# 2016 Copa Verde finals

The 2016 Copa Verde finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2016 Copa Verde, the 3rd 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 Gama, from Distrito Federal.
Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first Copa Verde title.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Paysandu | 1 (2014) |
| Gama | None |

### Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Paysandu | Paysandu | Paysandu | Round | Gama | Gama | Gama |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Fast Clube (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 | Round of 16 | Interporto (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–1 |
| Fast Clube (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 | Round of 16 | Interporto (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 3–0 |
| Rio Branco (won 6–2 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Vila Nova (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 4–3 on penalties) | Away | 0–0 |
| Rio Branco (won 6–2 on aggregate) | Away | 5–2 | Quarter-finals | Vila Nova (tied 0–0 on aggregate, won 4–3 on penalties) | Home | 0–0 |
| Remo (won 6–3 on aggregate) | Neutral | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Aparecidense (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 3–1 |
| Remo (won 6–3 on aggregate) | Neutral | 4–2 | Semi-finals | Aparecidense (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Home | 1–2 |

## 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 | Gama |
| GK | 1 | Emerson |
| DF | 13 | Crystian |
| DF | 3 | Fernando Lombardi |
| DF | 26 | Gualberto |
| DF | 25 | Lucas Siqueira |
| MF | 5 | Ricardo Capanema | 32' |
| MF | 8 | Augusto Recife (c) |
| MF | 6 | Raí | 63' |
| MF | 20 | Celsinho | 82' |
| FW | 11 | Fabinho Alves | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Cearense | 44' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 16 | Raphael Luz | 63' |
| FW | 29 | Wanderson | 81' |
| Coach: ||
| Dado Cavalcanti ||
| GK | 1 | Pereira |
| DF | 2 | Dudu Gago |
| DF | 3 | Pedrão | 78' |
| DF | 4 | João Paulo |
| DF | 6 | Makeka |
| MF | 5 | Eduardo | 37' |
| MF | 7 | Lucas Almeida | 53' |
| MF | 8 | Michel Pires |
| MF | 10 | Fábio Gama | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Formiga |
| FW | 9 | Rafael Grampola | 90+1' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 13 | Jesiel | 90+1' |
| MF | 16 | Héricles | 78' |
| FW | 17 | Raone | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Arthur Bernardes ||
* Assistant referees:
* Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
* Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (Mato Grosso do Sul)
* Fourth official:
* Andrey da Silva e Silva (Pará)

### Second leg

| Gama | Paysandu |
| GK | 1 | Pereira |
| DF | 2 | Dudu Gago | | 86' |
| DF | 3 | Pedrão |
| DF | 4 | João Paulo |
| DF | 6 | Lucas Almeida | | 67' |
| MF | 5 | Eduardo | | 26' |
| MF | 7 | Héricles |
| MF | 8 | Michel Pires |
| MF | 10 | Fábio Gama |
| FW | 11 | Raone | | 28' |
| FW | 9 | Rafael Grampola |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 14 | Adriano | | 86' |
| FW | 18 | Ítalo | 85' | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Reinaldo Gueldini ||
| GK | 1 | Emerson | | 88' |
| DF | 2 | Roniery | | 12' |
| DF | 3 | Fernando Lombardi |
| DF | 26 | Gualberto | | 78' |
| DF | 25 | Lucas Siqueira |
| MF | 5 | Ricardo Capanema | | 38' 59' |
| MF | 8 | Augusto Recife (c) | | 21' |
| MF | 6 | Raí | 14' | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Celsinho |
| FW | 11 | Fabinho Alves | | 9' |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Cearense |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 32 | Rodrigo Andrade | | 46' |
| MF | 28 | Paulinho | | 84' |
| MF | 16 | Raphael Luz | 32' | 9' 84' |
| Coach: ||
| Dado Cavalcanti ||
* Assistant referees:
* Cristhian Passos Sorence (Goiás)
* Leone Carvalho Rocha (Goiás)
* Fourth official:
* Breno Vieira Souza (Goiás)