The Bahia Courier
Squad9 Nov 2026
Bahia lose Erick Pulga
24 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Jean Lucas in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bahia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Words at Bahia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Everton Ribeiro 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.
Market9 Nov 2026
Bahia promote Daniel Alves from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Alves 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.
Market9 Nov 2026
Paulo Figueiredo steps up from the Bahia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Figueiredo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market9 Nov 2026
Bahia promote Samuel Viana from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Viana 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.
Market9 Nov 2026
One of our own: Caio Pereira joins the Bahia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caio Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Ademir was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 17. 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.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Bahia keep their word to Everaldo
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
In brief
- The dugout Erick Pulga asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Michel Araújo has become a man the manager trusts