Copa do Brasil final: Corinthians and Vasco fall just short in first leg 🤷 | OneFootball

The first 90 minutes of the 2025 Copa do Brasil final ended without a winner.

Corinthians and Vasco drew 0-0 this Wednesday (17) in the first leg of the final at Neo Química Arena.

The second and decisive match of the final is scheduled for Sunday (21), at Maracanã, at 6 p.m.

Disallowed here, disallowed there

The first half of the match at Neo Química Arena was marked by two goals disallowed for offside.

The first was Rayan receiving a pass from André Gomez and finishing one-on-one with Hugo Souza.

But the Vasco youngster was ahead of the defense at the moment of the pass.

Shortly after, it was Corinthians’ turn to find the net from a corner play with Memphis Depay.

But the number 10 for Timão was in an offside position when Yuri Alberto passed the ball to him.

In both plays, the assistant flagged for offside on the field and VAR only confirmed the decisions.

The post denied the goal

Vasco was superior on the field for most of the match, posing more attacking threat than Corinthians.

The team led by Fernando Diniz came very close to scoring again in the second half from a corner play.

The cross into the box found Cauan Barros, who hit the post while Hugo Souza was "frozen" in the middle of the goal.

One of the rare moments of danger from Corinthians in the final stage ended with a miracle save by Leo Jardim on a shot from Yuri Alberto inside the six-yard box.

But the referee called offside on the good collective play that led to the cross for the striker, and the play was disallowed.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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