2020 Copa do Brasil Finals
# 2020 Copa do Brasil Finals

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

## Format

In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:

* 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

| 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 ||

* Man of the Match:
* Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras)
* Assistant referees:
* Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)
* Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos (Bahia)
* 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:
* Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)
* Diogo Carvalho Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

### Second leg

| 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 ||

* Man of the Match:
* Wesley (Palmeiras)
* Assistant referees:
* Kléber Lúcio Gil (Santa Catarina)
* Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
* Fourth official:
* Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
* Fifth official:
* Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
* Video assistant referee:
* Igor Junio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (Pernambuco)
* Leone Carvalho Rocha (Goiás)
