2022 Copa do Brasil Finals
# 2022 Copa do Brasil Finals

The 2022 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2022 Copa do Brasil, the 34th 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 Corinthians, from São Paulo, and Flamengo, from Rio de Janeiro. Corinthians and Flamengo reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the seventh and eighth time, respectively.

The finals took place on 12 and 19 October 2022. A draw by CBF was held on 20 September 2022 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Corinthians at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, while the second leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Flamengo defeated Corinthians 6–5 on penalties to win their fourth title. As champions, Flamengo qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage and 2023 Supercopa do Brasil.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Corinthians | 6 (1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2018) |
| Flamengo | 7 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2017) |

### Road to the final

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

| Corinthians | Corinthians | Corinthians | Round | Flamengo | Flamengo | Flamengo |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Portuguesa (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Third Round | Altos (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 |
| Portuguesa (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Third Round | Altos (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Santos (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 4–0 | Round of 16 | Atlético Mineiro (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–1 |
| Santos (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | Round of 16 | Atlético Mineiro (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |
| Atlético Goianiense (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Athletico Paranaense (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 0–0 |
| Atlético Goianiense (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Home | 4–1 | Quarter-finals | Athletico Paranaense (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |
| Fluminense (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–2 | Semi-finals | São Paulo (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–3 |
| Fluminense (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | Semi-finals | São Paulo (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |

## 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 20 October 2022 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

Bruno Henrique and Rodrigo Caio (Flamengo) were ruled out of the finals due to injuries. João Gomes (Flamengo), booked in the first leg, was suspended and did not play the second leg.

### First leg

| Corinthians | Flamengo |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Cássio (c) |
| RB | 23 | Fagner | 79' |
| CB | 4 | Gil |
| CB | 31 | Fabián Balbuena |
| LB | 26 | Fábio Santos |
| CM | 33 | Fausto Vera |
| CM | 37 | Du Queiroz | | 76' |
| AM | 8 | Renato Augusto | | 69' |
| RW | 28 | Adson | | 76' |
| LW | 10 | Róger Guedes | | 69' |
| CF | 9 | Yuri Alberto | 56' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Carlos Miguel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael Ramos |
| DF | 6 | Lucas Piton |
| DF | 30 | Robert Renan |
| DF | 34 | Raul Gustavo |
| MF | 5 | Maycon |
| MF | 11 | Giuliano | | 69' |
| MF | 17 | Ramiro | | 76' |
| MF | 21 | Mateus Vital | | 69' |
| MF | 24 | Víctor Cantillo |
| FW | 19 | Gustavo Silva | | 76' |
| FW | 42 | Giovane |
| Manager: ||
| Vítor Pereira ||
| GK | 20 | Santos |
| RB | 22 | Rodinei |
| CB | 23 | David Luiz |
| CB | 4 | Léo Pereira |
| LB | 16 | Filipe Luís |
| DM | 8 | Thiago Maia |
| RM | 35 | João Gomes | 21' | 64' |
| LM | 7 | Éverton Ribeiro (c) | | 88' |
| AM | 14 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Gabriel Barbosa | | 84' |
| CF | 21 | Pedro |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 45 | Hugo Souza |
| DF | 6 | Ayrton Lucas |
| DF | 15 | Fabrício Bruno | | 88' |
| DF | 30 | Pablo |
| DF | 34 | Matheuzinho |
| MF | 10 | Diego |
| MF | 29 | Victor Hugo | | 84' |
| MF | 32 | Arturo Vidal | | 64' |
| MF | 42 | Matheus França |
| FW | 11 | Everton | | 84' |
| FW | 31 | Marinho |
| FW | 46 | Mateusão |
| Manager: ||
| Dorival Júnior ||

* Man of the Match:
* Cássio (Corinthians)
* Assistant referees:
* Kléber Lúcio Gil (Santa Catarina)
* Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais)
* Fourth official:
* Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)
* Fifth official:
* Márcia Bezerra Lopes Caetano (Rondônia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira (Santa Catarina)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Helton Nunes (Santa Catarina)
* Rafael Traci (Santa Catarina)

### Second leg

| Flamengo | Corinthians |
| - | - |
| GK | 20 | Santos |
| RB | 22 | Rodinei |
| CB | 23 | David Luiz |
| CB | 4 | Léo Pereira | 45+3' |
| LB | 16 | Filipe Luís |
| DM | 8 | Thiago Maia | 42' | 70' |
| RM | 32 | Arturo Vidal | | 62' |
| LM | 7 | Éverton Ribeiro (c) |
| AM | 14 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Gabriel Barbosa |
| CF | 21 | Pedro | | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Alves |
| GK | 45 | Hugo Souza |
| DF | 6 | Ayrton Lucas |
| DF | 15 | Fabrício Bruno | | 70' |
| DF | 30 | Pablo |
| DF | 34 | Matheuzinho | | 62' |
| MF | 10 | Diego |
| MF | 29 | Victor Hugo | | 77' |
| MF | 42 | Matheus França |
| FW | 11 | Everton | | 77' |
| FW | 31 | Marinho |
| FW | 46 | Mateusão |
| Manager: ||
| Dorival Júnior ||
| GK | 12 | Cássio (c) |
| CB | 4 | Gil |
| CB | 31 | Fabián Balbuena |
| CB | 26 | Fábio Santos |
| RM | 23 | Fagner |
| CM | 33 | Fausto Vera | 40' | 77' |
| CM | 37 | Du Queiroz | | 66' |
| LM | 6 | Lucas Piton | 45+4' | 46' |
| AM | 8 | Renato Augusto |
| CF | 10 | Róger Guedes | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Yuri Alberto |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Carlos Miguel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael Ramos |
| DF | 30 | Robert Renan |
| DF | 34 | Raul Gustavo |
| MF | 5 | Maycon | | 77' |
| MF | 11 | Giuliano | | 66' |
| MF | 17 | Ramiro |
| MF | 21 | Mateus Vital | | 77' |
| MF | 28 | Adson | | 46' | 90' |
| MF | 29 | Roni |
| FW | 19 | Gustavo Silva | | | 90' |
| FW | 42 | Giovane |
| Manager: ||
| Vítor Pereira ||

* Man of the Match:
* Pedro (Flamengo)
* Assistant referees:
* Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
* Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
* Fourth official:
* André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)
* Fifth official:
* Fernanda Nândrea Gomes Antunes (Minas Gerais)
* Video assistant referee:
* Pablo Ramon Gonçalves Pinheiro (Rio Grande do Norte)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Flávio Gomes Barroca (Rio Grande do Norte)
* Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul)
