2021 Copa do Brasil finals explained

2021 Copa do Brasil Finals
Team1:Atlético Mineiro
Team1score:6
Team2:Athletico Paranaense
Team2score:1
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:4
Team2score1:0
Date1:12 December 2021
Stadium1:Mineirão
City1:Belo Horizonte
Man Of The Match1a:Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Referee1:Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance1:53,181
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:2
Team2score2:1
Date2:15 December 2021
Stadium2:Arena da Baixada
City2:Curitiba
Man Of The Match2a:Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Attendance2:32,557
Previous:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2021 Copa do Brasil, the 33rd season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Atlético Mineiro, from Minas Gerais, and Athletico Paranaense, from Paraná.[1] [2] Both teams disputed their third Copa do Brasil finals.

A draw by CBF was held on 4 November 2021 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg.[3] The first leg was hosted by Atlético Mineiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 12 December 2021, while the second leg was hosted by Athletico Paranaense at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 15 December 2021.

Atlético Mineiro defeated Athletico Paranaense 6–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their second title.[4] As champions, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2022 Copa do Brasil third round. As Atlético Mineiro also won the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, they played in the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Atlético Mineiro2 (2014, 2016)
Athletico Paranaense2 (2013, 2019)

Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Atlético MineiroRound Athletico Paranaense
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Remo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Away0–2Third round Avaí
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away1–1
Home2–1Home1–0
Bahia
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home2–0Round of 16 Atlético Goianiense
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Home2–1
Away2–1Away2–2
Fluminense
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away1–2Quarter-finals Santos
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home1–0
Home1–0Away0–1
Fortaleza
(won 6–1 on aggregate)
Home4–0Semi-finals Flamengo
(won 5–2 on aggregate)
Home2–2
Away1–2Away0–3

Format

In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[5]

Matches

First leg

GK 22 Everson
RB 25 Mariano
RCB16
LCB3 Júnior Alonso (c)
LB 13
CDM29
RM 15 Matías Zaracho
LM 8
RW 7
LW 11
CF 19
Substitutes:
GK 32 Rafael
DF 2 Guga
DF 6 Dodô
DF 45 Micael
MF 20 Hyoran
MF 23 Nathan
MF 26
MF 27
MF 37
FW 10
FW 17 Jefferson Savarino
FW 18 Eduardo Sasha
Manager:
Cuca
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GK 1 Santos
RCB34
CB 44 Thiago Heleno (c)
LCB2
RM 5 Marcinho
RDM26 Erick
LDM18
LM 16
RW 11 Nikão
LW 80
CF 79
Substitutes:
GK 99 Bento
DF 6 Márcio Azevedo
DF 8
DF 27 Zé Ivaldo
DF 37 Lucas Fasson
MF 19 Jáderson
MF 42 Juninho
MF 55
FW 15
FW 23 Rômulo
FW 32
FW 38
Manager:
Alberto Valentim
Man of the Match


Keno (Atlético Mineiro)

Assistant referees


Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)
Fourth official


Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
Fifth official


Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais)
Video assistant referee


Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (Rio de Janeiro)
Assistant video assistant referees


Diogo Carvalho Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

Second leg

GK 1 Santos (c)
RB 5
RCB34 Pedro Henrique
LCB27 Zé Ivaldo
LB 16
RM 26 Erick
LM 18
RW 32
AM 80 David Terans
LW 88
CF 79
Substitutes:
GK 99 Bento
DF 2 Nicolás Hernández
DF 6 Márcio Azevedo
DF 8 Nicolas
DF 13
DF 37 Lucas Fasson
MF 19
MF 42 Juninho
MF 55
FW 15
FW 23 Rômulo
FW 38
Manager:
Alberto Valentim
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GK 22 Everson
RB 25 Mariano
RCB16 Igor Rabello
LCB3 Júnior Alonso (c)
LB 13 Guilherme Arana
CDM29 Allan
RM 15
LM 8
RW 7
LW 11
CF 10
Substitutes:
GK 32 Rafael
DF 2 Guga
DF 4 Réver
DF 6 Dodô
MF 20 Hyoran
MF 23 Nathan
MF 26
MF 27
MF 37
MF 41 Neto
FW 17
FW 18
Manager:
Cuca
Man of the Match


Keno (Atlético Mineiro)

Assistant referees


Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (São Paulo)
Rafael da Silva Alves (Rio Grande do Sul)
Fourth official


Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
Fifth official


Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
Video assistant referee


Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul)
Assistant video assistant referees


André da Silva Bitencourt (Rio Grande do Sul)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Fortaleza e vai à final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil . 27 October 2021 . CBF . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Athletico-PR vence o Flamengo e avança para a final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil . 27 October 2021 . CBF . Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Athletico-PR x Atlético-MG: sorteio define os mandos da Final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021 . 4 November 2021 . CBF . Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Athletico-PR e é campeão da Copa Intelbras do Brasil . 15 December 2021 . CBF . Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2021 . CBF . Portuguese.