2023 Copa do Brasil finals
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| Date | 17 September 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jonathan Calleri (São Paulo) | ||||||
| Referee | Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul) | ||||||
| Attendance | 67,350 | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Morumbi, São Paulo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rodrigo Nestor (São Paulo) | ||||||
| Referee | Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 63,077 | ||||||
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
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Flamengo | 8 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2022) |
| São Paulo | 1 (2000) |
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Flamengo | Round | São Paulo | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Maringá (won 8–4 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–0 | Third Round | Ituano (won 1–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 0–0 |
| Home | 8–2 | Away | 0–1 | |||
| Fluminense (won 2–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–0 | Round of 16 | Sport (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) |
Away | 0–2 |
| Home | 2–0 | Home | 1–3 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense (won 4–1 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | Palmeiras (won 3–1 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 |
| Away | 0–2 | Away | 1–2 | |||
| Grêmio (won 3–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–2 | Semi-finals | Corinthians (won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–1 |
| Home | 1–0 | Home | 2–0 | |||
Format
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
First leg
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Assistant referees:
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Second leg
| São Paulo | 1–1 | Flamengo |
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São Paulo
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See also
References
- ^ "São Paulo conquista Copa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.