Overview
- Ceará reconvenes training on October 8 in Porangabuçu and plans to travel on October 14 for the October 15 visit to Sport at Ilha do Retiro.
- Léo Condé weighs keeping the attacking midfield used against Santos or adjusting for an away setup, with a full squad available and no suspensions or injury absences reported.
- The 3–0 victory over Santos took Ceará to 34 points in 10th place with a nine-point buffer above the relegation zone and strengthened a push for a continental berth.
- Ceará owns the league’s fifth-best defensive record with 24 goals conceded in 26 matches, and goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira made five key saves against Santos, earning praise after a season of 13 clean sheets and 2.5 saves per game.
- Loanee center-back Marcos Victor, contracted to Bahia, impressed versus Santos with double-digit clearances and solid duels, consolidating his place as a starter under Condé.