2019 Copa do Brasil finals

The 2019 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2019 Copa do Brasil, the 31st season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
on aggregate
First leg
Date11 September 2019
VenueArena da Baixada, Curitiba
Man of the MatchBruno Guimarães (Athletico Paranaense)
RefereeRaphael Claus (São Paulo)
Attendance38,490
Second leg
Date18 September 2019
VenueEstádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Man of the MatchRony (Athletico Paranaense)
RefereeWilton Sampaio (Goiás)
Attendance46,747
2018
2020

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Athletico Paranaense, from Paraná, and Internacional, from Rio Grande do Sul.[1][2] Athletico Paranaense and Internacional reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the second and third time, respectively.

A draw by CBF was held on 5 September 2019 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Athletico Paranaense at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 11 September 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Internacional at Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre on 18 September 2019.[3]

Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 3–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first title. As champions, Athletico Paranaense qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2020 Copa do Brasil round of 16.[4]

Athletico Paranaense also earned the right to play in the 2020 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.[5]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Athletico Paranaense 1 (2013)
  Internacional 2 (1992, 2009)

Road to the final

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

  Athletico Paranaense Round   Internacional
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
  Fortaleza
(won 1–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–0 Round of 16   Paysandu
(won 4–1 on aggregate)
Home 3–1
Home 1–0 Away 0–1
  Flamengo
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 3–1 on penalties)
Home 1–1 Quarter-finals   Palmeiras
(tied 1–1 on aggregate, won 5–4 on penalties)
Away 1–0
Away 1–1 Home 1–0
  Grêmio
(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 5–4 on penalties)
Away 2–0 Semi-finals   Cruzeiro
(won 4–0 on aggregate)
Away 0–1
Home 2–0 Home 3–0

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 5 September 2019 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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Jonathan and Bruno Nazário (Athletico Paranaense) and Natanael, Matheus Galdezani and Rodrigo Dourado (Internacional) were ruled out of the finals due to injuries. Thiago Heleno and Camacho (Athletico Paranaense) were suspended for a doping violation and could not play the finals.

Andrés D'Alessandro and William Pottker (Internacional) suffered injuries before the second leg. William Pottker was ruled out of the second match but D'Alessandro was substitute although he did not play.

First leg

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Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 1–0 in the first leg. In the 57th minute, after a combination of Nikão, Marco Ruben and Bruno Guimarães, Ruben passed the ball to Bruno Guimarães. The pass was deflected by Rodrigo Moledo and Edenílson allowing Bruno Guimarães scored the winning goal with a shot inside the box.[7]

Athletico Paranaense  1–0  Internacional
Bruno Guimarães   57' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
Athletico Paranaense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internacional
GK 1   Santos
RB 13   Khellven   65'
CB 14   Robson Bambu
CB 4   Léo Pereira
LB 6   Márcio Azevedo
DM 5   Wellington (c)   90+4'
CM 39   Bruno Guimarães
CM 18   Léo Cittadini   56'
RW 11   Nikão   41'
LW 7   Rony   79'
CF 9   Marco Ruben   66'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Léo
DF 23   Mádson
DF 30   Abner Felipe
DF 33   Lucas Halter
MF 3   Lucho González   79'
MF 8   Tomás Andrade
MF 20   Matheus Rossetto
MF 26   Erick
MF 38   Thonny Anderson   56'
FW 10   Marcelo Cirino   66'
FW 17   Braian Romero
FW 28   Vitinho
Manager:
  Tiago Nunes
GK 12   Marcelo Lomba
RB 2   Bruno
CB 4   Rodrigo Moledo
CB 15   Víctor Cuesta
LB 6   Uendel
DM 19   Rodrigo Lindoso
RM 8   Edenílson   73'
LM 88   Patrick
AM 10   Andrés D'Alessandro (c)   82'
AM 7   Nicolás López   63'
CF 9   Paolo Guerrero
Substitutes:
GK 1   Danilo Fernandes
DF 31   Heitor
DF 37   Zeca
DF 44   Klaus
MF 16   Rithely
MF 29   Martín Sarrafiore
MF 33   Nonato   73'
FW 11   Wellington Silva   63'
FW 17   Neilton
FW 23   Rafael Sóbis   82'
FW 77   Guilherme Parede
FW 99   William Pottker
Manager:
  Odair Hellmann
 
