The Bahia Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Ademir was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 32. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Match8 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 93th minute. São Paulo will replay every second of the added time for a week.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jean Lucas stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jean Lucas and Bahia agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Bahia
Jean Lucas and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bahia promote Marcelo Moura from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcelo Moura has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Samuel Assis joins the Bahia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Assis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bahia promote Antônio Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Antônio Batista has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bahia promote Roberto Teixeira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Teixeira has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Bahia get the job done against São Paulo
A 1‑0 win over São Paulo, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Erick at his very best
- The dugout Vinícius Machado has his say
- The dugout Jean Lucas knocks on the manager’s door