📋 Botafogo and Bahia line-ups for Brasileirão farewell | OneFootball

This Saturday (30), Bahia and Botafogo face off at Arena Fonte Nova at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the 18th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The clash is the famous "six-pointer," since Glorioso sits in 10th place with 22 points, while Tricolor de Aço is two spots above with 23 points.

After the match, the teams from Rio and Bahia will go into "vacation mode," as Brazilian football will pause for the 2026 World Cup between June and July.

Compared to the last match (a 3-2 loss to Coritiba), coach Rogério Ceni chose to keep only center back David Duarte and forwards Erick Pulga and Willian José.

As for Botafogo, coming off a 3-1 win over Caracas in the Copa Sudamericana, coach Franclim Carvalho decided to bring back the starters to say goodbye to the Brasileirão with "full strength."

📋 Check out Bahia's lineup

📋 Check out Botafogo's lineup

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