Vitória hosted Athletico-PR on Thursday, August 6, at 8pm Brasília time at the Manoel Barradas stadium, known as Barradão, in Salvador, Bahia, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the 2026 Copa do Brasil.
Athletico-PR won the first leg 2-0 at the Arena da Baixada, giving the Curitiba side a strong advantage. Vitória needs to win by three goals to advance directly. A two-goal win for Vitória would send the tie to a penalty shootout, while Athletico-PR advances with a draw, a win, or even a loss by a single goal.
The match was broadcast by GE TV, Premiere and Sportv.
Match officials
Braulio da Silva Machado was the main referee, with Gizeli Casaril and Alex dos Santos as assistants. Emerson de Almeida Ferreira operated the VAR.
Lineups
Vitória lined up with Lucas Arcanjo; Britez, Cacá, Luan Cândido and Ramon; Caíque, Baralhas and Matheuzinho; Erick, Renê and Renato Cayzer, under coach Jair Ventura.
Athletico-PR fielded Santos; Benavídez, Aguirre and Arthur Dias; Gilberto, Luiz Gustavo, Jadson and Léo Dérik; Leozinho, Mendoza and Viveros, under coach Odair Hellmann.
