Corinthians lose to Bahia in Brasileiro before Supercopa decider | OneFootball

Corinthians had a rough start in the Brazilian Championship before facing Supercopa do Brasil against Flamengo. Timão actually started well, but allowed Bahia to come from behind this Wednesday at Vila Belmiro, losing 2-1. Yuri Alberto opened the scoring for the black-and-white team, while Jean Lucas and Willian José, from the penalty spot, scored for the visitors.

Standings

With this result, Corinthians starts the Brasileirão in 16th place on the table. Bahia, meanwhile, begins in fourth place with three points.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ CORINTHIANS 1 X 2 BAHIA ⚪🔴🔵

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (Round 1) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: January 28, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 13,577 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 1,162,555.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Jean Lucas, Acevedo, Erick Pulga and Michel Araújo (Bahia); Raniele, Breno Bidon and Matheuzinho (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: Michel Araújo (Bahia)

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Goals:

⚫⚪ Corinthians

Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, Breno Bidon (Gui Negão), Carrillo (André) and Rodrigo Garro (Matheus Pereira); Memphis Depay (Vitinho) and Yuri Alberto (Pedro Raul). Coach: Dorival Júnior

⚪🔴🔵 Bahia

Ronaldo; Gilberto, David Duarte, Ramos Mingo and Luciano Juba; Acevedo, Jean Lucas (Erick) and Everton Ribeiro (Rodrigo Nestor); Ademir (Michel Araújo), Erick Pulga (Cristian Olivera) and Willian José (Dell). Coach: Rogério Ceni

How was the match?

Corinthians opened the scoring on their very first attack. Memphis Depay received the ball near the edge of the box and played a one-two with Rodrigo Garro, who found a beautiful pass to Breno Bidon. The midfielder found himself one-on-one with Ronaldo and slotted it past the goalkeeper, sending Vila Belmiro into celebration.

Timão almost scored a second four minutes later. Memphis broke down the right and played it through to Garro, who let it run for Yuri Alberto. The number 9 was unmarked in the box but shot wide. He even managed to score again shortly after, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

The hosts slowed down and conceded the equalizer at the 31st minute. Juba broke down the left and switched play to Gilberto. The full-back rolled it to Jean Lucas, who came from behind and curled it into the top corner, leveling the score.

It didn’t take long for the Tricolor de Aço to complete the comeback. At 43 minutes, Ademir found himself one-on-one with Hugo Souza and shot low, but the goalkeeper saved. The rebound fell to the striker, who tried to dribble past the keeper and was brought down—penalty. Willian José converted the spot kick with precision, putting the visitors ahead.

Second half

Corinthians came back better after the break and had a good chance to equalize at the seven-minute mark. After an exchange between Memphis and Yuri Alberto at the edge of the box, the Dutchman left it for Garro, who shot on goal but was denied by Ronaldo.

Timão wasted another opportunity at 15 minutes. After a corner, Memphis got the loose ball in the six-yard box and shot at goal, but Ronaldo made a point-blank save. Soon after, Bidon shot from distance and hit the crossbar.

Corinthians even had a man advantage in the final minutes after Michel Araújo was sent off. Even so, the team couldn’t react and suffered the defeat.

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