The Bahia Courier
Market17 Apr 2028
Marco Moreno 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Bahia to lose Fernando Gabriel for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Fernando Gabriel has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Santiago Ramos Mingo 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Bahia
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Apr 2028
Bahia promote Henrique Porto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Henrique Porto 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
Daniel Oliveira steps up from the Bahia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Oliveira 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Alex Peixoto joins the Bahia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Peixoto is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match15 Apr 2028
Bahia come up short against Cuiabá
Cuiabá left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Bahia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Damion Lowe was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Squad Kayky reaches 100 appearances
- Boardroom Bahia let a promise lapse
- The dugout Felipe Barbosa faces the questions