2015 Copa do Brasil finals explained

2015 Copa do Brasil Finals
Event:2015 Copa do Brasil
Team1:Santos
Team1score:2
Team2:Palmeiras
Team2score:2
Details:on aggregate
Palmeiras won 4–3 on penalties
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:0
Date1:25 November 2015
Stadium1:Vila Belmiro
City1:Santos
Referee1:Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
(replaced by Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (SP) in the 67th minute)
Attendance1:14,116
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:2
Date2:2 December 2015
Stadium2:Allianz Parque
City2:São Paulo
Referee2:Héber Roberto Lopes (Santa Catarina)
Attendance2:39,660
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 Copa do Brasil Finals were the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2015 Copa do Brasil, the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organized by CBF.

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Santos and Palmeiras, two of the most successful clubs of Brazil. Following a draw to determine the home and away teams for both legs, Santos hosted the first match at Vila Belmiro in Santos on 25 November 2015, while the second match was hosted by Palmeiras at Allianz Parque in São Paulo on 2 December 2015.

Santos won the first leg by 1–0, and Palmeiras won the second leg by 2–1. As the tournament does not include extra time for any match in case of a tied aggregate score, nor even the away goals rule for the finals, the second match went straight to the penalty shoot-out, which Palmeiras won by 4–3 to claim their 3rd Copa do Brasil title.

This was the first Copa do Brasil win for manager Marcelo Oliveira, having reached the finals four times as he was runners-up in 2011, 2012 and 2014. The title was also Palmeiras' first playing in Allianz Parque, inaugurated in November 2014.

As winners, Palmeiras qualified automatically to group stage of the 2016 Copa Libertadores de América.

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Santos1 (2010)
Palmeiras3 (1996, 1998, 2012)

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

SantosRound Palmeiras
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Londrina2–01–0 (A)1–0 (H)First Round Vitória da Conquista4–14–1 (A)
Maringá3–22–2 (A)1–0 (H)Second Round Sampaio Corrêa6–21–1 (A)5–1 (H)
Sport Recife4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)Third Round ASA1–00–0 (H)1–0 (A)
Corinthians4–12–0 (H)2–1 (A)Round of 16 Cruzeiro5–32–1 (H)3–2 (A)
Figueirense4–21–0 (A)3–2 (H)Quarter-finals Internacional4–31–1 (A)3–2 (H)
São Paulo6–23–1 (A)3–1 (H)Semi-finals Fluminense3–3 (4–1 p)1–2 (A)2–1 (H)

Match details

First leg

GK 1 Vanderlei
RB 4
CB 14 David Braz
CB 6 Gustavo Henrique
LB 37 Zeca
DM 29
DM 8 Renato (c)
AM 20 Lucas Lima
RW 31
LW 10
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 12 Vladimir
DF 2 Werley
DF 23 Chiquinho
DF 32 Paulo Ricardo
DF 38 Daniel Guedes
MF 5 Alison
MF 17 Rafael Longuine
MF 19 Marquinhos
MF 27 Léo Cittadini
FW 11
FW 39
FW 40
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
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GK 1
RB 32 
CB 26 Jackson
CB 31 Vitor Hugo
LB 11 Zé Roberto (c)
DM 36
DM 5
AM 27 Robinho
RW 7
LW 33
CF 8
Substitutes:
GK 47 Fábio
DF 4 Nathan
DF 22 João Pedro
DF 66 Egídio
MF 15
MF 20 Agustín Allione
MF 28 Andrei Girotto
MF 30 Fellype Gabriel
FW 9 Jonatan Cristaldo
FW 19
FW 29
Manager:
Marcelo Oliveira
Assistant referees


Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)
Marcelo Carvalho van Gasse (São Paulo)
Fourth official


Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (São Paulo)

Second leg

GK 1 Fernando Prass
RB 22 
CB 26 Jackson
CB 31 Vitor Hugo
LB 11 Zé Roberto (c)
DM 36
DM 5 Arouca
AM 27 Robinho
RW 33
LW 7
CF 8
Substitutes:
GK 47 Fábio
DF 4 Nathan
DF 42
DF 66 Egídio
MF 10 Cleiton Xavier
MF 15 Amaral
MF 20 Agustín Allione
MF 28 Andrei Girotto
FW 9
FW 14 Pablo Mouche
FW 19
Manager:
Marcelo Oliveira
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GK 1 Vanderlei
RB 4 Victor Ferraz
CB 14
CB 6 Gustavo Henrique
LB 37 Zeca
DM 29
DM 8 Renato (c)
AM 20 Lucas Lima
RW 10
LW 31 Marquinhos Gabriel
CF 9 Ricardo Oliveira
Substitutes:
GK 12 Vladimir
DF 2
DF 23 Chiquinho
DF 32
DF 38 Daniel Guedes
MF 5 Alison
MF 18 Vitor Bueno
MF 21 Leandrinho
MF 41 Serginho
FW 11
FW 39 Nilson
FW 40 Neto Berola
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
Assistant referees


Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)
Marcelo Carvalho van Gasse (São Paulo)

See also