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.
| Event | 2018 Copa Verde | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 25 April 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica | ||||||
| Referee | Rodolpho Toski Marques | ||||||
| Attendance | 6,965 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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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
    
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) | 
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| None | |
| 3 (2014, 2016, 2017) | 
Road to the final
    
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | ||||
(won 5–3 on aggregate)  | 
Home | 2–1 | Round of 16 | (won 4–0 on aggregate)  | 
Away | 0–0 | 
| Away | 2–3 | Home | 4–0 | |||
(won 6–3 on aggregate)  | 
Away | 2–3 | Quarter-finals | (won 7–4 on aggregate)  | 
Away | 2–3 | 
| Home | 3–1 | Home | 4–2 | |||
(won 2–1 on aggregate)  | 
Away | 0–1 | Semi-finals | (won 4–2 on aggregate)  | 
Home | 2–1 | 
| Home | 1–1 | Away | 1–2 | |||
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 | |
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| Report | Cassiano  | 
Atlético Itapemirim 
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Paysandu 
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Second leg
    
| Paysandu  | 1–1 | |
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| Pedro Carmona  | 
Report | Eraldo  | 
Paysandu 
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Atlético Itapemirim 
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See also
    
    
References
    
- "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.