The 2nd leg of the Copa Do Brasil Final in Porto Alegre was an entertaining match that featured goals, a near fight, and red cards. Corinthians entered the match with a 2-0 lead from the 1st leg and did not come out defensively remembering what happened in the '08 Final.

The goals started in the 20th minute when Jorge Henrique headed in a André Santos cross to give Corinthians the 1-0 lead and a 3-0 aggregate advantage. In the 28th minute, left back André Santos ended a skillful passing sequence by roofing a shot past Inter keeper Lauro. André Santos was the starting left back in Brazil's run to their 3rd Confederations Cup title and his goal would seal Corinthians' 3rd Copa Do Brasil trophy.

The 4-0 aggregate was too much for Inter to come back from but O Colorado Gaucho fought back with 2 goals from Alecsandro in the 70th and 75th minutes to finalize the 2-2 second leg scoreline. Right after Alecsandro's 2nd goal, tempers boiled over when Inter midfielder, Andres D'Alessandro with fists drawn chased Corinthians defender William ready to throw down. While no punches were thrown between the two teams it delayed the match and eventually D'Alessandro was red carded along with Corinthians midfielder, Elias.

Corinthians defeated Internacional 4-2 on aggregate to claim the trophy and a place in the group stage of the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Corinthians have now completed a domestic double adding the Copa Do Brasil trophy to the Paulista State title they won in May.

Internacional 2 - 2 Corinthians
INT: Alecsandro (70' & 75')
COR: Jorge Henrique (20') & André Santos (28')
Corinthians wins Copa Do Brasil 4-2 on aggregate.

Corinthians Wins '09 Copa Do Brasil

The first leg of the 2009 Copa Do Brasil Final featured two teams going for a domestic double. The 2009 Paulista State Champion - Corinthians against the 2009 Gaucho State Champions - Internacional.

An electric crowd in São Paulo at the Estadio Pacaembu watched O Timão defeat Internacional 2-0 in the 1st leg of the Copa Final. The scoring opened in the 26th minute when Marcelo Oliveira got deep into the left side of the box and centered to Jorge Henrique who roofed the ball past Internacional keeper Lauro.

Corinthians extended their advantage to 2 goals in the 53rd minute when O Fenômeno took a pass down the right side, made his way into the box, cut to the middle beating his marker and tucked in a low left footed shot that beat Lauro at the near post. It was Ronaldo's 3rd goal of the tournament.

Corinthians takes a 2-0 edge into the 2nd leg in Porto Alegre at Inter's Estadio Beira-Rio. O Colorado Gaucho have won all 5 of their '09 Copa Do Brasil matches at home allowing only 2 goals in those games. Corinthians will be very cautious going into the 2nd leg this time especially after last year when O Timão led Sport Recife 3-1 after the 1st leg and lost the trophy when Sport took down Corinthians 2-0 in the 2nd leg in Recife.

Corinthians will be going for its 3rd Copa Do Brasil title while Internacional will try to win its 2nd trophy. The 2nd leg is set for July 1st with the winner earning a place in the group stage of the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Corinthians 2 - 0 Internacional
COR: Jorge Henrique (26') & Ronaldo (53')

Corinthians Leads Copa Do Brasil Final