2011 Copa do Brasil finals

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2011 Copa do Brasil Finals

Event	2011 Copa Kia do Brasil
Vasco da Gama Coritiba 3 3
(away goals rule)
First leg
Vasco da Gama Coritiba 1 0
Date	June 1, 2011
Venue	Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Paulo César de Oliveira (SP)
Attendance	21,365
Second leg
Coritiba Vasco da Gama 3 2
Date	June 8, 2011
Venue	Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
Referee	Sálvio Fagundes (SP)
Attendance	31,516
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The 2011 Copa do Brasil Finals was a two-legged Brazilian football that determinate the 2011 Copa do Brasil champion. It was played on June 1 and 8. It was contested by Vasco da Gama, the 3rd place in the CBF Club Ranking, and Coritiba, the 2010 Campeonato Paranaense winners.

Vasco won the finals on away goals rule.

Vasco da Gama and Coritiba, two former Brazilian champions, were the last two champions of the Série B (Vasco da Gama in 2009, Coritiba in 2010) and were the "teams-sensation" of Brazilian football.

Vasco da Gama, after a poor start in the Campeonato Carioca, has rebounded with the arrival of players like Diego Souza, Alecsandro, Bernardo, and especially the coming of the coach Ricardo Gomes, which along with players like Fernando Prass, Dedé, Anderson Martins, Felipe, Éder Luís, Eduardo Costa and Rômulo, not only reaching the Copa do Brasil finals, as well as the Taça Rio Final (on penalties being defeated by archrival, Flamengo).

Vasco da Gama had already played a final before: in 2006, the team lost the competition for his archrival, Flamengo. On this occasion the team cross-Maltin was defeated in both games: 2–0 in the first game and 1–0 in the second.

Coritiba already had an excellent stage for an undefeated title (Campeonato Paranaense) and a record winning streak unprecedented in football worldwide, getting into the Guinness Book: 24 wins, being broken in the second game of the quarter-final against Palmeiras. The young team led by players like Rafinha, Davi, Marcos Aurélio, Anderson Aquino and the coach Marcelo Oliveira, who continued the work of Ney Franco (who went to the Brazil U-20), charmed and surprised Brazil in the first half of 2011.

Before to that final, the Coritiba had never played a Copa do Brasil finals. His best result in the competition came in 1991, 2001 and 2009, when the team played in the semi-finals in this years.

Vasco da Gama Opponent Venue Score Comercial (MS) Away 1 - 6 Home was not necessary ABC Away 0 – 0 Home 2 – 1 Náutico Capibaribe Away 0 – 3 Home 0 – 0 Atlético Paranaense Away 2 – 2 Home 1 – 1 Avaí Home 1 – 1 Away 0 – 2

Coritiba Opponent Venue Score Ypiranga de Erechim Away 0 – 1 Home 2 – 0 Atlético Goianiense Away 1 – 2 Home 3 – 1 Caxias do Sul Home 4 – 0 Away 0 – 1 Palmeiras Home 6 – 0 Away 2 – 0 Ceará Away 0 – 0 Home 1 – 0

June 1

21:50

Vasco da Gama	1–0	Coritiba
Alecsandro 51'	Report

Estádio São Januário

Attendance: 21,365

Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (SP / FIFA)

Vasco da Gama

Coritiba

GK 1 Fernando Prass (c) DF 35 Allan DF 25 Anderson Martins DF 26 Dedé DF 32 Márcio Careca MF 37 Rômulo MF 8 Eduardo Costa MF 6 Felipe  66' MF 10 Diego Souza FW 31 Bernardo FW 9 Alecsandro  84' Substitutes: G 12 Alessandro LD 23 Fagner V 18 Jumar V 21 Fellipe Bastos  66' M 11 Jéferson A 19 Leandro A 39 Élton  84' Coach: Ricardo Gomes

G 1 Edson Bastos LD 2 Jonas Z 3 Demerson Z 4 Émerson (c) LE 6 Lucas Mendes V 5 Willian V 8 Léo Gago M 7 Rafinha M 10 Davi  73' A 11 Anderson Aquino  73' A 9 Bill  70' Substitutes: G 12 Vanderlei LD 13 Maranhão Z 14 Jeci V 15 Marcos Paulo  73' M 16 Tcheco M 17 Geraldo  73' A 18 Leonardo  70' Coach: Marcelo Oliveira

June 8

21:50

Coritiba	3–2	Vasco da Gama
Bill 29' Davi 44' Willian 66'	Report	12' Alecsandro 57' Éder Luís

Estádio Couto Pereira

Attendance: 31,516

Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (SP / FIFA)

Coritiba

Vasco da Gama

G 1 Edson Bastos LD 2 Jonas Z 3 Demerson Z 4 Émerson (c) LE 6 Lucas Mendes  58' V 5 Willian V 8 Léo Gago  59' V 11 Marcos Paulo  27' M 7 Rafinha M 10 Davi A 9 Bill Substitutes: G 12 Vanderlei Z 13 Jeci LE 14 Eltinho  58' M 15 Tcheco M 17 Geraldo A 16 Marcos Aurélio  59' A 18 Leonardo  27' Coach: Marcelo Oliveira

G 1 Fernando Prass (c) LD 35 Allan Z 25 Anderson Martins Z 26 Dedé LE 33 Ramon V 37 Rômulo V 8 Eduardo Costa M 6 Felipe  79' M 10 Diego Souza  79' A 7 Éder Luís A 9 Alecsandro Substitutes: G 12 Alessandro LD 23 Fagner LE 32 Márcio Careca V 18 Jumar  79' V 21 Fellipe Bastos M 31 Bernardo  79' A 39 Élton Coach: Ricardo Gomes

• 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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