📋 Flamengo and Bahia name line-ups in battle for second place

TL;DR

Flamengo and Bahia will compete for second place in the 2026 Brasileirão on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. Both teams have 20 points, but Flamengo leads due to a better goal difference.

Key points

Flamengo and Bahia face off in the 2026 Brasileirão
Match scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Brasília time
Flamengo is currently second with 20 points
Bahia also has 20 points but is in fifth place
Goal difference impacts league standings

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📋 Flamengo and Bahia name line-ups in battle for second place

Flamengo and Bahia face each other this Sunday (19), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Maracanã, for the 12th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

Rubro-Negro is second in the league with 20 points (six fewer than Palmeiras).

Tricolor de Aço has the same number of points, but sits in fifth place because it has a lower goal difference than tonight’s rival (+8 vs. +5) and fewer goals scored than Fluminense and São Paulo (18 vs. 16 vs. 15).

Compared to the last match (a 2-1 win over Mirassol), coach Rogério Ceni chose to bring in Gilberto and Willian José in place of Caio Alexandre and Everaldo, respectively, for Bahia.

As for Flamengo, coming off a 4-1 win over Independiente Medellín in the Libertadores, coach Leonardo Jardim chose to start Varela, Léo Ortiz, Alex Sandro, Gonzalo Plata, and Pedro in place of Emerson Royal, Danilo, Ayrton Lucas, Carrascal, and Bruno Henrique, respectively.