2017 Copa do Brasil finals

2017 Copa do Brasil Finals

Flamengo Cruzeiro 1 1
Cruzeiro won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
Flamengo Cruzeiro 1 1
Date	7 September 2017
Venue	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the Match	Willian Arão (Flamengo)
Referee	Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)
Attendance	66,165
Second leg
Cruzeiro Flamengo 0 0
Date	27 September 2017
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the Match	Juan (Flamengo)
Referee	Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
Attendance	61,017
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The 2017 Copa do Brasil Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2017 Copa do Brasil, the 29th 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 Cruzeiro, from Minas Gerais. ^[1] Both teams reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the seventh time, and the second time they faced each other in this stage. The first one was in the 2003 Copa do Brasil finals.

A draw by CBF was held on 24 August 2017 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. ^[2] The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 7 September 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Cruzeiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 27 September 2017. ^[3]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro defeated Flamengo 5–3 on penalties in the finals to win their fifth title. As champions, Cruzeiro earned the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2018 Copa do Brasil Round of 16. ^[4]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo	6 ( 1990 , 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006 , 2013 )
Cruzeiro	6 ( 1993 , 1996 , 1998, 2000 , 2003 , 2014)

Road to the final

Further information: 2017 Copa do Brasil

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

Flamengo			Round	Cruzeiro
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Bye			First round	Volta Redonda	Away	1–2
			Second round	São Francisco	Home	6–0
			Third round	Murici (won 5–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–2
					Home	3–0
			Fourth round	São Paulo (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Away	0–2
					Home	1–2
Atlético Goianiense (won 2–1 on aggregate)	Home	0–0	Round of 16	Chapecoense (won 1–0 on aggregate)	Home	1–0
	Away	1–2			Away	0–0
Santos (tied 4–4 on aggregate, won on away goals)	Home	2–0	Quarter-finals	Palmeiras (tied 4–4 on aggregate, won on away goals)	Away	3–3
	Away	4–2			Home	1–1
Botafogo (won 1–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–0	Semi-finals	Grêmio (tied 1–1 on aggregate, won 3–2 on penalties)	Away	1–0
	Home	1–0			Home	1–0

Format

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

• The finals are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home-and-away teams for both legs were determined by a draw held on 24 August 2017 at the Brazilian Football Confederation 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 winner. (Regulations Article 12.c).

Matches

First leg

In the second leg of the Semi-finals against Botafogo, Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo) picked up a yellow card which meant he was suspended for the first leg of the Finals.

In the first leg, Lucas Paquetá, who was selected as Guerrero's substitute, opened the scoring in the 75th minute when he smashed in the rebound after Cruzeiro goalkeeper Fábio blocked a Willian Arão's shot. The equalizer came in the 83rd minute when Thiago failed to block a long-range shot from Hudson, allowing De Arrascaeta to take advantage of the rebound. ^{[6] [7]}

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)

21:45  UTC−3

Flamengo	1–1	Cruzeiro
Lucas Paquetá 75'	Report	De Arrascaeta 83'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 66,165

Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo) ^[8]

Flamengo

Cruzeiro

GK 30 Thiago RB 2 Rodinei  59' CB 15 Réver (c) CB 4 Juan LB 21 Pará CM 5 Willian Arão CM 8 Márcio Araújo  66' RW 28 Orlando Berrío AM 35 Diego LW 22 Éverton  88' CF 39 Lucas Paquetá  81' Substitutes: GK 38 Alex Muralha DF 13 Miguel Trauco DF 33 Rafael Vaz DF 43 Léo Duarte MF 11 Federico Mancuello MF 17 Gabriel  81' MF 19 Darío Conca MF 26 Gustavo Cuéllar  66' MF 27 Rômulo MF 42 Matheus Sávio FW 20 Vinícius Júnior  59'   Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

GK 1 Fábio RB 2 Ezequiel CB 3 Léo CB 35 Murilo LB 6 Diogo Barbosa CM 8 Henrique (c) CM 25 Hudson RW 19 Robinho AM 30 Thiago Neves  79' LW 11 Alisson  73' CF 7 Rafael Sóbis  54'  58' Substitutes: GK 12 Rafael GK 37 Lucas França DF 17 Bryan DF 21 Lennon DF 32 Arthur MF 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta  89'  79' MF 16 Lucas Silva MF 23 Élber MF 29 Lucas Romero MF 34 Nonoca MF 70 Rafinha  73' FW 36 Raniel  90+3'  58' Manager: Mano Menezes

Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match: [9] Willian Arão (Flamengo) Assistant referees: Anderson José de Moraes Coelho (São Paulo) Bruno Salgado Rizo (São Paulo) Additional assistant referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo) Ilbert Estevam da Silva (São Paulo) Fourth official: Fábio Rogério Baesteiro (São Paulo)

Second leg

Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro), booked in the first leg, and Thiago (Flamengo), scaphoid fracture of the left hand, were ruled out of the second leg. In the second leg, Cruzeiro and Flamengo drew 0–0 at the end of normal time. Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro won on penalties. ^[10]

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)

21:45  UTC−3

Cruzeiro	0–0	Flamengo
	Report
Penalties
Henrique Léo Hudson Diogo Barbosa Thiago Neves	5–3	Guerrero Juan Diego Trauco

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 61,017

Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo) ^[11]

Cruzeiro

Flamengo

GK 1 Fábio RB 2 Ezequiel  55' CB 3 Léo CB 35 Murilo LB 6 Diogo Barbosa CM 8 Henrique (c) CM 25 Hudson  80' RW 19 Robinho  46' AM 30 Thiago Neves LW 11 Alisson  75' CF 36 Raniel  5' Substitutes: GK 12 Rafael GK 37 Lucas França DF 17 Bryan DF 21 Lennon DF 27 Manoel DF 32 Arthur MF 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta  5' MF 16 Lucas Silva MF 23 Élber  75' MF 29 Lucas Romero MF 34 Nonoca MF 70 Rafinha  46' Manager: Mano Menezes

GK 38 Alex Muralha RB 21 Pará  83' CB 15 Réver (c) CB 4 Juan LB 13 Miguel Trauco CM 5 Willian Arão CM 26 Gustavo Cuéllar RW 28 Orlando Berrío  84' AM 35 Diego LW 22 Éverton  79' CF 9 Paolo Guerrero  90' Substitutes: GK 45 Gabriel Batista DF 2 Rodinei  84' DF 6 Renê DF 33 Rafael Vaz DF 43 Léo Duarte MF 8 Márcio Araújo MF 11 Federico Mancuello MF 17 Gabriel MF 42 Matheus Sávio FW 20 Vinícius Júnior FW 39 Lucas Paquetá  79' FW 47 Felipe Vizeu Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match: [12] Juan (Flamengo) Assistant referees: Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (São Paulo) Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (São Paulo) Additional assistant referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo) Adriano de Assis Miranda (São Paulo) Fourth official: Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro da Costa (São Paulo)

See also

• 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

References

1. "Flamengo e Cruzeiro vencem e vão decidir o título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 August 2017.
2. "Cruzeiro decide em casa; Fla abre final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 August 2017.
3. "Maracanã e Mineirão serão os palcos da Final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 28 August 2017.
4. "Nos pênaltis, Cruzeiro vence o Fla e fatura título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2017.
5. "Regulamento Específico da Competição – Copa do Brasil 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 December 2016.
6. "Flamengo e Cruzeiro empatam no 1° jogo da decisão" (in Portuguese). CBF. 7 September 2017.
7. "Gol impedido, falha de goleiro e placar de 2003: Fla e Cruzeiro empatam no Maraca" (in Portuguese). Globo. 7 September 2017.
8. "Marcelo Aparecido apita primeiro jogo" (in Portuguese). CBF. 5 September 2017.
9. "Willian Arão lamenta 'gol bobo', mas acredita em título: "Não tem nada definido"" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
10. "Entenda como o Cruzeiro bateu o Flamengo e chegou ao penta da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 28 September 2017.
11. "#FinalCopaDoBrasil Luiz Flávio de Oliveira apita" (in Portuguese). CBF. 25 September 2017.
12. "'Vinho Juan': eleito craque da decisão, Juan se destaca e ganha elogio do presidente do Fla" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.