Coritiba defeats Bahia and ends up in the G4 of the Brasileirão

In turn, Coritiba defeated Bahia and consolidated their good campaign in Series A of the Brazilian Championship.

This Monday (25), at the end of the 17th round, Coxa beat Esquadrão 3-2 at the Couto Pereira stadium to reach 6th place in the table and compete against rival Athletico-PR, the team that opens the G4 of the competition.

Erick Pulga even opened the scoring for Bahia in the initial stage, but in an overwhelming second half, Bruno Melo, Lavega and Breno Lopes guaranteed the home team's comeback.

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Everaldo still tried to react for the Squadron in the final stretch, but without success.

Bahia dominates the first half
Even playing away from home, Bahia had the best chances in the opening half.

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With more possession of the ball, the team led by Rogério Ceni almost took the lead in the 17th minute with Sanabria, who ended up shooting wide from under the goal. Incredible chance missed by the attacker.

The Squad continued to press and hit the post with Iago Borduchi in the 20th minute.

Coritiba did not contain the pressure from the visitors. Five minutes later, after receiving a pass from Willian José, Erick Pulga finished with a cross, the ball deflected off Tiago Cóser and deceived goalkeeper Pedro Rangel. Bahia in front of the scoreboard.

Erick Pulga and Sanabria celebrate Bahia's goal against Coritiba - Photo: Catarina Brandão/EC Bahia
Coxa was in danger for the first time in the 32nd minute, escaping from Breno Lopes who finished into the hands of Léo Vieira. The Bahia archer had to be replaced by João Paulo at the end of the first half after a foul suffered on a cross into the area.

Coritiba comes back overwhelming
Coritiba came back better in the second half and managed to equalize after 10 minutes with Bruno Melo. The defender appeared on the attacking field to head and complete a beautiful cross from Portuguese midfielder Josué.

In the 19th minute, Bahia's defense got confused after a sequence of crosses and the ball was left for Uruguayan Lavega to shoot into the left corner of goalkeeper João Paulo. Virada do Coxa.

Lavega celebrates Coritiba's comeback goal against Bahia - Photo: JP Pacheco | Coritiba
Three minutes later, Coritiba increased the advantage with Breno Lopes, in a quick counterattack that involved the opponent's defense.

After the blows suffered, Bahia tried to be more aggressive with the entry of striker Ademir, but the Bahian team's offensive sector had little creativity. Since it couldn't be reached on the ground, Rogério Ceni's team bet on the aerial ball.

In the 45th minute, Everaldo beat the Coxa defense to reduce the score. The visitors still tried to equalize in the final moments of the game, but were unsuccessful.

Final: Coritiba 3×2 Bahia.

Situation in the Brasileirão
With the victory, Coritiba rose to 6th place in the Brasileirão table with 26 points. Bahia, on the other hand, accumulated the eighth game without positive results of the season, putting even more pressure on coach Rogério Ceni in his position.

The Bahian team is in 8th place with 23 points.

In the last round before the World Cup break, the Squadron hosts Botafogo at Arena Fonte Nova. The duel takes place next Saturday (30), at 5:30 pm (Brasília time).

On the same day, Coxa goes to Rio de Janeiro to face Flamengo at Maracanã, at 4pm (Brasília time).

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Source: CNN