2018 Copa do Brasil finals

2018 Copa do Brasil Finals
Cruzeiro Corinthians
Minas Gerais São Paulo (state)
3 1
on aggregate
First leg
Cruzeiro Corinthians
1 0
Date10 October 2018
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the MatchThiago Neves (Cruzeiro)
RefereeAnderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance53,368
Second leg
Corinthians Cruzeiro
1 2
Date17 October 2018
VenueArena Corinthians, São Paulo
Man of the MatchDedé (Cruzeiro)
RefereeWagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance46,571
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The 2018 Copa do Brasil Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2018 Copa do Brasil, the 30th season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.[1]

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between the defending champions Cruzeiro, from Minas Gerais, and Corinthians, from São Paulo.[2][3] Cruzeiro and Corinthians reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the eighth and sixth time, respectively.

A draw by CBF was held on 27 September 2018 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Cruzeiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 10 October 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Corinthians at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo on 17 October 2018.[4]

Cruzeiro defeated Corinthians 3–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their sixth title. As champions, Cruzeiro earned the right to play in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2019 Copa do Brasil Round of 16. Cruzeiro were the first team to successfully defend the title.[5]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 7 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2014, 2017)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians 5 (1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009)

Road to the final

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Further information: 2018 Copa do Brasil

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

Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Round São Paulo (state) Corinthians
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Paraná (state) Atlético Paranaense
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Away 1–2 Round of 16 Bahia Vitória
(won 3–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–0
Home 1–1 Home 3–1
São Paulo (state) Santos
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 3–0 on penalties) 		Away 0–1 Quarter-finals Santa Catarina (state) Chapecoense
(won 2–0 on aggregate) 		Home 1–0
Home 1–2 Away 0–1
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–1 Semi-finals Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
(won 2–1 on aggregate) 		Away 0–0
Home 1–1 Home 2–1

Format

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In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[6]

  • 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 27 September 2018 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 winner. (Regulations Article 12.c).

Matches

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First leg

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In the second leg of the semi-finals, Douglas (Corinthians) picked up a yellow card and Sassá (Cruzeiro) was sent off which meant they were suspended for the first leg of the Finals. Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) was called-up for the Uruguay National Team and he could not play the first leg.

A goal from Thiago Neves gave Cruzeiro a 1–0 win over Corinthians in the first leg. The winning goal came after a cross from Egídio headed into the net in the 45th minute by Thiago Neves.[7][8]

Cruzeiro Minas Gerais1–0São Paulo (state) Corinthians
Thiago Neves 45' Report
Attendance: 53,368
Cruzeiro
Corinthians
GK 1 Brazil Fábio
RB 22 Brazil Edílson
CB 26 Brazil Dedé
CB 3 Brazil Léo
LB 6 Brazil Egídio Yellow card 71'
CM 8 Brazil Henrique (c) Yellow card 77'
CM 5 Argentina Ariel Cabral
RW 19 Brazil Robinho
AM 30 Brazil Thiago Neves Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 81'
LW 18 Brazil Rafinha downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 28 Argentina Hernán Barcos downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Rafael
DF 2 Brazil Ezequiel
DF 4 Brazil Murilo
DF 25 Brazil Marcelo Hermes
MF 16 Brazil Lucas Silva
MF 20 Brazil Bruno Silva
MF 21 Argentina Federico Mancuello
MF 29 Argentina Lucas Romero
FW 7 Brazil Rafael Sóbis upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 9 Brazil Fred
FW 11 Brazil David upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 17 Brazil Raniel upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Brazil Mano Menezes
GK 12 Brazil Cássio (c)
RB 23 Brazil Fagner
CB 14 Brazil Léo Santos Yellow card 38'
CB 3 Brazil Henrique
LB 35 Brazil Danilo Avelar
DM 15 Brazil Ralf
DM 5 Brazil Gabriel
RW 11 Paraguay Ángel Romero
AM 10 Brazil Jádson Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 22 Brazil Mateus Vital downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 25 Brazil Clayson downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK 27 Brazil Walter
DF 13 Brazil Marllon
DF 33 Brazil Carlos Augusto
DF 34 Brazil Pedro Henrique
MF 2 Brazil Guilherme Mantuan
MF 16 Chile Ángelo Araos Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 17 Brazil Thiaguinho
MF 20 Brazil Danilo
MF 38 Brazil Pedrinho upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 7 Brazil Jonathas
FW 21 Paraguay Sergio Díaz
FW 47 Qatar Emerson Sheik upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Brazil Jair Ventura
Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:[10]
Brazil Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro)

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos (Bahia)
Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)
Fourth official:
Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Fifth official:
Rafael da Silva Alves (Rio Grande do Sul)
Video assistant referee:
Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)

Second leg

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Egídio (Cruzeiro), booked in the first leg, Ángelo Araos (Corinthians) sent off in the first leg, and Sassá (Cruzeiro), suspended six games, were ruled out of the second leg.

