Vila Nova and Remo start to decide unprecedented title of Copa Verde

The 2021 edition of the Copa Verde will have an unprecedented champion. This Wednesday (8), at 8 pm (Brasilia time), Vila Nova and Remo will begin to decide the title of the regional competition, which brings together teams from the Midwest and North, as well as the state of Espírito Santo, at the Onésio stadium Brazilian Alvarenga, in Goiânia. TV Brasil shows the match in its entirety, starting at 9:30 pm. The return game is scheduled for Saturday (11), at 5 pm, at Baenão, in Belém, with live broadcast by the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) broadcaster .

There will be the end of #CopaVerde on the screen of #TVBrasil .
Wednesday (08), at 9:30 pm: @VilaNovaFC X @ClubeDoRemo
Saturday (11), at 5 pm: @ClubeDoRemo X @VilaNovaFC
The teams will fight for the cup and you will follow all the details. Come enjoy! #FootballTVBrasil | https://t.co/LNBnNcF0OP pic.twitter.com/5y2KLWvyks

— TV Brasil (@TVBrasil) December 8, 2021

Vila Nova is the first club from Goiás to reach the decision of the tournament, which gives the champion a direct seat in the third phase of the next Copa do Brasil. Tigre went straight into the round of 16, defeating Rio Branco de Venda Nova-ES by 3-0. In the quarterfinals, they went through Aquidauanese-MS with victories by 1-0 and 7-0. In the semifinal they eliminated Nova Mutum-MT by winning the away game 3-0 and tying the return game by 1-1.

Remo, in turn, reaches the final for the third time in eight editions of the Copa Verde, but also seeks the first title. Leão Azul lost the 2015 decision to Cuiabá and the 2020 decision (disputed this year) to Brasiliense. The paraenses started in the quarterfinals with a 9-0 rout over Galvez-AC. In the quarterfinals they eliminated Manaus, after tying the first duel by 1-1 and winning the second by 3-0. In the semifinals, the opponent was rival Paysandu. The teams were 2-2 in the first leg. In the return, azulino triumph by 2 to 0.

It is the second final between Vila Nova and Remo in less than a year. In January, Tigre and Leão Azul decided the title of the C Series of the Brazilian Championship (2020). Goiás won both the first game, at home, by 5-1, and the return game, at Mangueirão, in Belém, by 3 to 2.

TODAY THERE IS TIGER!!! We'll fight together for the cup, Colorado nation! 💪🏼🇦🇹

🏆 Green Cup
⚽️ End (one way)
🆚 Rowing
⏰ 20h
🏟 #VemProOBA
📺 @portalcultura pic.twitter.com/ObovEK6rjk

— Vila Nova FC (@VilaNovaFC) December 8, 2021

The teams also faced each other for Serie B this season, again with two triumphs for the Midwestern club (both 1-0). Vila guaranteed the permanence in the second division, finishing the competition in ninth place. Rowing was relegated again to Serie C.

At Tigre, which is undergoing a remodeling of the squad after the Serie B dispute, coach Higo Guimarães has problems setting up the team. The team's top scorer in the Copa Verde, with seven goals, striker Pedro Júnior is without a contract and can follow in the footsteps of seven other players, who left the club after participating in the second division. In addition, the coach will not have forward Rafael Silva (expelled in the draw with Nova Mutum) and defensive midfielder Dudu (injury to the meniscus of his right knee) at his disposal, but will be able to count on defender Renato, who served a suspension in the return match. of the semifinal.

The probable formation will have: Georgemy; André Krobel, Rafael Donato, Renato and Bruno Collaço; Pedro Bambu, Moacir and Tiago Real; Diego Tavares, Clayton and Alesson.

Also in the midst of the reassembly of the squad for 2022, Leão Azul will have news in the team this Wednesday. Coach Eduardo Baptista, still on loan from Mirassol, will not be able to count on defensive midfielder Anderson Uchôa (on vacation) and full-back Raimar, who was sent off against Paysandu. On the other hand, defensive midfielder Neto Moura, who was suspended, may return to the team, which has Neto Pessoa as a highlight. The forward is the top scorer in the Copa Verde, with nine goals, and scored all four goals for Remo in the two semifinal classics.

⚽ #TreinoDoLeão - 07/12 - CT do Goiás;

➡️ Clube do Remo finished the preparation for the game against Vila Nova;

➡️ Movement started with a warm-up; pic.twitter.com/KiCpHojTeb

— Clube do Remo (from 😷) (@ClubeDoRemo) December 7, 2021

The team from Pará must work with: Vinícius; Wellington Silva, Fredson, Marlon and Igor Fernandes; Neto Moura, Lucas Siqueira and Felipe Gedoz; Erick Flores, Lucas Tocantins and Neto Pessoa.

Text translated using artificial intelligence.