The Bahia Courier
Match15 Apr 2028
Still nobody has beaten Bahia
The unbeaten run reaches 22. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Kayky says Bahia went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Both of them Willian José's — 8.63
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.63, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match15 Apr 2028
The run at home goes on for Bahia
14 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Bahia
Jean Lucas was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Bahia
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
The manager makes an example of Guido Herrera
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Apr 2028
Bahia promote Márcio Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Márcio 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Willian Teixeira joins the Bahia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Willian Teixeira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Bahia promote Eduardo Fonseca from within
- Market André Queiroz steps up from the Bahia academy
- Player ratings Mateo Sanabria beats them one at a time