After the resignation of coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda, the Fortaleza receive the Bahia This Saturday (19), at 16h (Brasília time), in confrontation valid for the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball rolls at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza, with transmission of Premiere.
Lion do Pici comes from a 1-0 defeat in the classic-king against Ceará, and eliminating in the Northeast Cup to Bahia himself. The team has not won for nine games, between Brazilian, Libertadores, Brazil Cup and Northeast Cup. The last triumph was a 5-0 defeat over youth on May 10th.
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Fortaleza lineup against Bahia
Fortaleza will first enter the field in four years without the command of Juan Pablo Vojvoda, fired last Monday (14).
In addition to being without coach, the Ceará club has six important embezzlement for the match, among which two of the three goalkeepers, João Ricardo, holder, and Brenno, Reserve, both injured in the last round; defenders David Luiz and Gustavo Mancha; left-back Bruno Pacheco and striker Moses.
Confirmed lineup of Fortaleza: Magrão; BRITEZ, KUSCEVIC, GASTONS AVILA and DIOGO BARBOSA; Lucas Sasha, Matheus Pereira and Pochettino; Breno Lopes, Marinho and Lucero. Technical: Renato Paiva.
Leded and hanging fortress players
Injured: Moses, David Luiz, Bruno Pacheco, João Ricardo, Brenno and Gustavo Mancha.
Hanging: Martinez, Zé Welison, Caleb and Lucero.
Probable lineup of Bahia
Marcos Felipe; Gilberto, David Duarte, Ramos Mingo and Luciano Juba; Caio Alexandre and Jean Lucas; Everton Ribeiro, Ademir and Erick Pulga; Lucho Rodríguez. Technical: Rogério Ceni.
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Fortaleza x Bahia: time and where to watch
- Brazilian Championship – 15th Round
- Data: Saturday, July 19, 2025
- Time: 16h (from Brasilia)
- Local: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE)
- Transmission: Premiere (pay-per-view)
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Fortaleza Results
- 07/13 – Fortaleza 0 x 1 Ceará – Brazilian Championship
- 07/09 – Bahia 2 x 1 Fortaleza – Northeast Cup (quarterfinals)
- 12/06 – Fortaleza 2 x 3 Santos – Brazilian Championship
- 01/06 – Flamengo 5 x 0 Fortaleza – Brazilian Championship
- 05/29 – Racing 1 x 0 Fortaleza – Libertadores
Next Fortaleza Games
- Fortaleza x Bahia – 19/07 (Saturday) – 16h – Brazilian Championship
- Fortaleza x Bragantino – 26/07 (Saturday) – 18h30 – Brazilian Championship
- Grêmio x Fortaleza – 07/29 (Tuesday) – 20:30 – Brazilian Championship
- Corinthians x Fortaleza – 08/08 (Sunday) – 16h – Brazilian Championship
- Fortaleza x Botafogo – 08/09 (Saturday) – time to define – Brazilian Championship
Fortaleza Classification
- Northeast Cup: Eliminated in the quarterfinals
- Copa do Brasil: Eliminated in the third round
- Brazilian Championship: 19th place
- Libertadores: Classified for the round of 16
