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(8).

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group stage and the 2022 Copa do Brasil third round. As Atlético Mineiro also won the

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, they played in the

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were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the third round.

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(Atlético Mineiro) and Everson (Atlético Mineiro) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.

Format changes

Starting from this edition, 92 teams contest the competition. Twelve teams advance directly to the third round instead of eleven advancing to the round of 16 as the previous editions. With this change there are only three initial rounds before the round of 16.

Qualified teams

Teams in bold were qualified directly for the third round. : :

Format

The competition is a

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, the first two rounds are played as a single match and the rest are played as a

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s. Twelve teams enter in the third round, which are teams qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores (8), Série A best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores, Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams play in the first round, the 40 winners play the second round, and the 20 winners play the third round. Finally, the sixteen third round winners advance to the round of 16.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:

Draw

First round

Second round

Third round

Final rounds

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Top goalscorers

References

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