Bahia and Fortaleza to decide Copa do Nordeste U20 title on Saturday
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Bahia and Fortaleza take the field this Saturday (26) to decide the 2026 Under-20 Copa do Nordeste champion. For Fortaleza, a third title is just a draw away after winning the first leg 1-0. Bahia, meanwhile, wants to overturn the deficit to secure its second title in the competition, matching this Saturday’s rival. The match will be played at 3 p.m. at SuperBet Arena in Feira de Santana, Bahia. CBF TV will broadcast it live.
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Last Sunday (20), Leão do Pici beat Bahia 1-0 at Presidente Vargas Stadium in Fortaleza. Lucas Emanoel scored the game’s only goal in the 13th minute of the first half.
Bahia needs to win by one goal to take the final to penalties. If the team from Bahia wins by two or more goals, the trophy will go to Esquadrão de Aço in regulation time.
As the home side in the decisive clash, Bahia reached the final after a campaign of four wins and one draw in regulation time across the five matches before the decider. In the quarterfinals, the Bahia side eliminated CSA and, in the semifinals, beat Náutico on penalties.
Fortaleza also goes into the last match of the competition unbeaten. Before the final, Leão do Pici had recorded two wins and three draws. In the knockout stage, it got past Santa Cruz in the quarterfinals and beat Estrela de Março 3-1 in the semifinals. The win over Bahia in the first leg of the final preserved the unbeaten run of Gabriel Dutra’s team.
This Saturday’s final pits two clubs against each other that have already won the Under-20 Copa do Nordeste. Fortaleza is chasing a third title after lifting the trophy in 2005 and 2018. Bahia is trying to win it for the second time, 25 years after claiming the inaugural edition of the competition in 2001.
In 2025, Bahia also reached the final, but finished as runner-up against Ceará, the current champion of the competition.
Bahia vs. Fortaleza – Under-20 Copa do Nordeste Final
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: 3 p.m.
Venue: SuperBet Arena, Feira de Santana, Bahia
Broadcast: CBF TV on YouTube
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