In challenge at altitude, the Bahia visits The Strongestfrom Bolivia, this Tuesday (18/02), at 21h30 (Brasília time), in the first phase of the Copa Libertadores 2025. The match, at the Herondo Siles Stadium, in La Paz, will have Paramount+ (streaming) transmission.
Back in Libertadores after 35 years, Steel Tricolor will play 3640 meters altitude. The high height makes breathing difficult. The Strongest has not lost to Brazilians as a principal for 11 years. There were nine games in the period.
The duel of the return in Salvador will be on the 25th. Those who qualify face in the next phase the winner of Boston River, from Uruguay, and ñublense, from Chile.
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The Strongest x Bahia: time and where to watch
- Copa Libertadores 2025 – second phase game
- Data: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Time: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: Paramount+ (streaming)
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The Strongest lineup
Classified for Libertadores as best in the 2024 Bolivian Championship general table, The Strongest has not yet played official games in 2025. The team only played three friendlies, winning two (against Blooming-Bol and Aurora-Bol) and drawing one (against the university of Vinto-Bol).
The coach of the team is the Brazilian Antonio Carlos Zago. Already the hope of goals is the Argentine Enrique Triverio, 36-year-old striker and 1.83m, who has defended Racing-ARG.
Probable lineup of The Strongest to face Bahia: Rodrigo banegas; Fran supayabe, adrián jusino, líder yanarico e tobís moriceau; Joel Amoroso, Luciano Ursino, Luiz Castro E Jaime Arrascaita; Sebastían Guerrero Y Enrique Triverio. Technical: Antonio Carlos Zago.
Embezzlement: Jeyson Chura e Juan Salvador Mercado
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Bahia lineup
Coach Rogério Ceni should repeat the team that thrashed América-RN 5-1 at Fonte Nova Arena last Wednesday for the Northeast Cup.
Left-back Iago Borduchi is out of the match. He continues in physical transition work, as well as Kayky, in physical reconditioning.
Probable lineup of The Strongest Bahia: Danilo Fernandes (Marcos Felipe); Gilberto, Kanu, Ramos Mingo and Luciano Juba (Gabriel Xavier); Caio Alexandre, Everton Ribeiro and Jean Lucas; Erick Pulga, Ademir and Lucho Rodríguez. Technical: Rogério Ceni.
Embezzlement: Kayky and Iago Borduchi.
The Strongest x Bahia: Retrospect
The Strongest and Bahia never faced each other. It will be the first game between the teams in history.
Last five games for The Strongest
- 14/02/2025 – The Striggest 1 x 1 University of Vinto – Amistose
- 02/02/2025 – The Strongest 4 x 0 Aurora – friendly
- 26/01/2025 – Blooming 1 x 4 The Strongest – amistoso
- 12/20/2024 – Blooming 4 x 1 The Strongest – Boliviano Clear Championship
- 18/12/2024 – The strongest 8 x 0 San Antonio Bulo-Bulo – Camponate Boliviano Clausura
Last five games in Bahia
- 02/15/2025 – Barcelona de Ilhéus 0 x 1 Bahia – Bahian Championship
- 12/02/2025 – Bahia 5 x 1 America -RN – Northeast Cup
- 09/02/2025 – Bahia 6 x 0 Colo -BA – Bahia Championship
- 05/02/2025 – Juazeirense 0 x 0 Bahia – Northeast Cup
- 01/02/2025 – Bahia 0 x 0 Vitória – Bahia Championship
