Fortaleza faces Floresta this Monday (26), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Presidente Vargas Stadium, in Fortaleza. The match is valid for the 1st round of the second phase of the Cearense Championship and will be broadcast by Canal GOAT and TVC Esporte.
Leão do Pici finished the first phase with three wins and a draw. In the most recent game, they beat Horizonte 1-0.
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Fortaleza lineup against Floresta
The expectation is that coach Thiago Carpini will maintain the base he started in the last match, against Horizonte. João Ricardo is still in the medical department, and Kayke and Cardona are hanging.
Probable Fortaleza lineup: Brenno; Maílton, Brítez, Cardona and Crispim; Pierre, Lucas Sasha and Rodrigo (Rossetto); Pochettino, Moisés and Bareiro. Technical: Thiago Carpini.
Floresta’s probable lineup
Jeferson Souza; Eliandro, Eduardo, João Victor, Marco Antônio, Diego Matos, Danrley, Guilherme Borges, Celeri, Bismark and Diogo Mourão. Technical: Leston Junior.
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Fortaleza x Floresta: time and where to watch
- Cearense Championship – 1st round (second phase)
- Data: Monday, January 26, 2026
- Time: 8:30 pm (Brasília time)
- Local: Presidente Vargas Stadium, Fortaleza (CE)
- Transmission: GOAT Channel and TVC Esporte (YouTube)
Fortaleza results
- 22/01 – Horizonte 0 x 1 Fortaleza – Cearense Championship
- 18/01 – Fortaleza 1 x 0 Maracanã – Cearense Championship
- 15/01 – Fortaleza 4 x 0 Quixadá – Cearense Championship
- 11/01 – Ferroviário 0 x 0 Fortaleza – Cearense Championship
Fortaleza’s next games
- 26/01 – 20:30 – Fortaleza x Floresta – Cearense Championship
- 01/31 – 16:30 – Fortaleza x Iguatu – Cearense Championship
- 08/02 – 18:00 – Ceará x Fortaleza – Cearense Championship
