó con la Copa Maradona, Clarín
^ Boca venció a Barcelona en los penales y se alzó con la Copa Maradona on Télam

[1] Maradona, ¿el más grande entre los grandes? - RTVE.es, RTVE, 20 Nov 2020

[2] Maradona: muere el genio imperfecto on the BBC

[3] Diego Maradona: por qué fue el mejor futbolista de la historia on El Tiempo

[4] Maradona: el mejor de todos los tiempos on La Voz de Galicia

[5] "Barcelona and Boca Juniors will play inaugural Maradona Cup 2021". AS Soccer. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[6] "ম্যারাডোনা কাপে আর্জেন্টাইন দলের বিপক্ষে লড়বে বার্সেলোনা". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[7] "Dec 14 confirmed as date for Maradona Cup match between Barcelona and Boca Juniors in Saudi Arabia". Daily Arab News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[8] "FC Barcelona and Boca Juniors to meet in Maradona Cup in honour of the Argentine legend". Fcbarcelona.com. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[9] "Barca and Boca Junior to play Maradona Cup in Saudi Arabia". Super Sports. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[10] Oficial: Boca y Barcelona jugarán la Maradona Cup, Olé by Leandro Contento, 25 Oct 2021

[11] A 30 años del pase de Maradona a Boca | Fútbol - La Voz, 20 Feb 2011

[12] Maradona a Boca: 40 años de un pase, Página/12, 22 Feb 2021

[13] Boca-Barcelona confirmado: jugarán la Maradona Cup en Arabia Saudita on TyC Sports, 25 Oct 2021

[14] Boca venció por penales al Barcelona en Arabia Saudita y se quedó con la Copa Maradona, Clarín

[15] Boca venció a Barcelona en los penales y se alzó con la Copa Maradona on Télam

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