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.
| Event | 2018 Copa Verde | ||||||
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| Date | 25 April 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica | ||||||
| Referee | Rodolpho Toski Marques | ||||||
| Attendance | 6,965 | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Mangueirão, Belém | ||||||
| Referee | Anderson Daronco | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,900 | ||||||
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
edit| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Atlético Itapemirim
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None |
 Paysandu
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3 (2014, 2016, 2017) |
Road to the final
editNote: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.
| Atlético Itapemirim
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Round | Paysandu
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| 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
editThe 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
editFirst leg
edit| Atlético Itapemirim | 0–2 | Paysandu |
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| Report | Cassiano  54', 72' |
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     Paysandu
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Second leg
edit| Paysandu | 1–1 | Atlético Itapemirim |
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| Pedro Carmona 72' |
Report | Eraldo 39' |
 Paysandu
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Atlético Itapemirim
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Atlético-ES e Paysandu: final inédita nesta quarta" (in Portuguese). CBF. 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Paysandu é campeão da Copa Verde 2018". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 May 2018.