Fortaleza strike late in seven-goal thriller, stay in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

In the second round of the Copa do Brasil, Fortaleza hosted Maguary from Pernambuco at Castelão and came from behind to win 4-3. Luiz Fernando, Cardona, and Lucca Prior scored for the home team, while Julio Cesar, Vinicius Kanu, and Eduardo Ribeiro netted for the visitors. With this result, the team from Ceará advances to the next round.

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📋 Match Summary

🔴🔵FORTALEZA 4 X 3 MAGUARY 🔵⚪ 🏆 Competition: Copa do Brasil – 2nd round 🏟️ Venue: Castelão 📅 Date: February 24, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Luiz Fernando, 16′ 1st half (Fortaleza) ⚽ Julio Cesar, 42′ 1st half (Maguary) ⚽ Tomás Cardona, 49′ 1st half (Fortaleza) ⚽ Vinicius Kanu, 51′ 1st half (Maguary) ⚽ Eduardo Ribeiro, 20′ 2nd half (Maguary) ⚽ Rodrigo Santos, 39′ 2nd half (Fortaleza) ⚽ Lucca Prior, 51′ 2nd half (Fortaleza)

How was the match?

Fortaleza opened the scoring at the 16th minute. Maílton received the ball on the right and crossed it to Luiz Fernando, who headed it past goalkeeper Bruno Lopes. At the 42nd minute, Fortaleza's defense lost the ball in their own half, and Julio Cesar, one-on-one with Brenno, took advantage to equalize.

Soon after, at the 49th minute, Maílton took a corner and Tomás Cardona rose in the six-yard box to put Fortaleza back in front. Two minutes later, Maguary tied it up. After a long ball, it went over Cardona and fell to Verdun, who set up Kanu with an open goal.

Maguary took the lead at the 20th minute of the second half. Marquinhos held up play and found Eduardo Ribeiro making an overlapping run on the right. The full-back finished first time and managed to beat goalkeeper Brenno. At the 39th minute, Rodrigo equalized for the home team after a rehearsed free-kick play. The midfielder appeared in the six-yard box to finish into the back of the net. At the 51st minute, Lucca Prior took advantage of a loose ball after a cross from Vitinho and smashed it home to give the home team the win.

Other Copa do Brasil matches

4:30 PM – Boavista 2 x 3 Maringá

7:00 PM – Joinville 1 x 0 CSA

9:30 PM – América-RN 3 x 0 GAS

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