2020 Copa do Brasil Finals

The 2020 Copa do Brasil Finals will be the final two-legged tie that will decide the 2020 Copa do Brasil, the 32nd season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

2020 Copa do Brasil Finals
Grêmio Palmeiras
First leg
Grêmio Palmeiras
Date28 February 2021
VenueArena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Second leg
Palmeiras Grêmio
Date7 March 2021
VenueAllianz Parque, São Paulo

The finals will be contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Grêmio, from Rio Grande do Sul, and Palmeiras, from São Paulo.[1][2] Grêmio and Palmeiras reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the ninth and fifth time, respectively.

A draw by CBF was held on 14 January 2021 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The finals were originally scheduled to be played on 11 and 17 February 2021,[3] however due to the participation of Palmeiras in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup the finals were rescheduled. The first leg will be hosted by Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre on 28 February 2021, while the second leg will be hosted by Palmeiras at Allianz Parque in São Paulo on 7 March 2021.

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Grêmio 8 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2016)
Palmeiras 4 (1996, 1998, 2012, 2015)

Road to the final
Further information: 2020 Copa do Brasil

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Grêmio Round Palmeiras
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Juventude
(won 2–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0 Round of 16 Red Bull Bragantino
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–3
Away0–1 Home1–0
Cuiabá
(won 4–1 on aggregate)		 Away1–2 Quarter-finals Ceará
(won 5–2 on aggregate)		 Home3–0
Home2–0 Away2–2
São Paulo
(won 1–0 on aggregate)		 Home1–0 Semi-finals América Mineiro
(won 3–1 on aggregate)		 Home1–1
Away0–0 Away0–2

Format

In the finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[4]

  • The finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home-and-away teams for both legs were determined by a draw held on 14 January 2021 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • If tie on aggregate, the away goals rule and extra time will not be used and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner. (Regulations Article 20).

Matches

First leg
Grêmio v Palmeiras
Report
Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre will host the first leg.

Second leg
Palmeiras v Grêmio
Report
Allianz Parque in São Paulo will host the second leg.

See also

References
  1. "Grêmio empata com o São Paulo e está na final da Copa do Brasil 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 30 December 2020.
  2. "Palmeiras vence o América-MG e se garante na decisão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 30 December 2020.
  3. "Palmeiras x Grêmio: definidos os mandos da Final da Copa do Brasil 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 January 2021.
  4. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
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