2021 Copa do Brasil finals

2021 Copa do Brasil Finals

Atlético Mineiro Athletico Paranaense 6 1
on aggregate
First leg
Atlético Mineiro Athletico Paranaense 4 0
Date	12 December 2021
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the Match	Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Referee	Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance	53,181
Second leg
Athletico Paranaense Atlético Mineiro 1 2
Date	15 December 2021
Venue	Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Man of the Match	Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Referee	Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance	32,557
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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

Further information: 2021 Copa do Brasil

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

12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)

17:30  UTC−3

Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Athletico Paranaense
Hulk 23' (pen.) Keno 34' Vargas 55', 68'	Report

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

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

Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the first leg.

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

15 December 2021 (2021-12-15)

21:30  UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	1–2	Atlético Mineiro
Jáderson 86'	Report	Keno 25' Hulk 75'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 32,557

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

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

Arena da Baixada in Curitiba hosted the second leg.

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

• 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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.