Coritiba vs Bahia

Coritiba pulled off a stunning comeback at Couto Pereira on Monday, beating Bahia 3-2 in the Brasileirão Serie A. A three-goal blitz inside 12 second-half minutes turned a one-goal deficit into a commanding lead. Erick Pulga's deflected effort gave Bahia the advantage at 25 minutes, and the visitors held firm until the break. Coritiba roared back after the restart: Bruno Melo headed in a Josué cross at 56', Lavega struck left-footed at 65', and Breno Lopes finished off a lightning counter-attack at 68' to make it 3-1. Everaldo headed home an Everton Ribeiro assist at 86' to set up a nervy finale, but Coritiba held on. The result snapped a 12-year winless drought for Coritiba against Bahia, lifting the hosts to fifth place — just one point off the G-4. For Bahia, it was an eighth consecutive match without a win, leaving the Tricolor in eighth and in urgent need of a turnaround.