2017 Copa do Brasil Finals

The 2017 Copa do Brasil Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2017 Copa do Brasil, the 29th season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

2017 Copa do Brasil Finals
Flamengo Cruzeiro
1 1
Cruzeiro won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
Flamengo Cruzeiro
1 1
Date7 September 2017
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the MatchWillian Arão (Flamengo)
RefereeMarcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)
Attendance66,165
Second leg
Cruzeiro Flamengo
0 0
Date27 September 2017
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the MatchJuan (Flamengo)
RefereeLuiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
Attendance61,017

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Flamengo, from Rio de Janeiro, and Cruzeiro, from Minas Gerais.[1] Both teams reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the seventh time, and the second time they faced each other in this stage. The first one was in the 2003 Copa do Brasil finals.

A draw by CBF was held on 24 August 2017 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg.[2] The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on 7 September 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Cruzeiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 27 September 2017.[3]

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro defeated Flamengo 5–3 on penalties in the finals to win their fifth title. As champions, Cruzeiro earned the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2018 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.[4]

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flamengo 6 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013)
Cruzeiro 6 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2014)

Road to the final
Further information: 2017 Copa do Brasil

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

Flamengo Round Cruzeiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Bye First Round Volta Redonda Away1–2
Second Round São Francisco Home6–0
Third Round Murici
(won 5–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–2
Home3–0
Fourth Round São Paulo
(won 3–2 on aggregate)		 Away0–2
Home1–2
Atlético Goianiense
(won 2–1 on aggregate)		 Home0–0 Round of 16 Chapecoense
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0
Away1–2 Away0–0
Santos
(tied 4–4 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Home2–0 Quarter-finals Palmeiras
(tied 4–4 on aggregate, won on away goals)		 Away3–3
Away4–2 Home1–1
Botafogo
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Away0–0 Semi-finals Grêmio
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won 3–2 on penalties)		 Away1–0
Home1–0 Home1–0

Format

In the finals, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[5]

  • 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 24 August 2017 at the Brazilian Football Confederation 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 against Botafogo, Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo) picked up a yellow card which meant he was suspended for the first leg of the Finals.

In the first leg, Lucas Paquetá, who was selected as Guerrero's substitute, opened the scoring in the 75th minute when he smashed in the rebound after Cruzeiro goalkeeper Fábio blocked a Willian Arão's shot. The equalizer came in the 83th minute when Thiago failed to block a long-range shot from Hudson, allowing De Arrascaeta to take advantage of the rebound.[6][7]

Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro
Lucas Paquetá  75' Report De Arrascaeta  83'
Attendance: 66,165
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)[8]
Flamengo
Cruzeiro
GK30 Thiago
RB2 Rodinei 59'
CB15 Réver (c)
CB4 Juan
LB21 Pará
CM5 Willian Arão
CM8 Márcio Araújo 66'
RW28 Orlando Berrío
AM35 Diego
LW22 Éverton 88'
CF39 Lucas Paquetá 81'
Substitutes:
GK38 Alex Muralha
DF13 Miguel Trauco
DF33 Rafael Vaz
DF43 Léo Duarte
MF11 Federico Mancuello
MF17 Gabriel 81'
MF19 Darío Conca
MF26 Gustavo Cuéllar 66'
MF27 Rômulo
MF42 Matheus Sávio
FW20 Vinícius Júnior 59'
 
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
GK1 Fábio
RB2 Ezequiel
CB3 Léo
CB35 Murilo
LB6 Diogo Barbosa
CM8 Henrique (c)
CM25 Hudson
RW19 Robinho
AM30 Thiago Neves 79'
LW11 Alisson 73'
CF7 Rafael Sóbis 54' 58'
Substitutes:
GK12 Rafael
GK37 Lucas França
DF17 Bryan
DF21 Lennon
DF32 Arthur
MF10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 89' 79'
MF16 Lucas Silva
MF23 Élber
MF29 Lucas Romero
MF34 Nonoca
MF70 Rafinha 73'
FW36 Raniel 90+3' 58'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:[9]
Willian Arão (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:
Anderson José de Moraes Coelho (São Paulo)
Bruno Salgado Rizo (São Paulo)
Additional assistant referee:
José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo)
Ilbert Estevam da Silva (São Paulo)
Fourth official:
Fábio Rogério Baesteiro (São Paulo)

