Paysandu win a sixth Copa Verde title | OneFootball

Paysandu celebrates its sixth Copa Verde titleCredits: Silvio Garrido - Staff Images / CBF

Paysandu won its sixth Copa Verde title on Sunday night (7), by thrashing Anápolis 4-0 at Mangueirão. As in the previous leg of the final, at Jonas Duarte Stadium in Anápolis, the home side had won 3-1, the aggregate score of the final was 5-3 in favor of the team from Pará.

In 13 editions, the Copa Verde has one particular feature involving Paysandu itself. Overall, the team has appeared in ten finals – finishing as runner-up four times.

Anápolis, in turn, reached the tournament final for the first time. It also earned the right to play in the final by winning the Copa Centro-Oeste, in a contest against Rio Branco-ES.

Paysandu, meanwhile, won the Copa Norte title after two matches against Nacional-AM, to be able to fight for its sixth Copa Verde crown.

This year, the CBF split the Copa Verde into the Copa Centro-Oeste and Copa Norte, with a total of 24 clubs taking part. The champions of those two competitions then played in the Copa Verde final.

Paysandu and Anápolis contested the 2026 Copa Verde title; this Sunday (7), at Mangueirão, Papão came out on topCredits: Silvio Garrido - Staff Images / CBF

At Mangueirão

A large Paysandu crowd turned out at Mangueirão, confident that the team could overturn the advantage Anápolis had earned in the first leg of the Copa Verde final. On the field, Papão da Curuzu’s players repaid that support from the stands with a very strong performance, marked by tactical organization and speed.

The visitors were also fighting hard to protect the advantage they had gained at Jonas Duarte. They defended and looked for counterattacks.

But still in the first half, Paysandu opened the scoring with a goal by Kleiton Pego, with a long-range shot into the corner beyond goalkeeper Ravel.

The second half brought even more excitement for both sets of fans. Paysandu, however, did not take long to score again. Marcinho crossed, Thayllon got a touch, and Castro finished from close range. At that point, the aggregate score was level.

The match became evenly balanced, with both teams trying to score to avoid penalties. Everything pointed to the decision really being settled from the spot. But in the 46th minute, in stoppage time, Paysandu scored the third goal through Ítalo. Anápolis felt the blow and showed no sign of a response. There was hardly any time left. Paysandu took advantage of that to score one more in the 48th minute, again through Ítalo, who had started the game on the bench. The sixth Copa Verde triumph was sealed.

It was party time at Mangueirão with Paysandu’s passionate fans, and celebration on the pitch too, with plenty of tears, hugs, prayers, and of course the height of the triumph: the presentation of the trophy and medals – handed out by CBF Competitions Director Julio Avellar and the presidents of the Pará Football Federation, Ricardo Paul, and the Goiás Football Federation, Ronei Freitas.

Medals presented to the six-time championsCredits: Silvio Garrido - Staff Images / CBF

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