In the second leg, Cruzeiro defeated Corinthians 1–2 to lift the Copa do Brasil. Robinho scored in the 27th minute after Hernan Barcos' shot off the post. Jádson equalized thanks to a penalty awarded with the help of the VAR after a play between Thiago Neves and Ralf within the Cruzeiro area. The referee, after another VAR review, annulled a goal of Pedrinho due to a foul on Dedé by Jádson. With under 10 minutes left, Giorgian De Arrascaeta scored after a pass from Raniel finishing a counter attack.[11]

Corinthians São Paulo (state)1–2Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Jádson 54' (pen.) Report Robinho 27'
De Arrascaeta 81'
Attendance: 46,571
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
GK 12 Brazil Cássio (c)
RB 23 Brazil Fagner Yellow card 32'
CB 14 Brazil Léo Santos
CB 3 Brazil Henrique
LB 35 Brazil Danilo Avelar
CM 15 Brazil Ralf Yellow card 8'
CM 5 Brazil Gabriel Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 11 Paraguay Ángel Romero
AM 10 Brazil Jádson Yellow card 71'
LW 47 Qatar Emerson Sheik Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 7 Brazil Jonathas downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutes:
GK 27 Brazil Walter
DF 13 Brazil Marllon
DF 33 Brazil Carlos Augusto
DF 34 Brazil Pedro Henrique
DF 37 Brazil Vilson
MF 17 Brazil Thiaguinho
MF 20 Brazil Danilo
MF 22 Brazil Mateus Vital upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 30 Brazil Douglas
MF 38 Brazil Pedrinho upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 21 Paraguay Sergio Díaz
FW 25 Brazil Clayson Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Brazil Jair Ventura
GK 1 Brazil Fábio
RB 22 Brazil Edílson
CB 26 Brazil Dedé
CB 3 Brazil Léo
LB 29 Argentina Lucas Romero
CM 8 Brazil Henrique (c)
CM 5 Argentina Ariel Cabral
RW 19 Brazil Robinho Yellow card 56'
AM 30 Brazil Thiago Neves Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 18 Brazil Rafinha Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 28 Argentina Hernán Barcos downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Rafael
DF 2 Brazil Ezequiel
DF 4 Brazil Murilo
DF 14 Brazil Cacá
DF 25 Brazil Marcelo Hermes
MF 10 Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 16 Brazil Lucas Silva upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 20 Brazil Bruno Silva
FW 7 Brazil Rafael Sóbis
FW 9 Brazil Fred
FW 11 Brazil David
FW 17 Brazil Raniel upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Brazil Mano Menezes
Arena Corinthians in São Paulo hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match:[13]
Brazil Dedé (Cruzeiro)

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
Fourth official:
Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)
Fifth official:
Luiz Cláudio Regazone (Rio de Janeiro)
Video assistant referee:
Wilton Sampaio (Goiás)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tabela da Copa Betano do Brasil 2023". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ "Cruzeiro empata com o Palmeiras e avança à final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Corinthians vence o Flamengo e se garante na decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Copa do Brasil 2018: Corinthians x Cruzeiro tem mandos definidos" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro vence o Corinthians e é campeão da Copa do Brasil 2018" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição – Copa do Brasil 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Cruzeiro larga na frente do Corinthians na final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Thiago Neves brilha, e Cruzeiro sai na frente do Corinthians na final" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Anderson Daronco será o árbitro de Cruzeiro x Corinthians" (in Portuguese). CBF. 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ "T. Neves decide, Cruzeiro vence Corinthians e fica a um empate do título da Copa BR" (in Portuguese). Band. 11 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Rei da Copa: Cruzeiro conquista o hexa da Copa do Brasil em Itaquera" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Wagner do Nascimento será o árbitro da final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Craque da final, Dedé agradece médico do Cruzeiro: "Troféu é 80% dele"" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 October 2018.
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