Overview
- The 2-1 victory at the Maracanã sealed Corinthians’ fourth title in the competition after a 0-0 first leg in São Paulo.
- Yuri Alberto scored and then set up Memphis Depay for the winner after Nuno Moreira had brought Vasco level before halftime.
- Dorival Júnior said the decisive goal came from a rehearsed sequence practiced on the eve of the final.
- He defended selection choices, keeping Rodrigo Garro on the bench for fitness reasons and deploying a more combative midfield built to win duels.
- Vasco coach Fernando Diniz expressed “muita dor,” criticized referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio after his late dismissal, and reports cited unverified provocations by stadium staff during the team’s exit.