The Bahia Courier
Match5 Nov 2026
Erick Pulga lights up a European night for Bahia
2‑1 against Millonarios, and a performance that will be described to people who were not there for the rest of the season. Erick Pulga was at the centre of the description.
Match8 Nov 2026
Nowhere to hide for Bahia
0‑3 against Fluminense, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Gilberto, 33, rolls back the years — 8.55
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.55 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
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.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Rodrigo Nestor beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market9 Nov 2026
One of our own: Renato Batista joins the Bahia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Renato Batista is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market9 Nov 2026
Bahia promote Rodrygo Gomes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodrygo Gomes 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
Henrique Lopes steps up from the Bahia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henrique Lopes 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Alex Pacheco joins the Bahia first team
- Boardroom Nobody left the Bahia dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout Everton Ribeiro is still paying for one afternoon at Bahia