2021 Copa do Brasil finals

2021 Copa do Brasil Finals
on aggregate
First leg
Date12 December 2021
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the MatchKeno (Atlético Mineiro)
RefereeBruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance53,181
Second leg
Date15 December 2021
VenueArena da Baixada, Curitiba
Man of the MatchKeno (Atlético Mineiro)
RefereeAnderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance32,557

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

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Atlético Mineiro 2 (2014, 2016)
Athletico Paranaense 2 (2013, 2019)

Road to the final

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

Atlético Mineiro Round Athletico Paranaense
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Remo
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Away 0–2 Third round Avaí
(won 2–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–1
Home 2–1 Home 1–0
Bahia
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home 2–0 Round of 16 Atlético Goianiense
(won 4–3 on aggregate)
Home 2–1
Away 2–1 Away 2–2
Fluminense
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–2 Quarter-finals Santos
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home 1–0
Home 1–0 Away 0–1
Fortaleza
(won 6–1 on aggregate)
Home 4–0 Semi-finals Flamengo
(won 5–2 on aggregate)
Home 2–2
Away 1–2 Away 0–3

Format

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

  • 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 4 November 2021 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

First leg

Atlético Mineiro 4–0 Athletico Paranaense
Hulk 23' (pen.)
Keno 34'
Vargas 55', 68'
Report
Attendance: 53,181
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Atlético Mineiro
Athletico Paranaense
GK 22 Everson
RB 25 Mariano
RCB 16 Igor Rabello  79'
LCB 3 Júnior Alonso (c)
LB 13 Guilherme Arana  57'
CDM 29 Allan  83'
RM 15 Matías Zaracho
LM 8 Jair  83'
RW 7 Hulk  22'
LW 11 Keno  66'
CF 19 Diego Costa  12'
Substitutes:
GK 32 Rafael
DF 2 Guga
DF 6 Dodô
DF 45 Micael
MF 20 Hyoran
MF 23 Nathan
MF 26 Ignacio Fernández  66'
MF 27 Calebe  83'
MF 37 Tchê Tchê  83'
FW 10 Eduardo Vargas  12'
FW 17 Jefferson Savarino
FW 18 Eduardo Sasha
Manager:
Cuca
GK 1 Santos
RCB 34 Pedro Henrique  53'
CB 44 Thiago Heleno (c)  10'
LCB 2 Nicolás Hernández  18'  61'
RM 5 Marcinho
RDM 26 Erick
LDM 18 Léo Cittadini  84'
LM 16 Abner Vinícius  84'
RW 11 Nikão
LW 80 David Terans  71'
CF 79 Renato Kayzer  71'
Substitutes:
GK 99 Bento
DF 6 Márcio Azevedo
DF 8 Nicolas  84'
DF 27 Zé Ivaldo
DF 37 Lucas Fasson
MF 19 Jáderson
MF 42 Juninho
MF 55 Fernando Canesin  84'
FW 15 Jader  71'
FW 23 Rômulo
FW 32 Pedro Rocha  61'
FW 38 Vinícius Mingotti  71'
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

Athletico Paranaense 1–2 Atlético Mineiro
Jáderson 86' Report Keno 25'
Hulk 75'
Athletico Paranaense
Atlético Mineiro
GK 1 Santos (c)
RB 5 Marcinho  64'
RCB 34 Pedro Henrique
LCB 27 Zé Ivaldo
LB 16 Abner Vinícius  45+4'
RM 26 Erick
LM 18 Léo Cittadini  45+5'  46'
RW 32 Pedro Rocha  73'
AM 80 David Terans
LW 88 Christian  46'
CF 79 Renato Kayzer  28'  40'
Substitutes:
GK 99 Bento
DF 2 Nicolás Hernández
DF 6 Márcio Azevedo
DF 8 Nicolas
DF 13 Khellven  64'
DF 37 Lucas Fasson
MF 19 Jáderson  73'
MF 42 Juninho
MF 55 Fernando Canesin  46'
FW 15 Jader  46'
FW 23 Rômulo
FW 38 Vinícius Mingotti  40'
Manager:
Alberto Valentim
GK 22 Everson
RB 25 Mariano
RCB 16 Igor Rabello
LCB 3 Júnior Alonso (c)
LB 13 Guilherme Arana
CDM 29 Allan
RM 15 Matías Zaracho  73'
LM 8 Jair  55'  81'
RW 7 Hulk  81'
LW 11 Keno  73'
CF 10 Eduardo Vargas  45+5'  62'
Substitutes:
GK 32 Rafael
DF 2 Guga
DF 4 Réver
DF 6 Dodô
MF 20 Hyoran
MF 23 Nathan
MF 26 Ignacio Fernández  62'
MF 27 Calebe  73'
MF 37 Tchê Tchê  81'
MF 41 Neto
FW 17 Jefferson Savarino  73'
FW 18 Eduardo Sasha  81'
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

References

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