Fluminense edge Bahia with Thiago Silva goal, into Copa semi-final | OneFootball

This Wednesday, in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, Fluminense hosted Bahia at Maracanã and won 2-0, with goals from Agustín Canobbio and Thiago Silva.

With the positive result, the team from Rio, which had lost the first leg by the minimum score, advances to the tournament's semifinals. They now await the winner of the match between Botafogo and Vasco to find out who they will face. Meanwhile, Bahia, led by Rogério Ceni, bids farewell to the tournament.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 FLUMINENSE 2 X 0 BAHIA ⚪

🏆 Competition: Copa do Brasil Quarterfinals 🏟️ Location: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: September 10 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Agustín Canobbio and Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense); Nicolás Acevedo, Kayky, Ronaldo, Iago, and Cauly (Bahia) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

🔴🟢⚪Fluminense

Fábio; Guga, Thiago Silva, Freytes, and Renê, Martinelli (Bernal) and Hércules; Agustín Canobbio (Ignácio), Gustavo Nonato (Lucho Acosta), and Kevin Serna (Keno); Everaldo (Cano) Coach: Renato Gaúcho

🔴🔵⚪ Bahia

Ronaldo; Gilberto, David Duarte, Santiago Ramos, and Luciano; Acevedo (Rezende) and Jean Lucas; Michel Araújo (Iago), Everton Ribeiro (Edivan), and Kayky (Matheus Sanabria); Willian José (Cauly) Coach: Rogério Ceni

The Match

Fluminense started the match by pressuring Bahia and created a good chance at three minutes. Canobbio received a pass and shot for a good save by Ronaldo. Then, it was Thiago Silva's turn to take advantage of a cross and head with danger.

After the lively start, the home team began to struggle with Bahia's marking. So much so that Fluminense only managed to create quality chances again at 22 minutes, with a shot from Everaldo. After that, the match became balanced again, without exciting plays.

The situation remained until the final minutes. The team from Rio threatened with a long shot from Thiago Silva. Bahia had its only chance in stoppage time. Kayky was launched into the area and tried to lob Fábio. The tricolor goalkeeper managed to make the save and kept the score unchanged until halftime.

In the second half, the home team saw Bahia return with a more offensive posture. However, it was Fluminense who opened the scoring at nine minutes. Renê crossed, and the ball hit Michel Araújo's arm in the area. The referee awarded a penalty, converted by Canobbio.

The goal energized the team from Rio, who increased the pressure in search of a second goal. However, Fluminense faltered in the final pass. Meanwhile, Bahia couldn't break free from the marking and barely crossed the midfield,

The home team only threatened again at 36 minutes. In a quick advance, Martinelli tried from the edge of the area and saw the ball go out of play. But three minutes later, Fluminense scored the goal that secured their advancement. Thiago Silva took advantage of a free kick into the area and headed past Ronaldo with no chance.

Even after the goal, the team from Rio maintained their offensive stance and threatened with a shot from Keno. Bahia was forced to advance but produced little and saw Fluminense secure a spot in the Copa do Brasil semifinals.

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