# 2018 Copa Verde finals

The 2018 Copa Verde finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2018 Copa Verde, the 5th 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 Atlético Itapemirim, from Espírito Santo, and Paysandu, from Pará.
Paysandu defeated Atlético Itapemirim 3–1 on aggregate to win their second Copa Verde title.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Atlético Itapemirim | None |
| Paysandu | 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) |

### Road to the final

Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Atlético Itapemirim | Atlético Itapemirim | Atlético Itapemirim | Round | Paysandu | Paysandu | Paysandu |
| Opponent | Venue | Score | | Opponent | Venue | Score |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Brasiliense (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 | Round of 16 | Interporto (won 4–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–0 |
| Brasiliense (won 5–3 on aggregate) | Away | 3–2 | Round of 16 | Interporto (won 4–0 on aggregate) | Home | 4–0 |
| Cuiabá (won 6–3 on aggregate) | Away | 3–2 | Quarter-finals | Santos (won 7–4 on aggregate) | Away | 3–2 |
| Cuiabá (won 6–3 on aggregate) | Home | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Santos (won 7–4 on aggregate) | Home | 4–2 |
| Luverdense (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Away | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Manaus (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Home | 2–1 |
| Luverdense (won 2–1 on aggregate) | Home | 1–1 | Semi-finals | Manaus (won 4–2 on aggregate) | Away | 2–1 |

## 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

| Atlético Itapemirim | Paysandu |
| GK | 1 | Bambu |
| DF | 2 | Paulinho |
| DF | 3 | Rhayne |
| DF | 4 | Kléber Viana (c) |
| DF | 6 | Marcos Felipe |
| MF | 5 | Vitor |
| MF | 8 | Araruama | 79' |
| MF | 10 | Fabiano | 79' |
| FW | 7 | Franklin |
| FW | 11 | Uálisson Pikachu | 89' |
| FW | 9 | Eraldo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Filipe |
| DF | 13 | Felipe Foca |
| DF | 14 | Bruno |
| DF | 15 | Pedrão |
| DF | 18 | Leandro Tanaka |
| MF | 16 | Gaúcho |
| MF | 17 | Júnior Santos | 79' |
| FW | 19 | Henrique Goebel |
| FW | 20 | Charles | 79' |
| FW | 21 | Chiquinho | 89' |
| FW | 22 | Kaio César |
| Coach: ||
| Zé Humberto ||
| GK | 1 | Renan Rocha |
| DF | 4 | Diego Ivo (c) | 81' |
| DF | 30 | Edimar |
| DF | 26 | Perema |
| MF | 13 | Matheus Silva | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Nando Carandina |
| MF | 5 | Renato Augusto |
| MF | 34 | Mateus Müller |
| FW | 18 | Mike | 73' |
| FW | 39 | Cassiano |
| FW | 9 | Moisés |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Marcão |
| DF | 15 | Douglas Mendes | 81' |
| DF | 32 | Victor Lindemberg |
| MF | 6 | Willyam | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Lucas Geovani |
| FW | 11 | Peu |
| FW | 31 | Magno | 73' |
| FW | 38 | Renan Gorne |
| Coach: ||
| Dado Cavalcanti ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)
* Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)
* Fourth official:
* Dyorgenes José Padovani de Andrade (Espírito Santo)
* Fifth official:
* Fabiano da Silva Ramires (Espírito Santo)

### Second leg

| Paysandu | Atlético Itapemirim |
| GK | 1 | Renan Rocha |
| DF | 4 | Diego Ivo (c) | 75' |
| DF | 30 | Edimar |
| DF | 26 | Perema |
| MF | 13 | Matheus Silva | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Nando Carandina |
| MF | 5 | Renato Augusto |
| MF | 32 | Victor Lindemberg | 65' |
| FW | 18 | Mike |
| FW | 39 | Cassiano |
| FW | 9 | Moisés | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Marcão |
| GK | 35 | Gabriel Bubniack |
| DF | 2 | Maicon Silva | 74' |
| DF | 15 | Douglas Mendes |
| DF | 34 | Mateus Müller | 65' |
| MF | 6 | Willyam |
| MF | 16 | Lucas Geovani |
| MF | 20 | Pedro Carmona | 65' |
| MF | 25 | Danilo Pires |
| MF | 28 | Luis Cáceres |
| FW | 11 | Peu |
| FW | 38 | Renan Gorne |
| Coach: ||
| Dado Cavalcanti ||
| GK | 1 | Bambu |
| DF | 2 | Paulinho |
| DF | 3 | Rhayne | | 90+2' |
| DF | 4 | Kléber Viana (c) | | 61' |
| DF | 6 | Marcos Felipe |
| MF | 5 | Araruama |
| MF | 8 | Júnior Santos | 65' | 86' |
| MF | 10 | Fabiano |
| FW | 7 | Franklin |
| FW | 11 | Uálisson Pikachu | | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Eraldo |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Filipe |
| DF | 13 | Felipe Foca |
| DF | 14 | Pedrão | 67' | 61' |
| DF | 17 | Bruno | | 77' |
| MF | 15 | Vitor |
| MF | 16 | Gaúcho |
| FW | 18 | Henrique Goebel | | 86' |
| FW | 19 | Kaio César |
| FW | 20 | Chiquinho |
| Coach: ||
| Zé Humberto ||
* Assistant referees:
* Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos (Bahia)
* Tatiane Sacilotti dos Santos Camargo (São Paulo)
* Fourth official:
* Andrey da Silva e Silva (Pará)
* Fifth official:
* Bárbara Roberta da Costa Loiola (Pará)