2023 Copa do Brasil finals explained

2023 Copa do Brasil finals
Team1:Flamengo
Team1score:1
Team2:São Paulo
Team2score:2
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:0
Team2score1:1
Date1:17 September 2023
Stadium1:Maracanã
City1:Rio de Janeiro
Man Of The Match1a:Jonathan Calleri (São Paulo)
Referee1:Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance1:67,350
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:1
Date2:24 September 2023
Stadium2:Morumbi
City2:São Paulo
Man Of The Match2a:Rodrigo Nestor (São Paulo)
Attendance2:63,077
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Copa do Brasil finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2023 Copa do Brasil, the 35th 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 Flamengo, from Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, from São Paulo. Flamengo and São Paulo reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the ninth and second time, respectively.

The finals took place on 17 and 24 September 2023. A draw by CBF was held on 28 August 2023 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, while the second leg was hosted by São Paulo at Morumbi in São Paulo.

São Paulo beat Flamengo 2–1 on aggregate and won their first title. As champions, São Paulo qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.[1]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo8 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2022)
São Paulo1 (2000)

Road to the final

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

FlamengoRound São Paulo
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Maringá
(won 8–4 on aggregate)
Away2–0Third Round Ituano
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Home0–0
Home8–2Away0–1
Fluminense
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Away0–0Round of 16 Sport
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)
Away0–2
Home2–0Home1–3
Athletico Paranaense
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Home2–1Quarter-finals Palmeiras
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Home1–0
Away0–2Away1–2
Grêmio
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away0–2Semi-finals Corinthians
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away2–1
Home1–0Home2–0

Format

In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

Matches

First leg

GK 25 Matheus Cunha
RB 43
CB 4
CB 15 Fabrício Bruno
LB 6 Ayrton Lucas
MF 20 Gerson
MF 5
MF 27 Bruno Henrique
MF 29
CF 9 Pedro
CF 10 Gabriel Barbosa (c)
Substitutes:
GK 17 Agustín Rossi
GK 49 Dyogo Alves
DF 3 Rodrigo Caio
DF 23 David Luiz
DF 30 Pablo
DF 33 Cleiton
DF 34
MF 7
MF 8
FW 11
FW 44 Pedrinho
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
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GK 23 Rafael
RB 13 Rafinha (c)
CB 5 Robert Arboleda
CB 35 Lucas Beraldo
LB 38
RM 25
LM 29 Pablo Maia
AM 7
RW 27
LW 11
FW 9 Jonathan Calleri
Substitutes:
GK 93 Jandrei
DF 45 Nathan
DF 4 Diego Costa
DF 28 Alan Franco
DF 6
MF 8 Luan
MF 19 James Rodríguez
MF 20
MF 15
FW 10
FW 22 David
FW 31
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
Man of the Match:
Jonathan Calleri (São Paulo)

Assistant referees


Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais)
Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (Ceará)
Fourth official


Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
Fifth official


Lilian da Silva Fernandes Bruno (Rio de Janeiro)
Video assistant referee


Rafael Traci (Santa Catarina)
Assistant video assistant referees


Helton Nunes (Santa Catarina)
Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul)

Second leg

GK 23 Rafael
RB 13 Rafinha (c)
CB 5
CB 35 Lucas Beraldo
LB 38
RM 25
LM 29
AM 7 Lucas Moura
RW 27
LW 11
FW 9 Jonathan Calleri
Substitutes:
GK 93 Jandrei
DF 45 Nathan
DF 4
DF 28 Alan Franco
DF 6
MF 8 Luan
MF 19 James Rodríguez
MF 20
MF 15
FW 10
FW 22 David
FW 31 Juan
Manager:
Dorival Júnior
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GK 17 Agustín Rossi
RB 43 Wesley França
CB 4
CB 15
LB 6 Ayrton Lucas
MF 20
MF 5 Erick Pulgar
MF 8
MF 27 Bruno Henrique (c)
MF 14
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 1 Santos
GK 25 Matheus Cunha
DF 3 Rodrigo Caio
DF 16 Filipe Luís
DF 23 David Luiz
DF 30 Pablo
DF 34 Matheuzinho
MF 7
MF 29 Victor Hugo
CF 10 Gabriel Barbosa
FW 11 Everton
FW 31
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
Man of the Match:
Rodrigo Nestor (São Paulo)

Assistant referees


Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
Fourth official


Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (Minas Gerais)
Fifth official


Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa (São Paulo)
Video assistant referee


Wagner Reway (Paraíba)
Assistant video assistant referees


Cleriston Clay Barreto Rios (Sergipe)
Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (Rio Grande do Norte)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: São Paulo conquista Copa Betano do Brasil 2023 . 24 September 2023 . CBF . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2023. CBF. Portuguese.