2018 Copa do Brasil Finals

2018 Copa do Brasil Finals
Cruzeiro Corinthians
Minas Gerais São Paulo (state)
First leg
Cruzeiro Corinthians
1 0
Date 10 October 2018
Venue Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the Match Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro)
Referee Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance 53,368
Second leg
Corinthians Cruzeiro
Date 17 October 2018
Venue Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Referee Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)

The 2018 Copa do Brasil Finals is the final two-legged tie that decides 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.

The finals are contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Cruzeiro, from Minas Gerais, and Corinthians, from São Paulo.[1][2] 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 will be hosted by Corinthians at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo on 17 October 2018.[3]

Champions will earn the right to play in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2019 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.

Teams

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

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)		 Away1–2 Round of 16 Bahia Vitória
(won 3–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Home1–1 Home3–1
São Paulo (state) Santos
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 3–0 on penalties)		 Away0–1 Quarter-finals Santa Catarina (state) Chapecoense
(won 2–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0
Home1–2 Away0–1
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–1 Semi-finals Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Away0–0
Home1–1 Home2–1

Format

In the finals, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[4]

  • The finals are 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

First leg

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.[5][6]

Cruzeiro Minas Gerais 1–0 São Paulo (state) Corinthians
Thiago Neves  45' Report
Attendance: 53,368
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)[7]
Cruzeiro
Corinthians
GK1Brazil Fábio
RB22Brazil Edílson
CB26Brazil Dedé
CB3Brazil Léo
LB6Brazil EgídioYellow card 71'
CM5Argentina Ariel Cabral
CM8Brazil Henrique (c)Yellow card 77'
RW19Brazil Robinho
AM30Brazil Thiago NevesYellow card 61' 81'
LW18Brazil Rafinha 88'
CF28Argentina Hernán Barcos 75'
Substitutes:
GK12Brazil Rafael
DF2Brazil Ezequiel
DF4Brazil Murilo
DF25Brazil Marcelo Hermes
MF16Brazil Lucas Silva
MF20Brazil Bruno Silva
MF21Argentina Federico Mancuello
MF29Argentina Lucas Romero
FW7Brazil Rafael Sóbis 88'
FW9Brazil Fred
FW11Brazil David 81'
FW17Brazil Raniel 75'
Manager:
Brazil Mano Menezes
GK12Brazil Cássio (c)
RB23Brazil Fagner
CB14Brazil Léo SantosYellow card 38'
CB3Brazil Henrique
LB35Brazil Danilo Avelar
CM5Brazil Gabriel
CM15Brazil Ralf
RW11Paraguay Ángel Romero
AM22Brazil Mateus Vital 66'
AM10Brazil JádsonYellow card 42' 80'
LW25Brazil Clayson 60'
Substitutes:
GK27Brazil Walter
DF13Brazil Marllon
DF33Brazil Carlos Augusto
DF34Brazil Pedro Henrique
MF2Brazil Guilherme Mantuan
MF16Chile Ángelo AraosYellow cardYellow cardRed card 88', 90+2' 66'
MF17Brazil Thiaginho
MF20Brazil Danilo
MF38Brazil Pedrinho 60'
FW7Brazil Jonathas
FW21Paraguay Sergio Díaz
FW47Qatar Emerson Sheik 80'
Manager:
Brazil Jair Ventura
Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:[8]
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

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

Corinthians São Paulo (state) v Minas Gerais Cruzeiro
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro)[9]
Arena Corinthians in São Paulo will host the second leg.



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

References

  1. ↑ "Cruzeiro empata com o Palmeiras e avança à final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Corinthians vence o Flamengo e se garante na decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Copa do Brasil 2018: Corinthians x Cruzeiro tem mandos definidos" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Copa do Brasil 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cruzeiro larga na frente do Corinthians na final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Thiago Neves brilha, e Cruzeiro sai na frente do Corinthians na final" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Anderson Daronco será o árbitro de Cruzeiro x Corinthians" (in Portuguese). CBF. 2 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "T. Neves decide, Cruzeiro vence Corinthians e fica a um empate do título da Copa BR" (in Portuguese). Band. 11 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Goiano é árbitro de vídeo na decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). FGF. 9 October 2018.
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