After at the Fonte Nova Arena last Tuesday, for the first match of the South American playoffs, America of Cali (Col) and Bahia decide at 9:30 pm on Tuesday (Brasília time) at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium, Colombia, who will face Fluminense in the round of 16 of the continental competition. The eliminatory departure will be broadcast live from ESPN e Disney+ (streaming).
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Anyone who wins the confrontation is classified, but in case of a new draw, the vacancy dispute goes to penalties.
How does Cali America come?
Unlike Bahia, América de Cali has not played for the Colombian championship since the departure at Fonte Nova Arena and comes more rested for the confrontation next to his fans. Coach Gabriel Raimondi tries to win the first game in the coach of the Red Devils to ensure classification without scares, but will have to break his head to circumvent the embezzlement of the socks José Cavadía, expelled against Bahia, and Éder Balanta, recovering from injury.
On the other hand, the Colombian team has the return of Rafael Carrascal, the highlight and the team 10 of the team. He was out of the first game on suspension. It is noteworthy that América de Cali is still unbeaten in this South American, with seven draws and a victory, the best sequence of the team in international competitions since 1991.
How does Bahia arrive?
Already Tricolor has the embezzlement of one of the main pieces of the team, as Everton Ribeiro was expelled by aggression in the final stretch of the first game and is the right absence for the match on Tuesday. The tendency is for Michel Araújo, Nestor or Cauly to assume the vacancy.
It is also the expectation to know if Willian José, who recovers from sprain at his ankle, will have conditions of play. Out of action for two matches, it is likely that shirt 12 is not yet a starter, which opens the loophole to Lucho Rodríguez to amend the third game followed in the initial lineup.
It is likely that Rogério Ceni send to the field the best to seek the classification of the round of 16 and, in breach, to increase Bahia’s invincibility to seven games this season. Remember that Tricolor comes from a 1-1 draw against Fortaleza last Saturday, for the 15th round of Brasileirão.
See arbitration and where to watch America from Cali and Bahia by South American
✅ Technical file
América de Cali X Bahia
Playoffs-Sul-American (Volta)
📆 Date and Time: Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 9:30 pm (Brasilia);
📍 Local: PASCUAL GUERRERO OLYMPIC STADIUM, CALA;
📺 Where to watch America from Cali x Bahia: ESPN e Disney+ (streaming);
ARBITRATION
🟨 Referee: Maximiliano Ramirez (ARG);
🚩 Assistants: Cristian Navarro e Pablo Acevedo (Arg);
🖥️ OUR: Silvio Trucco (Arg).
Probable lineups
América de Cali (Gabriel Raimondi):
Soto; Castillo, Tovar, Pestaña E Mina; Escobar e Carrascal; Romero, Navarro e Murillo; Ramos;
Bahia (Rogério Ceni):
Marcos Felipe; Gilberto (Arias), David Duarte, Ramos Mingo and Luciano Juba; Caio Alexandre (Acevedo), Michel Araújo (Nestor) and Jean Lucas; Ademir, Erick Pulga and Lucho Rodríguez (Cauly).
