Corinthians stunned by Bahia comeback in Brasileirão opener

Corinthians lost to Bahia in a comeback this Wednesday (28) in the opening round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

Breno Bidon opened the scoring in the match held at Vila Belmiro.

But Jean Lucas and Willian José (penalty) turned the score around before halftime, giving the final numbers to the match.

Amid the defeat, Corinthians fans sent a message to the team in the final minutes of the game, chanting "Sunday is war."

The chant refers to the Supercopa do Brasil match against Flamengo.

Bahia had only won three times away from home throughout the 2025 Brasileirão and starts the 2026 edition well, even playing far from Salvador.

The Game

Corinthians started the match well, creating good plays in the attacking field and took advantage of one of them to open the scoring.

Breno Bidon received a beautiful pass from Rodrigo Garro, went face to face with Ronaldo, and scored.

Yuri Alberto managed to find the net in what seemed to be the second goal of the game, but the play was annulled due to the striker's offside.

Bahia began to take control of the match with half an hour of play and managed to turn the score around before halftime.

First, Jean Lucas equalized the score with a stunning goal from a first-time shot from the edge of the area.

Then Hugo Souza committed a penalty on Ademir, and Willian José converted the shot to make it 2-1.

After the break, Corinthians resumed control and dominated in terms of ball possession.

In the same play at 15 minutes into the second half, Timão made Ronaldo perform a great save face to face with Memphis, and Breno Bidon hit the crossbar with a shot from outside the area.

After that, Bahia defended well and didn't face many scares to secure the three points.

Michel Araújo was sent off at 41 minutes into the second half after receiving a second yellow card, but Corinthians did not take advantage of the numerical advantage in the final stretch of the duel.

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