2020 Copa do Brasil finals

2020 Copa do Brasil Finals

Grêmio Palmeiras 0 3
on aggregate
First leg
Grêmio Palmeiras 0 1
Date	28 February 2021
Venue	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Man of the Match	Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras)
Referee	Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance	0
Second leg
Palmeiras Grêmio 2 0
Date	7 March 2021
Venue	Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Man of the Match	Wesley (Palmeiras)
Referee	Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)
Attendance	0
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The 2020 Copa do Brasil Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2020 Copa do Brasil, the 32nd 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 Grêmio, from Rio Grande do Sul, and Palmeiras, from São Paulo.^[1][2] Grêmio and Palmeiras reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the ninth and fifth time, respectively.

A draw by CBF was held on 14 January 2021 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The finals were originally scheduled to be played on 11 and 17 February 2021,^[3] however due to the participation of Palmeiras in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup the finals were rescheduled. The first leg was hosted by Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre on 28 February 2021, while the second leg was hosted by Palmeiras at Allianz Parque in São Paulo on 7 March 2021.

Palmeiras defeated Grêmio 3–0 on aggregate in the finals to win their fourth title.^[4] As champions, Palmeiras earned the right to play in the 2021 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions. Palmeiras had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2021 Copa do Brasil third round by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Grêmio	8 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2016)
Palmeiras	4 (1996, 1998, 2012, 2015)

Road to the final

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

Grêmio			Round	Palmeiras
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Juventude (won 2–0 on aggregate)	Home	1–0	Round of 16	Red Bull Bragantino (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–3
	Away	0–1			Home	1–0
Cuiabá (won 4–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–2	Quarter-finals	Ceará (won 5–2 on aggregate)	Home	3–0
	Home	2–0			Away	2–2
São Paulo (won 1–0 on aggregate)	Home	1–0	Semi-finals	América Mineiro (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Home	1–1
	Away	0–0			Away	0–2

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 14 January 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

Pedro Geromel and Leonardo Gomes (Grêmio) and Luan Silva and Emerson Santos (Palmeiras) were ruled out of the finals due to injuries. Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras) was ruled out of the first leg after testing COVID-19 positive.

First leg

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)

21:00 UTC−3

Grêmio	0–1	Palmeiras
	Report	Gómez 31'

Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 0

Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)^[6]

Grêmio

Palmeiras

GK 1 Paulo Victor RB 2 Victor Ferraz  73' CB 28 Paulo Miranda  81' CB 4 Walter Kannemann  87' LB 32 Diogo Barbosa  53' RM 8 Maicon (c)  73' LM 7 Matheus Henrique AM 10 Jean Pyerre  81' RW 25 Pepê CF 29 Diego Souza LW 23 Alisson  81' Substitutes: GK 27 Vanderlei DF 12 Bruno Cortez DF 14 David Braz DF 35 Vanderson  90+2'  81' DF 38 Rodrigues MF 15 Darlan MF 16 Lucas Silva MF 20 Thaciano  81' MF 46 Isaque  81' FW 19 Diego Churín  73' FW 47 Ferreira  73' FW 11 Éverton Manager: Renato Gaúcho

GK 21 Weverton RB 2 Marcos Rocha CB 13 Luan  63' CB 15 Gustavo Gómez LB 17 Matías Viña RM 30 Felipe Melo (c) LM 8 Zé Rafael  77'  77' RW 23 Raphael Veiga  67' AM 11 Rony  77' LW 47 Wesley  67' CF 10 Luiz Adriano  70' Substitutes: GK 42 Jailson GK 72 Vinícius Silvestre DF 12 Mayke  77' DF 16 Lucas Esteves DF 26 Renan DF 33 Alan Empereur  67' MF 14 Gustavo Scarpa MF 20 Lucas Lima MF 25 Gabriel Menino  67' MF 28 Danilo  77' FW 27 Gabriel Veron  70' FW 29 Willian  84' Manager: Abel Ferreira

Second leg

7 March 2021 (2021-03-07)

18:00 UTC−3

Palmeiras	2–0	Grêmio
Wesley 53' Gabriel Menino 84'	Report

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 0

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)^[8]

Palmeiras

Grêmio

GK 21 Weverton RB 2 Marcos Rocha  86' CB 15 Gustavo Gómez CB 33 Alan Empereur LB 17 Matías Viña DM 30 Felipe Melo (c) RM 8 Zé Rafael  16'  63' LM 23 Raphael Veiga  73' RW 11 Rony LW 47 Wesley  73' CF 10 Luiz Adriano  73' Substitutes: GK 42 Jailson DF 4 Benjamín Kuscevic DF 12 Mayke  54'  73' DF 16 Lucas Esteves  85' DF 26 Renan MF 5 Patrick de Paula  63' MF 14 Gustavo Scarpa MF 20 Lucas Lima MF 25 Gabriel Menino  84'  73' MF 28 Danilo FW 27 Gabriel Veron FW 29 Willian  73' Manager: Abel Ferreira

GK 1 Paulo Victor RB 35 Vanderson  77' CB 28 Paulo Miranda  26' CB 4 Walter Kannemann  30'  77' LB 32 Diogo Barbosa RM 8 Maicon (c) LM 7 Matheus Henrique AM 20 Thaciano  68' AM 23 Alisson  60' RF 29 Diego Souza LF 25 Pepê  60' Substitutes: GK 27 Vanderlei DF 2 Victor Ferraz  77' DF 12 Bruno Cortez DF 14 David Braz DF 38 Rodrigues MF 10 Jean Pyerre  68' MF 15 Darlan MF 16 Lucas Silva MF 46 Isaque FW 19 Diego Churín  77' FW 39 Guilherme Azevedo  60' FW 47 Ferreira  60' Manager: Renato Gaúcho

See also

• 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

References