Second leg

Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro), booked in the first leg, and Thiago (Flamengo), scaphoid fracture of the left hand, were ruled out of the second leg. In the second leg, Cruzeiro and Flamengo drew 0-0 at the end of normal time. Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cruzeiro won on penalties.[10]

Cruzeiro 0–0 Flamengo
Report
Penalties
Henrique
Léo
Hudson
Diogo Barbosa
Thiago Neves 		5–3 Guerrero
Juan
Diego
Trauco
Attendance: 61,017
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)[11]
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
GK1 Fábio
RB2 Ezequiel 55'
CB3 Léo
CB35 Murilo
LB6 Diogo Barbosa
CM8 Henrique (c)
CM25 Hudson 80'
RW19 Robinho 46'
AM30 Thiago Neves
LW11 Alisson 75'
CF36 Raniel 5'
Substitutes:
GK12 Rafael
GK37 Lucas França
DF17 Bryan
DF21 Lennon
DF27 Manoel
DF32 Arthur
MF10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 5'
MF16 Lucas Silva
MF23 Élber 75'
MF29 Lucas Romero
MF34 Nonoca
MF70 Rafinha 46'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK38 Alex Muralha
RB21 Pará 83'
CB15 Réver (c)
CB4 Juan
LB13 Miguel Trauco
CM5 Willian Arão
CM26 Gustavo Cuéllar
RW28 Orlando Berrío 84'
AM35 Diego
LW22 Éverton 79'
CF9 Paolo Guerrero 90'
Substitutes:
GK45 Gabriel Batista
DF2 Rodinei 84'
DF6 Renê
DF33 Rafael Vaz
DF43 Léo Duarte
MF8 Márcio Araújo
MF11 Federico Mancuello
MF17 Gabriel
MF42 Matheus Sávio
FW20 Vinícius Júnior
FW39 Lucas Paquetá 79'
FW47 Felipe Vizeu
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match:[12]
Juan (Flamengo)

Assistant referees:
Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (São Paulo)
Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (São Paulo)
Additional assistant referee:
José Cláudio Rocha Filho (São Paulo)
Adriano de Assis Miranda (São Paulo)
Fourth official:
Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro da Costa (São Paulo)

See also

References
  1. "Flamengo e Cruzeiro vencem e vão decidir o título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 August 2017.
  2. "Cruzeiro decide em casa; Fla abre final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 August 2017.
  3. "Maracanã e Mineirão serão os palcos da Final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 28 August 2017.
  4. "Nos pênaltis, Cruzeiro vence o Fla e fatura título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2017.
  5. "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Copa do Brasil 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 December 2016.
  6. "Flamengo e Cruzeiro empatam no 1° jogo da decisão" (in Portuguese). CBF. 7 September 2017.
  7. "Gol impedido, falha de goleiro e placar de 2003: Fla e Cruzeiro empatam no Maraca" (in Portuguese). Globo. 7 September 2017.
  8. "Marcelo Aparecido apita primeiro jogo" (in Portuguese). CBF. 5 September 2017.
  9. "Willian Arão lamenta 'gol bobo', mas acredita em título: "Não tem nada definido"" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 8 September 2017.
  10. "Entenda como o Cruzeiro bateu o Flamengo e chegou ao penta da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 28 September 2017.
  11. "#FinalCopaDoBrasil Luiz Flávio de Oliveira apita" (in Portuguese). CBF. 25 September 2017.
  12. "'Vinho Juan': eleito craque da decisão, Juan se destaca e ganha elogio do presidente do Fla" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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