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.

2018 Copa Verde finals

Event	2018 Copa Verde
Atlético Itapemirim Paysandu 1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Atlético Itapemirim Paysandu 0 2
Date	25 April 2018
Venue	Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
Referee	Rodolpho Toski Marques
Attendance	6,965
Second leg
Paysandu Atlético Itapemirim 1 1
Date	16 May 2018
Venue	Mangueirão, Belém
Referee	Anderson Daronco
Attendance	32,900
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The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Atlético Itapemirim, from Espírito Santo, and Paysandu, from Pará.^[1]

Paysandu defeated Atlético Itapemirim 3–1 on aggregate to win their second Copa Verde title.^[2]

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			Round	Paysandu
Opponent	Venue	Score		Opponent	Venue	Score
Bye			Preliminary round	Bye
Brasiliense (won 5–3 on aggregate)	Home	2–1	Round of 16	Interporto (won 4–0 on aggregate)	Away	0–0
	Away	3–2			Home	4–0
Cuiabá (won 6–3 on aggregate)	Away	3–2	Quarter-finals	Santos (won 7–4 on aggregate)	Away	3–2
	Home	3–1			Home	4–2
Luverdense (won 2–1 on aggregate)	Away	1–0	Semi-finals	Manaus (won 4–2 on aggregate)	Home	2–1
	Home	1–1			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	0–2	Paysandu
	Report	Cassiano 54', 72'

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)

21:30 BRT (UTC−3)

Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica

Attendance: 6,965

Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Paraná)

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	1–1	Atlético Itapemirim
Pedro Carmona 72'	Report	Eraldo 39'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

21:30 BRT (UTC−3)

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 32,900

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul)

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)

See also

• 2019 Copa do Brasil