2023 Copa do Brasil finals

2023 Copa do Brasil finals

Flamengo São Paulo 1 2
First leg
Flamengo São Paulo 0 1
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
Second leg
São Paulo Flamengo 1 1
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
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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)
Flamengo	8 ( 1990 , 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006 , 2013 , 2017, 2022 )
São Paulo	1 (2000)

Road to the final

Further information: 2023 Copa do Brasil

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

Flamengo			Round	São Paulo
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

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

16:00  UTC−3

Flamengo	0–1	São Paulo
	Report	Calleri 45+1'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 67,350

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Flamengo

São Paulo

GK 25 Matheus Cunha RB 43 Wesley França  78' CB 4 Léo Pereira  14' CB 15 Fabrício Bruno LB 6 Ayrton Lucas CM 5 Erick Pulgar  78' CM 20 Gerson RW 10 Gabriel Barbosa (c)  75' AM 29 Victor Hugo  36'  46' LW 27 Bruno Henrique CF 9 Pedro Substitutes: GK 17 Agustín Rossi GK 49 Dyogo Alves DF 3 Rodrigo Caio DF 23 David Luiz DF 30 Pablo DF 33 Cleiton DF 34 Matheuzinho  78' MF 7 Éverton Ribeiro  46' MF 8 Thiago Maia  78' FW 11 Everton  75' FW 44 Pedrinho Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 23 Rafael RB 13 Rafinha (c) CB 5 Robert Arboleda CB 35 Lucas Beraldo LB 38 Caio Paulista  74' DM 29 Pablo Maia CM 25 Alisson  38'  59' CM 11 Rodrigo Nestor  67' RF 7 Lucas Moura  67' CF 9 Jonathan Calleri LF 27 Wellington Rato  75' Substitutes: GK 93 Jandrei DF 45 Nathan DF 4 Diego Costa DF 28 Alan Franco DF 6 Welington  74' MF 8 Luan MF 19 James Rodríguez MF 20 Gabriel Neves  59' MF 15 Michel Araújo  67' FW 10 Luciano  67' FW 22 David FW 31 Juan  75' Manager: Dorival Júnior

Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match: 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

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)

16:00  UTC−3

São Paulo	1–1	Flamengo
Rodrigo Nestor 45+5'	Report	Bruno Henrique 44'

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 63,077

Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)

São Paulo

Flamengo

GK 23 Rafael RB 13 Rafinha (c)  26' CB 5 Robert Arboleda  9' CB 35 Lucas Beraldo LB 38 Caio Paulista  65' DM 29 Pablo Maia  25' CM 25 Alisson  17'  66' CM 11 Rodrigo Nestor  80' RF 7 Lucas Moura CF 9 Jonathan Calleri LF 27 Wellington Rato  80' Substitutes: GK 93 Jandrei DF 45 Nathan DF 4 Diego Costa  9' DF 28 Alan Franco DF 6 Welington  65' MF 8 Luan MF 19 James Rodríguez MF 20 Gabriel Neves  66'  90+5'  90+9' MF 15 Michel Araújo  80' FW 10 Luciano  80' FW 22 David FW 31 Juan Manager: Dorival Júnior

GK 17 Agustín Rossi RB 43 Wesley França CB 4 Léo Pereira  31' CB 15 Fabrício Bruno  90+7' LB 6 Ayrton Lucas DM 5 Erick Pulgar DM 8 Thiago Maia  64' CM 20 Gerson  81' RF 14 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  81' CF 9 Pedro  74' LF 27 Bruno Henrique (c) Substitutes: GK 1 Santos GK 25 Matheus Cunha DF 3 Rodrigo Caio DF 16 Filipe Luís DF 23 David Luiz DF 30 Pablo DF 34 Matheuzinho MF 7 Éverton Ribeiro  81' MF 29 Victor Hugo  81' CF 10 Gabriel Barbosa  74' FW 11 Everton FW 31 Luiz Araújo  64' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

Morumbi in São Paulo hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match: 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

• 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

References

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.