2025 Copa do Brasil finals

2025 Copa do Brasil Finals

Corinthians Vasco da Gama 2 1
First leg
Corinthians Vasco da Gama 0 0
Date	17 December 2025
Venue	Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
Man of the Match	Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama)
Referee	Rafael Klein (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance	47,339
Weather	Mostly Cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 72% humidity [1]
Second leg
Vasco da Gama Corinthians 1 2
Date	21 December 2025
Venue	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the Match	Yuri Alberto (Corinthians)
Referee	Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)
Attendance	67,111
Weather	Partly Cloudy 28 °C (82 °F) 74% humidity [2]
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The 2025 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2025 Copa do Brasil, the 37th 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 Corinthians, from São Paulo, and Vasco da Gama, from Rio de Janeiro. ^[3] Corinthians and Vasco da Gama reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the eighth and third time, respectively.

The finals took place on 17 and 21 December 2025. ^[4] A draw by CBF was held on 22 October 2025 to determine the home-and-away teams for the semi-finals and finals. ^[5] The first leg was hosted by Corinthians at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, while the second leg was hosted by Vasco da Gama at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. ^[6]

Corinthians defeated Vasco da Gama 2–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title. As the winners, they qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Corinthians	7 ( 1995 , 2001, 2002 , 2008, 2009 , 2018, 2022)
Vasco da Gama	2 (2006, 2011 )

Road to the final

Further information: 2025 Copa do Brasil

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

Corinthians			Round	Vasco da Gama
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Bye			First round	União Rondonópolis	Away	0–3
			Second round	Nova Iguaçu	Away	0–3
Novorizontino (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–1	Third round	Operário Ferroviário (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 7–6 on penalties)	Away	1–1
	Home	1–0			Home	1–1
Palmeiras (won 3–0 on aggregate)	Home	1–0	Round of 16	CSA (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Away	0–0
	Away	0–2			Home	3–1
Athletico Paranaense (won 3–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–1	Quarter-finals	Botafogo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)	Home	1–1
	Home	2–0			Away	1–1
Cruzeiro (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 5–4 on penalties)	Away	0–1	Semi-finals	Fluminense (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 4–3 on penalties)	Home	2–1
	Home	1–2			Away	1–0

Format

In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: ^[7]

• 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 22 October 2025 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 December 2025 (2025-12-17)

21:30  UTC−3

Corinthians	0–0	Vasco da Gama
	Report

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo

Attendance: 47,339 ^[8]

Referee: Rafael Klein (Rio Grande do Sul)

Corinthians

Vasco da Gama

GK 1 Hugo Souza RB 2 Matheuzinho CB 5 André Ramalho CB 13 Gustavo Henrique LB 21 Matheus Bidu DM 14 Raniele  45+3'  67' CM 27 Breno Bidon  52' CM 70 José Andrés Martínez  52' AM 8 Rodrigo Garro (c)  67' CF 9 Yuri Alberto CF 10 Memphis Depay  83' Substitutes: GK 40 Felipe Longo DF 25 Cacá DF 26 Fabrizio Angileri DF 47 João Pedro MF 7 Maycon  52' MF 19 André Carrillo  52' MF 35 Charles MF 49 André  67' MF 61 Dieguinho  83' FW 11 Ángel Romero FW 29 Vitinho  74'  67' FW 56 Gui Negão Manager: Dorival Júnior

GK 1 Léo Jardim RB 96 Paulo Henrique CB 46 Carlos Cuesta CB 35 Robert Renan  7' LB 2 Puma Rodríguez CM 88 Cauan Barros CM 23 Thiago Mendes RW 17 Nuno Moreira  77' AM 10 Philippe Coutinho (c)  89' LW 11 Andrés Gómez CF 77 Rayan Substitutes: GK 13 Daniel Fuzato GK 37 Pablo DF 12 Victor Luis DF 29 Lucas Oliveira  45+3' DF 43 Lucas Freitas MF 3 Tchê Tchê MF 18 Paulinho MF 25 Hugo Moura FW 7 David FW 9 Matheus França  89' FW 19 GB FW 99 Pablo Vegetti  77' Manager: Fernando Diniz

Man of the Match: Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama) Assistant referees: Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais) Rafael da Silva Alves (Rio Grande do Sul) Fourth official: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda (Espírito Santo) Fifth official: Michael Stanislau (Rio Grande do Sul) Video assistant referee: Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul) Assistant video assistant referees: André da Silva Bitencourt (Rio Grande do Sul) Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (Pernambuco)

Second leg

21 December 2025 (2025-12-21)

18:00  UTC−3

Vasco da Gama	1–2	Corinthians
Moreira 41'	Report	Yuri Alberto 18' Depay 62'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 67,111 ^[9]

Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)

Vasco da Gama

Corinthians

GK 1 Léo Jardim RB 96 Paulo Henrique CB 46 Carlos Cuesta  47'  88' CB 35 Robert Renan LB 2 Puma Rodríguez  88' CM 88 Cauan Barros  66' CM 23 Thiago Mendes  60' RW 17 Nuno Moreira  78' AM 10 Philippe Coutinho (c)  78' LW 11 Andrés Gómez CF 77 Rayan Substitutes: GK 13 Daniel Fuzato DF 12 Victor Luis DF 29 Lucas Oliveira DF 43 Lucas Freitas MF 3 Tchê Tchê  78' MF 18 Paulinho MF 25 Hugo Moura FW 7 David  88' FW 9 Matheus França  88' FW 15 Benjamín Garré FW 19 GB  78' FW 99 Pablo Vegetti  85'  66' Other disciplinary actions: TS — Ricardo Colbachini  75' Manager: Fernando Diniz

GK 1 Hugo Souza RB 2 Matheuzinho  84' CB 5 André Ramalho CB 13 Gustavo Henrique LB 21 Matheus Bidu  83' DM 14 Raniele  67' CM 70 José Andrés Martínez CM 7 Maycon (c)  78' AM 27 Breno Bidon  78' CF 9 Yuri Alberto  60'  83' CF 10 Memphis Depay Substitutes: GK 40 Felipe Longo DF 25 Cacá DF 26 Fabrizio Angileri  83' DF 47 João Pedro  90+4'  83' MF 8 Rodrigo Garro  78' MF 19 André Carrillo  81'  67' MF 37 Ryan MF 49 André  78' MF 61 Dieguinho FW 11 Ángel Romero FW 29 Vitinho FW 56 Gui Negão Other disciplinary actions: TS — Raony Thadeu  90+6' Manager: Dorival Júnior  53'

Man of the Match: Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) Assistant referees: Bruno Boschilia (Paraná) Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (Paraná) Fourth official: Paulo César Zanovelli (Minas Gerais) Fifth official: Nailton Júnior de Sousa Oliveira (Ceará) Video assistant referee: Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira (Minas Gerais) Assistant video assistant referees: Helen Aparecida Gonçalves Silva Araújo (Minas Gerais) Diego Pombo Lopez (Bahia)

See also

• 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

References

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