The 2023 Copa Verde finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2023 Copa Verde, the 10th season of the Copa Verde, Brazil's regional cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Paysandu, from Pará, and Goiás, from Goiás.
Goiás defeated Paysandu 4–1 on aggregate to win their first Copa Verde title.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Paysandu6 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) GoiásNone
Road to the final Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first. PaysanduRound GoiásOpponentVenueScoreOpponentVenueScoreByeFirst roundBye Real AriquemesHome3–0Round of 16 União RondonópolisHome3–0 Princesa do Solimões(tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties)Away0–0Quarter-finals Brasiliense(won 1–0 on aggregate)Away0–0Home0–0Home1–0 Remo(tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 4–2 on penalties)Neutral0–1Semi-finals Cuiabá(won 2–1 on aggregate)Away0–1Neutral2–1Home2–0
Format The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
GK40 Gabriel Bernard DF16 João Vieira DF4 WandersonDF30 Genílson DF31 Naylhor DF6 EltinhoMF5 Paulo Henrique MF36 Gabriel DavisMF11 Fernando Gabriel (c) FW25 Bruno Alves FW9 Mário SérgioSubstitutes:GK23 Cláudio VitorDF13 IarleyDF39 Juan PitbullMF3 RikeltonMF34 EricMF38 João Pedro FW8 Dalberto FW20 VicenteFW28 Alex MatosFW37 Roger Coach: Marquinhos Santos GK88 Marcelo RangelDF13 Bruno Santos DF3 Lucas Halter (c)DF19 Bruno MeloDF66 Hugo MF5 Zé RicardoMF12 Willian OliveiraMF2 MaguinhoMF10 Julián Palacios FW27 Alesson FW17 Matheus Peixoto Substitutes:GK23 TadeuGK94 Matheus AlvesDF4 SidimarDF6 Sander DF43 EduMF15 Felipe Ferreira MF25 SimioniMF26 Nathan MeloFW11 Diego Gonçalves FW18 Wendell FW90 Philippe Coach: Emerson Ávila
Assistant referees: Cipriano da Silva Sousa (Tocantins) Fábio Pereira (Tocantins) Fourth official: Marcos Mateus de Sousa (Tocantins) Fifth official: Acácio Menezes Leão (Pará) Video assistant referee: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (São Paulo) Assistant video assistant referees: Ciro Chaban Junqueira (Distrito Federal) Rodrigo Batista Raposo (Distrito Federal)
Second leg
GK23 Tadeu (c)DF13 Bruno SantosDF3 Lucas HalterDF19 Bruno MeloDF66 HugoMF25 Simioni MF5 Zé Ricardo MF2 MaguinhoMF10 Julián Palacios FW7 Vinícius FW17 Matheus Peixoto Substitutes:GK88 Marcelo RangelDF4 SidimarDF6 SanderDF22 Apodi DF43 EduMF8 Fellipe BastosMF26 Nathan MeloMF77 Jhonny Lucas FW11 Diego GonçalvesFW27 Alesson FW90 PhilippeFW99 Gabriel Novaes Coach: Emerson Ávila GK40 Gabriel BernardDF30 GenílsonDF4 WandersonDF31 Naylhor (c) MF16 João Vieira MF36 Gabriel DavisMF20 Vicente MF37 Roger MF11 Fernando Gabriel FW39 Bruno Alves FW9 Mário Sérgio Substitutes:GK23 Cláudio VitorDF13 Iarley DF25 Juan Pitbull MF5 Paulo Henrique MF34 Eric FW8 Dalberto FW28 Alex MatosCoach: Marquinhos Santos Assistant referees: Fabiano da Silva Ramires (Espírito Santo) Vanderson Antônio Zanotti (Espírito Santo) Fourth official: Arthur Gomes Rabelo (Espírito Santo) Fifth official: Tiego Henrique dos Santos Braga (Goiás) Video assistant referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda (Rio de Janeiro) Assistant video assistant referees: Frederico Soares Vilarinho (Minas Gerais) Maguielson Lima Barbosa (Distrito Federal)
See also 2024 Copa do Brasil
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