Arena da Baixada in Curitiba hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:[9]
  Bruno Guimarães (Athletico Paranaense)

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
Neuza Inês Back (São Paulo)
Fourth official:
Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
Fifth official:
Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)
Video assistant referee:
Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (São Paulo)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)
Fabrício Porfírio de Moura (São Paulo)

Second leg

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In the second leg, Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 1–2. Léo Cittadini scored in the 24th minute after a play with Rony and Marco Ruben. Nicolás López equalized after Rodrigo Lindoso' shot off the post and Víctor Cuesta gained the rebound. During the injury time, Marcelo Cirino dribbled Edenílson, Rafael Sóbis and Rodrigo Lindoso before assist Rony, who scored the winning goal.[10]

Internacional  1–2  Athletico Paranaense
López   31' Report Léo Cittadini   24'
Rony   90+6'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internacional
 
 
 
 
 
 
Athletico Paranaense
GK 12   Marcelo Lomba (c)
RB 2   Bruno   45'   54'
CB 4   Rodrigo Moledo   80'
CB 15   Víctor Cuesta
LB 6   Uendel
DM 19   Rodrigo Lindoso
RM 8   Edenílson
LM 88   Patrick   46'
RW 11   Wellington Silva   80'
LW 7   Nicolás López   8'
CF 9   Paolo Guerrero
Substitutes:
GK 1   Danilo Fernandes
DF 20   Emerson Santos
DF 31   Heitor
DF 37   Zeca
DF 44   Klaus
MF 10   Andrés D'Alessandro
MF 16   Rithely
MF 29   Martín Sarrafiore
MF 33   Nonato   54'
FW 17   Neilton
FW 23   Rafael Sóbis   46'
FW 77   Guilherme Parede   80'
Manager:
  Odair Hellmann
GK 1   Santos
RB 13   Khellven   60'
CB 14   Robson Bambu
CB 4   Léo Pereira
LB 6   Márcio Azevedo
DM 5   Wellington (c)   49'
CM 39   Bruno Guimarães
CM 18   Léo Cittadini   83'
RW 11   Nikão
LW 7   Rony
CF 9   Marco Ruben   59'   67'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Léo
DF 23   Mádson   60'
DF 30   Abner Felipe
DF 33   Lucas Halter
MF 3   Lucho González   83'
MF 8   Tomás Andrade
MF 20   Matheus Rossetto
MF 26   Erick
MF 38   Thonny Anderson
FW 10   Marcelo Cirino   67'
FW 17   Braian Romero
FW 28   Vitinho
Manager:
  Tiago Nunes
 
Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match:[12]
  Rony (Athletico Paranaense)

Assistant referees:
Émerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)
Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
Fourth official:
Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (São Paulo)
Fifth official:
Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (São Paulo)
Video assistant referee:
Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Émerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)
Leone Carvalho Rocha (Goiás)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletico-PR vence Grêmio nos pênaltis e vai à final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Inter vence Cruzeiro e pega o Athletico-PR na final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Copa do Brasil: Internacional decide final em casa" (in Portuguese). CBF. 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletico-PR bate o Inter e conquista título inédito da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Campeão da Copa do Brasil, Athletico garante Supercopa, Libertadores e R$ 52 milhões" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição - Copa do Brasil 2019" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 10 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Athletico vence o Inter e abre vantagem na decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 11 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Athletico x Inter: Raphael Claus apita primeiro jogo da final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 9 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Bruno Guimarães é decisivo, Santos fecha o gol e dá vantagem ao Athletico na primeira final" (in Portuguese). Globo. 11 September 2019.
  10. ^ "É campeão! Com golaço no fim, Athletico-PR bate o Inter e ganha a Copa do Brasil pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Inter x Athletico: Wilton Pereira Sampaio apita a decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Rony manda recado às crianças após conquista e revela profecia antes do jogo" (in Portuguese). MSN Esportes. 18 September 2019.