2023 Copa do Brasil finals

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2023 Copa do Brasil finals
First leg
Date17 September 2023
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the MatchJonathan Calleri (São Paulo)
RefereeAnderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance67,350
Second leg
Date24 September 2023
VenueMorumbi, São Paulo
Man of the MatchRodrigo Nestor (São Paulo)
RefereeBráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
Attendance63,077
2022
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[edit]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 8 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2022)
São Paulo (state) São Paulo 1 (2000)

Road to the final[edit]

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

Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo Round São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Paraná (state) Maringá
(won 8–4 on aggregate)
Away 2–0 Third Round São Paulo (state) Ituano
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Home 0–0
Home 8–2 Away 0–1
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–0 Round of 16 Pernambuco Sport
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)
Away 0–2
Home 2–0 Home 1–3
Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Home 2–1 Quarter-finals São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Home 1–0
Away 0–2 Away 1–2
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio
(won 3–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–2 Semi-finals São Paulo (state) Corinthians
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Away 2–1
Home 1–0 Home 2–0

Format[edit]

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

  • The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home-and-away teams for both legs were determined by a draw held on 28 August 2023 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule and extra time would not be used and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. (Regulations Article 20).

Matches[edit]

First leg[edit]

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state)0–1São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Report
  • Calleri 45+1'
Flamengo
São Paulo
GK 25 Brazil Matheus Cunha
RB 43 Brazil Wesley França downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 4 Brazil Léo Pereira Yellow card 14'
CB 15 Brazil Fabrício Bruno
LB 6 Brazil Ayrton Lucas
MF 20 Brazil Gerson
MF 5 Chile Erick Pulgar downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 27 Brazil Bruno Henrique
MF 29 Brazil Victor Hugo Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Brazil Pedro
CF 10 Brazil Gabriel Barbosa (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 17 Argentina Agustín Rossi
GK 49 Brazil Dyogo Alves
DF 3 Brazil Rodrigo Caio
DF 23 Brazil David Luiz
DF 30 Brazil Pablo
DF 33 Brazil Cleiton
DF 34 Brazil Matheuzinho upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Brazil Éverton Ribeiro upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Brazil Thiago Maia upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 11 Brazil Everton upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 44 Brazil Pedrinho
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli
GK 23 Brazil Rafael
RB 13 Brazil Rafinha (c)
CB 5 Ecuador Robert Arboleda
CB 35 Brazil Lucas Beraldo
LB 38 Brazil Caio Paulista downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 25 Brazil Alisson Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 59'
LM 29 Brazil Pablo Maia
AM 7 Brazil Lucas Moura downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 27 Brazil Wellington Rato downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 11 Brazil Rodrigo Nestor downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 9 Argentina Jonathan Calleri
Substitutes:
GK 93 Brazil Jandrei
DF 45 Brazil Nathan
DF 4 Brazil Diego Costa
DF 28 Argentina Alan Franco
DF 6 Brazil Welington upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 8 Brazil Luan
MF 19 Colombia James Rodríguez
MF 20 Uruguay Gabriel Neves upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 15 Uruguay Michel Araújo upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 10 Brazil Luciano upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 22 Brazil David
FW 31 Brazil Juan upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Brazil Dorival Júnior
Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:
Argentina 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[edit]

São Paulo São Paulo (state)1–1Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 63,077
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
São Paulo
Flamengo
GK 23 Brazil Rafael
RB 13 Brazil Rafinha (c) Yellow card 26'
CB 5 Ecuador Robert Arboleda downward-facing red arrow 9'
CB 35 Brazil Lucas Beraldo
LB 38 Brazil Caio Paulista downward-facing red arrow 65'
RM 25 Brazil Alisson Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 66'
LM 29 Brazil Pablo Maia Yellow card 25'
AM 7 Brazil Lucas Moura
RW 27 Brazil Wellington Rato downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 11 Brazil Rodrigo Nestor downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 9 Argentina Jonathan Calleri
Substitutes:
GK 93 Brazil Jandrei
DF 45 Brazil Nathan
DF 4 Brazil Diego Costa upward-facing green arrow 9'
DF 28 Argentina Alan Franco
DF 6 Brazil Welington upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 8 Brazil Luan
MF 19 Colombia James Rodríguez
MF 20 Uruguay Gabriel Neves upward-facing green arrow 66' Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+9'
MF 15 Uruguay Michel Araújo upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 10 Brazil Luciano upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 22 Brazil David
FW 31 Brazil Juan
Manager:
Brazil Dorival Júnior
GK 17 Argentina Agustín Rossi
RB 43 Brazil Wesley França
CB 4 Brazil Léo Pereira Yellow card 31'
CB 15 Brazil Fabrício Bruno Yellow card 90+7'
LB 6 Brazil Ayrton Lucas
MF 20 Brazil Gerson downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 5 Chile Erick Pulgar
MF 8 Brazil Thiago Maia downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 27 Brazil Bruno Henrique (c)
MF 14 Uruguay Giorgian de Arrascaeta downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 9 Brazil Pedro downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Brazil Santos
GK 25 Brazil Matheus Cunha
DF 3 Brazil Rodrigo Caio
DF 16 Brazil Filipe Luís
DF 23 Brazil David Luiz
DF 30 Brazil Pablo
DF 34 Brazil Matheuzinho
MF 7 Brazil Éverton Ribeiro upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 29 Brazil Victor Hugo upward-facing green arrow 81'
CF 10 Brazil Gabriel Barbosa upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 11 Brazil Everton
FW 31 Brazil Luiz Araújo upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Argentina Jorge Sampaoli
Morumbi in São Paulo hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match:
Brazil 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "São Paulo conquista Copa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.