Corinthians defender eyes decisive Bahia clash in Women's Brasileirão | OneFootball

On the morning of this Sunday (20), Corinthians’ women’s team held its final training session before its next commitment of the 2026 season. This Monday (21), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will face Bahia at Neo Química Arena in the second leg of the Brazilian Women’s Championship semifinals. In the first match, last Tuesday (15), Timão won 1-0 with a goal from forward Jhonson midway through the first half. The clash took place at Arena Fonte Nova.

The players began the day with a warm-up session in the gym and then went out onto the pitch. There, head coach Emily Lima made the final tactical adjustments for the match against the northeastern side in Itaquera. After the end of the session, center-back Thaís Ferreira gave an interview to Corinthians TV and spoke about expectations for the match.

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“We had a great week of training and focused a lot on correcting our mistakes from the first game. We know our quality and we’ve worked very hard for this match,” she said. At Corinthians since the start of 2025, the Brabas defender has made 65 appearances in the Corinthians shirt (61 as a starter), with 39 wins, 16 draws, and 10 losses — a 68.2% success rate. In addition, she has won two titles: the Brazilian Championship and the Conmebol Women’s Libertadores, both last season.

In the quarterfinals, before facing Bahia, Timão eliminated Cruzeiro by winning 4-1 on aggregate — 1-0 in the first leg (Independência) and 3-1 in the second leg (Estádio do Canindé). The northeastern team, in the previous round, knocked out Palmeiras on penalties at Arena Barueri after drawing both matches 1-1.

In the first stage of the Women’s Brasileirão, it is worth remembering, Corinthians had the second-best campaign with 38 points — 12 wins, two draws, and three losses — with 42 goals scored and 18 conceded. Bahia, meanwhile, finished sixth with 29 points and, in the quarterfinals, eliminated Palmeiras on penalties after drawing both games 1-1.

Throughout the competition’s history, Corinthians and Bahia have faced each other six times, with five wins and one draw, 17 goals scored and four conceded. Alvinegro is the tournament’s most successful club with seven titles — 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Having had the better campaign in the first stage of the competition, Corinthians will play the second leg at home.

Besides the Brazilian Championship, in this final stretch of the year, the Brabas will also play in the Paulistão Feminino play-in against Red Bull Bragantino — details to be announced by the Paulista Football Federation (FPF) — and, in October, they will compete in the Conmebol Libertadores from October 15 to 31 in Ecuador. Corinthians is in Group A alongside Colo-Colo-CHI, Caracas-VEN, and Colombia’s second representative. In total, Alvinegro has six titles in the international tournament: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 — the competition’s most successful team.

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