Rio Branco-ES and Anápolis face off for Copa Centro-Oeste title | OneFootball

The first Copa Centro-Oeste champion will be decided on Wednesday night at Kleber Andrade Stadium, in Cariacica, Espírito Santo, in the clash between Rio Branco and Anápolis. The home side must overturn the large advantage held by the team from Goiás, who beat the Espírito Santo club 3-0 last week at Jonas Duarte Stadium in Anápolis. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m.

The winner of the Copa Centro-Oeste, now in its first edition, will play for the Copa Verde title against the winner of the matchup between Nacional-AM and Paysandu this Thursday at Carlos Zamith Stadium.

These two teams are contesting the Copa Norte final, whose first leg took place last week at Mangueirão Stadium in Belém, where Paysandu won 1-0.

The Copa Norte is also making its debut on the national calendar.

This year, the Copa Verde was split into the Copa Norte and the Copa Centro-Oeste, with their respective champions competing for the Copa Verde title, now in its 13th edition.

Of the four clubs still in contention to lift the Copa Verde trophy, three have never won the title: Rio Branco, Anápolis, and Nacional. Paysandu, meanwhile, is the club with the most Copa Verde titles, with five in total.

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