Coluna do Fla
·5 de octubre de 2025
Bahia v Flamengo – Share your thoughts on the match here!

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·5 de octubre de 2025
Flamengo takes the field this Sunday (05), when it faces Bahia at Arena Fonte Nova, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. For the clash in Salvador, coach Filipe Luís has defined the starting team that begins the match.
In summary, both teams are already set for the duel. Visitor in the match later, Flamengo will take the field with the following initial formation: Rossi; Royal, Léo Ortiz, Danilo, Ayrton Lucas; Jorginho, De La Cruz and Arrascaeta; Samuel Lino, Carrascal and Pedro.
On the other hand, Bahia, led by Rogério Ceni, will start the duel against Flamengo with the following 11 starters: Ronaldo; Gilberto, David Duarte, Rezende and Iago Borduchi; Acevedo, Jean Lucas and Everton Ribeiro; Ademir, Tiago Iago and Willian José.
Filipe Luís has four confirmed absentees for the game against Bahia. Firstly, Erick Pulgar continues off the pitch while he is in the process of physical reconditioning after surgery on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.
In addition, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro are out of the red-black team due to suspension. Both received their third yellow card in the draw with Cruzeiro last Thursday (02). Finally, Saúl Ñíguez felt pain in his left ankle and, as a precaution, was spared.
In summary, the duel of Flamengo with Bahia will have exclusive transmission of Premiere, through pay-per-view. However, Coluna do Fla TV commands all the details from the pre-game to the press conference of coach Filipe Luís, after the match.
Helped by the refereeing against São Paulo, Palmeiras took the temporary lead of the Brasileirão, after reaching 55 points.
However, Flamengo still faces Bahia and, if it draws with Rogério Ceni's team, it goes to 56 points. Thus, a red-black victory makes Fla return to the top of the table with 58.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.