Bahia lose on penalties to Chilean side, out of the Libertadores | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Bahia won the second leg of the second preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores, against O’Higgins, 2-1 at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. William José scored both goals for the home team, while Castillo netted for the visitors.

This score took the decision to penalties after the 1-0 defeat in Chile. And the Tricolor ended up eliminated. Without the right to a spot in the Sudamericana, which is a "consolation prize" for teams that fall in the third preliminary round.

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📋 Match Summary

🔴🔵 BAHIA (3) 2 X 1 (4) O’HIGGINS 🔵🟢

🏆 Competition: 2nd round of the Libertadores Preliminaries (second leg) 🏟️ Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 📅 Date: February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Willian José, 1’ of 1st half (Bahia) ⚽ Willian José, 46’ of 1st half (Bahia) ⚽ Arnaldo Castillo, 9’ of 2nd half (O’Higgins)

How the match went

Playing in front of their fans, Bahia opened the scoring and leveled the aggregate in the very first minute. Ademir received the ball on the right and crossed to William José, who got ahead of the defender to score.

At 46 minutes, Erick Pulga was brought down in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. On the kick, William José was stopped by goalkeeper Carabalí, but the Bahia number 9 pounced on the rebound and scored again.

In the second half, just nine minutes in, Sarrafiore crossed into the box and found Arnaldo Castillo, who was alone and simply tapped it into the net.

Penalties

In the shootout, Ronaldo saved the second Chilean penalty, but on Bahia's third, Dell was stopped by Carabalí. On the final kick, Carabalí saved Everton Ribeiro's penalty and sent the Chileans through.

Next round

In the third round, O’Higgins will face the winner of tomorrow’s match between Tolima and Deportivo Táchira. The Colombians won the first leg 1-0. The matches are scheduled to be played between March 4 and 11.

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