Bahia beat Vasco and end the day second in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Vasco lost 1-0 to Bahia this Wednesday at São Januário, in the third round of the Brazilian Championship. The visitors scored the winning goal in the first half, with Luciano Juba.

Standings Situation

With this result, Vasco remains winless, with just one point in the Brazilian Championship, in 18th place. Meanwhile, Bahia has reached seven points, sitting in second place in Série A. However, the Tricolor could still lose second place this round.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪VASCO 0 x 1 BAHIA 🔴🔵⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: February 11, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Andres Gomez, Puma Rodriguez, Barros, Paulo Henrique, and Thiago Mendes (Vasco); Kanu, Acevedo, Caio Alexandre, Ronaldo, and Oliveira (Bahia) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goal

⚫⚪ Vasco

Léo Jardim, Puma Rodríguez, Cuesta, Robert Renan, and Lucas Piton (Paulo Henrique); Cauan Barros, Thiago Mendes (GB), and Coutinho (Rojas); Nuno Moreira (Marino), Andrés Gómez, and Brenner (Spinelli)

Coach: Fernando Diniz

🔴🔵⚪ Bahia

Ronaldo, Gomez, Ramos Mingo, Kanu (Gabriel Xavier), and Luciano Juba; Jean Lucas (Erick), Acevedo (Caio Alexandre), and Éverton Ribeiro; William José (Everaldo), Olivera, and Ademir (Erick Pulga)

Coach: Rogério Ceni

How the Match Went

Vasco started at a fast pace and almost opened the scoring at four minutes. Coutinho received a pass in the box but shot straight at the defense. The scare made Bahia balance the actions and keep more possession, but without threatening Léo Jardim. The home team had another chance to score with Coutinho. The midfielder took a free kick, stopped by a good save from Ronaldo. But Bahia was more efficient and opened the scoring at 22 minutes. In a rehearsed corner kick, the ball reached Luciano Juba at the edge of the area. The full-back finished first-time, into the corner, with no chance for the Vasco goalkeeper.

The setback forced Vasco to attack with more intensity. The home team pressed Bahia’s ball exit but missed the target with Cuesta and Puma Rodríguez. The Cariocas kept attacking and created another chance with a header from Robert Renan that went wide. Vasco kept up the pressure in the final minutes. First, Brenner took advantage of a pass in the box and shot wide. Then, Andrés Gomez made a good play and shot for another good save from Ronaldo. Thus, Bahia managed to hold on to the lead until halftime.

Vasco maintained an offensive posture in the second half. Puma Rodriguez received a pass and shot dangerously. Later, Vasco circled the area with crosses, but no one was there to push the ball into the net. On the other side, Bahia was making too many passing errors and barely advanced past midfield. As time went on, the home team increased the pressure, but Bahia almost extended the lead at 26 minutes. On a counterattack, Luciano Juba was played through and shot with danger.

Vasco tried to keep up the pressure but seemed to tire. As a result, the Carioca team stopped creating good chances. On the other side, the visitors maintained their defensive stance. In the final minutes, the match scenario remained the same. Vasco started missing the target when they reached the attack. Bahia managed to hold off the last push from the Cariocas to leave the field with a win in Rio de Janeiro.

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*By Gazeta Press

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