Coritiba will go into its home match against Bahia without Lucas Ronier, after the club confirmed on 25 May 2026 that the 21-year-old is still being treated by the medical department for a muscular edema in his right thigh. The game kicks off at 20:00 at Couto Pereira and is part of the 17th round of the Brasileirão.
Ronier was injured in Coritiba's 2-0 loss to Santos on 13 May 2026 in the return leg of the fifth phase of the Copa do Brasil and also missed the 3-0 win over Santos three days later in the 16th round. Coritiba expects him back against Flamengo on 30 May 2026 at Maracanã. The club also ruled out right-back Tinga, who felt a calf injury against Santos, with JP Chermont the likely replacement against Bahia.
Bahia arrived in Curitiba without coach Rogério Ceni, and the visitors also lost Erick and Rodrigo Nestor to suspension after both picked up their third yellow card against Grêmio. Left-back Luciano Juba is out as well with a tear in the rectus femoris muscle of his left thigh, leaving Bahia short of options for a trip that already carried weight in the table.
Before kickoff, Coritiba sat in eighth position with 23 points, while Bahia was seventh with the same total and ahead on tiebreakers. The matchup also carried history: Coritiba had not beaten Bahia since December 2014, when it pulled off a 3-2 comeback at Couto Pereira after trailing 2-0 in the final round of that Brasileirão season.
That run gives Saturday's meeting a sharper edge than the standings alone would suggest. Coritiba is not only trying to protect a place near the top half of the table, but also to end a stretch against Bahia that has lasted more than a decade. Bahia, despite arriving with its own absences, still had the small advantage that came from the numbers in the standings and the recent record between the teams.
The absences on both sides mean the match will be shaped as much by who is unavailable as by who starts. Coritiba's depth is already being tested in attack and at right-back, while Bahia must manage without its coach on the bench and three players who would normally be part of the rotation. For both clubs, the 17th round is less about style points than about holding ground in a tight race.
