The Bahia Courier
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Luciano Juba runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 45. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match19 Aug 2026
Bahia march on in the cup
Grêmio are out and Bahia go through, 2‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Match19 Aug 2026
Bahia win it in stoppage time
The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 115th minute. Grêmio will replay every second of the added time for a week.
Market24 Aug 2026
Gilberto asks to leave Bahia
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market24 Aug 2026
Bahia say no — this time
The offer from Remo Stars for Dell was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Bahia
Erick Pulga and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Bahia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Caio Alexandre is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match22 Aug 2026
Atlético Mineiro take the points off Bahia
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Michel Araújo
Marked 8.35 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Willian José
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Rodrigo Nestor dropped after a run of poor form