# 2023 Copa Verde finals

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

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Paysandu | 6 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) |
| Goiás | None |

### Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Paysandu | Paysandu | Paysandu | Round | Goiás | Goiás | Goiás |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | First round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Real Ariquemes | Home | 3–0 | Round of 16 | União Rondonópolis | Home | 3–0 |
| Princesa do Solimões (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Away | 0–0 | Quarter-finals | Brasiliense (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| Princesa do Solimões (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Home | 0–0 | Quarter-finals | Brasiliense (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Remo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 4–2 on penalties) | Neutral | 0–1 | Semi-finals | Cuiabá (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |
| Remo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 4–2 on penalties) | Neutral | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Cuiabá (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |

## 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

| Paysandu | Goiás |
| GK | 40 | Gabriel Bernard | 45+4' |
| DF | 16 | João Vieira | 45' |
| DF | 4 | Wanderson |
| DF | 30 | Genílson | 51' |
| DF | 31 | Naylhor | 54' |
| DF | 6 | Eltinho |
| MF | 5 | Paulo Henrique | | 71' |
| MF | 36 | Gabriel Davis |
| MF | 11 | Fernando Gabriel (c) | | 61' |
| FW | 25 | Bruno Alves | 67' | 88' |
| FW | 9 | Mário Sérgio |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Cláudio Vitor |
| DF | 13 | Iarley |
| DF | 39 | Juan Pitbull |
| MF | 3 | Rikelton |
| MF | 34 | Eric |
| MF | 38 | João Pedro | | 71' |
| FW | 8 | Dalberto | | 61' |
| FW | 20 | Vicente |
| FW | 28 | Alex Matos |
| FW | 37 | Roger | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Marquinhos Santos ||
| GK | 88 | Marcelo Rangel |
| DF | 13 | Bruno Santos | 45' | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Lucas Halter (c) |
| DF | 19 | Bruno Melo |
| DF | 66 | Hugo | | 90' |
| MF | 5 | Zé Ricardo |
| MF | 12 | Willian Oliveira |
| MF | 2 | Maguinho |
| MF | 10 | Julián Palacios | | 73' |
| FW | 27 | Alesson | | 81' |
| FW | 17 | Matheus Peixoto | | 81' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Tadeu |
| GK | 94 | Matheus Alves |
| DF | 4 | Sidimar |
| DF | 6 | Sander | | 90' |
| DF | 43 | Edu |
| MF | 15 | Felipe Ferreira | | 46' |
| MF | 25 | Simioni |
| MF | 26 | Nathan Melo |
| FW | 11 | Diego Gonçalves | | 73' |
| FW | 18 | Wendell | | 81' |
| FW | 90 | Philippe | | 81' |
| 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

| Goiás | Paysandu |
| GK | 23 | Tadeu (c) |
| DF | 13 | Bruno Santos |
| DF | 3 | Lucas Halter |
| DF | 19 | Bruno Melo |
| DF | 66 | Hugo |
| MF | 25 | Simioni | | 69' |
| MF | 5 | Zé Ricardo | 47' |
| MF | 2 | Maguinho |
| MF | 10 | Julián Palacios | 9' | 69' |
| FW | 7 | Vinícius | | 86' |
| FW | 17 | Matheus Peixoto | | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 88 | Marcelo Rangel |
| DF | 4 | Sidimar |
| DF | 6 | Sander |
| DF | 22 | Apodi | 90+1' | 69' |
| DF | 43 | Edu |
| MF | 8 | Fellipe Bastos |
| MF | 26 | Nathan Melo |
| MF | 77 | Jhonny Lucas | 90+4' | 69' |
| FW | 11 | Diego Gonçalves |
| FW | 27 | Alesson | | 86' |
| FW | 90 | Philippe |
| FW | 99 | Gabriel Novaes | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Emerson Ávila ||
| GK | 40 | Gabriel Bernard |
| DF | 30 | Genílson |
| DF | 4 | Wanderson |
| DF | 31 | Naylhor (c) | 2' |
| MF | 16 | João Vieira | 90+2' | 86' |
| MF | 36 | Gabriel Davis |
| MF | 20 | Vicente | 56' | 69' |
| MF | 37 | Roger | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Fernando Gabriel | 11' | 69' |
| FW | 39 | Bruno Alves | | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Mário Sérgio | 85' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Cláudio Vitor |
| DF | 13 | Iarley | | 86' |
| DF | 25 | Juan Pitbull | | 69' |
| MF | 5 | Paulo Henrique | 88' | 69' |
| MF | 34 | Eric | | 78' |
| FW | 8 | Dalberto | | 46' |
| FW | 28 | Alex Matos |
| Coach: ||
| 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)