# 2023 Copa do Brasil finals

The 2023 Copa do Brasil finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2023 Copa do Brasil, the 35th 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 Flamengo, from Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, from São Paulo. Flamengo and São Paulo reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the ninth and second time, respectively.
The finals took place on 17 and 24 September 2023. A draw by CBF was held on 28 August 2023 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Flamengo at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, while the second leg was hosted by São Paulo at Morumbi in São Paulo.
São Paulo beat Flamengo 2–1 on aggregate and won their first title. As champions, São Paulo qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Flamengo | 8 (1990, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2022) |
| São Paulo | 1 (2000) |

### Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Flamengo | Flamengo | Flamengo | Round | São Paulo | São Paulo | São Paulo |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Maringá (won 8–4 on aggregate) | Away | 2–0 | Third Round | Ituano (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 0–0 |
| Maringá (won 8–4 on aggregate) | Home | 8–2 | Third Round | Ituano (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–1 |
| Fluminense (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 | Round of 16 | Sport (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Away | 0–2 |
| Fluminense (won 2–0 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Sport (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) | Home | 1–3 |
| Athletico Paranaense (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | Palmeiras (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Athletico Paranaense (won 4–1 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 | Quarter-finals | Palmeiras (won 3–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 |
| Grêmio (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–2 | Semi-finals | Corinthians (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–1 |
| Grêmio (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Corinthians (won 3–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–0 |

## 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 28 August 2023 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
### First leg

| Flamengo | São Paulo |
| GK | 25 | Matheus Cunha |
| RB | 43 | Wesley França | | 78' |
| CB | 4 | Léo Pereira | 14' |
| CB | 15 | Fabrício Bruno |
| LB | 6 | Ayrton Lucas |
| CM | 5 | Erick Pulgar | | 78' |
| CM | 20 | Gerson |
| RW | 10 | Gabriel Barbosa (c) | | 75' |
| AM | 29 | Victor Hugo | 36' | 46' |
| LW | 27 | Bruno Henrique |
| CF | 9 | Pedro |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 17 | Agustín Rossi |
| GK | 49 | Dyogo Alves |
| DF | 3 | Rodrigo Caio |
| DF | 23 | David Luiz |
| DF | 30 | Pablo |
| DF | 33 | Cleiton |
| DF | 34 | Matheuzinho | | 78' |
| MF | 7 | Éverton Ribeiro | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Thiago Maia | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Everton | | 75' |
| FW | 44 | Pedrinho |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Sampaoli ||
| GK | 23 | Rafael |
| RB | 13 | Rafinha (c) |
| CB | 5 | Robert Arboleda |
| CB | 35 | Lucas Beraldo |
| LB | 38 | Caio Paulista | | 74' |
| DM | 29 | Pablo Maia |
| CM | 25 | Alisson | 38' | 59' |
| CM | 11 | Rodrigo Nestor | | 67' |
| RF | 7 | Lucas Moura | | 67' |
| CF | 9 | Jonathan Calleri |
| LF | 27 | Wellington Rato | | 75' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 93 | Jandrei |
| DF | 45 | Nathan |
| DF | 4 | Diego Costa |
| DF | 28 | Alan Franco |
| DF | 6 | Welington | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Luan |
| MF | 19 | James Rodríguez |
| MF | 20 | Gabriel Neves | | 59' |
| MF | 15 | Michel Araújo | | 67' |
| FW | 10 | Luciano | | 67' |
| FW | 22 | David |
| FW | 31 | Juan | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Dorival Júnior ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jonathan Calleri (São Paulo)
* Assistant referees:
* Guilherme Dias Camilo (Minas Gerais)
* Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (Ceará)
* Fourth official:
* Sávio Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)
* Fifth official:
* Lilian da Silva Fernandes Bruno (Rio de Janeiro)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rafael Traci (Santa Catarina)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Helton Nunes (Santa Catarina)
* Daniel Nobre Bins (Rio Grande do Sul)

### Second leg

| São Paulo | Flamengo |
| GK | 23 | Rafael |
| RB | 13 | Rafinha (c) | 26' |
| CB | 5 | Robert Arboleda | 9' |
| CB | 35 | Lucas Beraldo |
| LB | 38 | Caio Paulista | | 65' |
| DM | 29 | Pablo Maia | 25' |
| CM | 25 | Alisson | 17' | 66' |
| CM | 11 | Rodrigo Nestor | | 80' |
| RF | 7 | Lucas Moura |
| CF | 9 | Jonathan Calleri |
| LF | 27 | Wellington Rato | | 80' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 93 | Jandrei |
| DF | 45 | Nathan |
| DF | 4 | Diego Costa | 9' |
| DF | 28 | Alan Franco |
| DF | 6 | Welington | | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Luan |
| MF | 19 | James Rodríguez |
| MF | 20 | Gabriel Neves | | 66' | 90+5' 90+9' |
| MF | 15 | Michel Araújo | | 80' |
| FW | 10 | Luciano | | 80' |
| FW | 22 | David |
| FW | 31 | Juan |
| Manager: ||
| Dorival Júnior ||
| GK | 17 | Agustín Rossi |
| RB | 43 | Wesley França |
| CB | 4 | Léo Pereira | 31' |
| CB | 15 | Fabrício Bruno | 90+7' |
| LB | 6 | Ayrton Lucas |
| DM | 5 | Erick Pulgar |
| DM | 8 | Thiago Maia | 64' |
| CM | 20 | Gerson | 81' |
| RF | 14 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | 81' |
| CF | 9 | Pedro | 74' |
| LF | 27 | Bruno Henrique (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Santos |
| GK | 25 | Matheus Cunha |
| DF | 3 | Rodrigo Caio |
| DF | 16 | Filipe Luís |
| DF | 23 | David Luiz |
| DF | 30 | Pablo |
| DF | 34 | Matheuzinho |
| MF | 7 | Éverton Ribeiro | 81' |
| MF | 29 | Victor Hugo | 81' |
| CF | 10 | Gabriel Barbosa | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Everton |
| FW | 31 | Luiz Araújo | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Sampaoli ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rodrigo Nestor (São Paulo)
* Assistant referees:
* Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
* Bruno Boschilia (Paraná)
* Fourth official:
* Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (Minas Gerais)
* Fifth official:
* Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa (São Paulo)
* Video assistant referee:
* Wagner Reway (Paraíba)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Cleriston Clay Barreto Rios (Sergipe)
* Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (Rio Grande do Norte)