2021 Copa do Brasil finals

2021 Copa do Brasil Finals
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	12 December 2021
Venue	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Man of the Match	Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Referee	Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance	53,181
Second leg
Date	15 December 2021
Venue	Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Man of the Match	Keno (Atlético Mineiro)
Referee	Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)
Attendance	32,557
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The 2021 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2021 Copa do Brasil, the 33rd season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Atlético Mineiro, from Minas Gerais, and Athletico Paranaense, from Paraná.^[1]^[2] Both teams disputed their third Copa do Brasil finals.

A draw by CBF was held on 4 November 2021 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg.^[3] The first leg was hosted by Atlético Mineiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 12 December 2021, while the second leg was hosted by Athletico Paranaense at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 15 December 2021.

Atlético Mineiro defeated Athletico Paranaense 6–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their second title.^[4] As champions, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2022 Copa do Brasil third round. As Atlético Mineiro also won the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, they played in the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Atlético Mineiro	2 (2014, 2016)
Athletico Paranaense	2 (2013, 2019)

Road to the final

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

Atlético Mineiro			Round	Athletico Paranaense
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Remo (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Away	0–2	Third round	Avaí (won 2–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–1
Remo (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Home	2–1	Third round	Avaí (won 2–1 on aggregate)	Home	1–0
Bahia (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Home	2–0	Round of 16	Atlético Goianiense (won 4–3 on aggregate)	Home	2–1
Bahia (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Away	2–1	Round of 16	Atlético Goianiense (won 4–3 on aggregate)	Away	2–2
Fluminense (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–2	Quarter-finals	Santos (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Home	1–0
Fluminense (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Home	1–0	Quarter-finals	Santos (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–1
Fortaleza (won 6–1 on aggregate)	Home	4–0	Semi-finals	Flamengo (won 5–2 on aggregate)	Home	2–2
Fortaleza (won 6–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–2	Semi-finals	Flamengo (won 5–2 on aggregate)	Away	0–3

Format

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

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 4 November 2021 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 winners. (Regulations Article 20).

Matches

First leg

12 December 2021

17:30 UTC−3

Atlético Mineiro	4–0	Athletico Paranaense
Hulk 23' (pen.) Keno 34' Vargas 55', 68'	Report

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 53,181

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

Atlético Mineiro

Athletico Paranaense


GK	22	Everson
RB	25	Mariano
RCB	16	Igor Rabello	79'
LCB	3	Júnior Alonso (c)
LB	13	Guilherme Arana	57'
CDM	29	Allan		83'
RM	15	Matías Zaracho
LM	8	Jair		83'
RW	7	Hulk	22'
LW	11	Keno		66'
CF	19	Diego Costa		12'
Substitutes:
GK	32	Rafael
DF	2	Guga
DF	6	Dodô
DF	45	Micael
MF	20	Hyoran
MF	23	Nathan
MF	26	Ignacio Fernández		66'
MF	27	Calebe		83'
MF	37	Tchê Tchê		83'
FW	10	Eduardo Vargas		12'
FW	17	Jefferson Savarino
FW	18	Eduardo Sasha
Manager:
Cuca


GK	1	Santos
RCB	34	Pedro Henrique	53'
CB	44	Thiago Heleno (c)	10'
LCB	2	Nicolás Hernández	18'	61'
RM	5	Marcinho
RDM	26	Erick
LDM	18	Léo Cittadini		84'
LM	16	Abner Vinícius		84'
RW	11	Nikão
LW	80	David Terans		71'
CF	79	Renato Kayzer		71'
Substitutes:
GK	99	Bento
DF	6	Márcio Azevedo
DF	8	Nicolas		84'
DF	27	Zé Ivaldo
DF	37	Lucas Fasson
MF	19	Jáderson
MF	42	Juninho
MF	55	Fernando Canesin		84'
FW	15	Jader		71'
FW	23	Rômulo
FW	32	Pedro Rocha		61'
FW	38	Vinícius Mingotti		71'
Manager:
Alberto Valentim

Mineirão in Belo Horizonte hosted the first leg.

Man of the Match:
Keno (Atlético Mineiro)

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)
Fourth official:
Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
Fifth official:
Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais)
Video assistant referee:
Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (Rio de Janeiro)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Diogo Carvalho Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

Second leg

15 December 2021

21:30 UTC−3

Athletico Paranaense	1–2	Atlético Mineiro
Jáderson 86'	Report	Keno 25' Hulk 75'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 32,557

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

Athletico Paranaense

Atlético Mineiro


GK	1	Santos (c)
RB	5	Marcinho		64'
RCB	34	Pedro Henrique
LCB	27	Zé Ivaldo
LB	16	Abner Vinícius	45 4'
RM	26	Erick
LM	18	Léo Cittadini	45 5'	46'
RW	32	Pedro Rocha		73'
AM	80	David Terans
LW	88	Christian		46'
CF	79	Renato Kayzer	28'	40'
Substitutes:
GK	99	Bento
DF	2	Nicolás Hernández
DF	6	Márcio Azevedo
DF	8	Nicolas
DF	13	Khellven		64'
DF	37	Lucas Fasson
MF	19	Jáderson		73'
MF	42	Juninho
MF	55	Fernando Canesin		46'
FW	15	Jader		46'
FW	23	Rômulo
FW	38	Vinícius Mingotti		40'
Manager:
Alberto Valentim


GK	22	Everson
RB	25	Mariano
RCB	16	Igor Rabello
LCB	3	Júnior Alonso (c)
LB	13	Guilherme Arana
CDM	29	Allan
RM	15	Matías Zaracho		73'
LM	8	Jair	55'	81'
RW	7	Hulk		81'
LW	11	Keno		73'
CF	10	Eduardo Vargas	45 5'	62'
Substitutes:
GK	32	Rafael
DF	2	Guga
DF	4	Réver
DF	6	Dodô
MF	20	Hyoran
MF	23	Nathan
MF	26	Ignacio Fernández		62'
MF	27	Calebe		73'
MF	37	Tchê Tchê		81'
MF	41	Neto
FW	17	Jefferson Savarino		73'
FW	18	Eduardo Sasha		81'
Manager:
Cuca

Arena da Baixada in Curitiba hosted the second leg.

Man of the Match:
Keno (Atlético Mineiro)

Assistant referees:
Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (São Paulo)
Rafael da Silva Alves (Rio Grande do Sul)
Fourth official:
Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
Fifth official:
Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
Video assistant referee:
Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul)
Assistant video assistant referees:
André da Silva Bitencourt (Rio Grande do Sul)

References

^ "Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Fortaleza e vai à final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2021.
^ "Athletico-PR vence o Flamengo e avança para a final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2021.
^ "Athletico-PR x Atlético-MG: sorteio define os mandos da Final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 November 2021.
^ "Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Athletico-PR e é campeão da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2021.
^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.

[1] "Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Fortaleza e vai à final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2021.

[2] "Athletico-PR vence o Flamengo e avança para a final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 October 2021.

[3] "Athletico-PR x Atlético-MG: sorteio define os mandos da Final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 November 2021.

[4] "Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Athletico-PR e é campeão da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2021.

[5] "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil – 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.

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