In a draw held on the morning of Tuesday (12) at the headquarters of the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), in Rio de Janeiro, the clashes of the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup 2025 were defined.
Three-time tournament champion (1995, 2002 and 2009), Corinthians faces Athletico-PR, who won the competition once, in 2019.
The draw also defined that the first game takes place at Ligga Arena, in Curitiba, with the definition of those who pass the phase at the Neo Chemistry Arena, in São Paulo.
Those who pass face the winner of the classic Mineiro between Cruzeiro, the largest champion of the Brazilian Cup, with six cups (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2017 and 2018), and Atletico Mineiro, who won twice in 2014 and 2021.
On the other side of the key, Vasco, who got the title in 2011, faces Botafogo, who did not win the competition – the best campaign of Alvinegro was in 1999, when he advanced to the final, losing the decision to the youth. Vasco is the principal in the first match in São Januário.
Those who beat the classic carioca faces in the semifinals Fluminense, champion in 2007, or Bahia, whose best campaign has the quarterfinals, reached this year for the tenth time. The first game takes place at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador.
The round trip matches take place on August 27 and September 11, respectively.
By classification on the quarterfinals, each of the eight clubs will be entitled to an award of about $ 4.7 million, a 5% adjustment compared to last year’s edition.
Those who advance to the semifinals receive another $ 9.9 million.
The runner-up earns $ 33.1 million, while the champion takes home $ 77.2 million.
