With the main team, Bahia faces Porto and seeks recovery in the Bahian Championship

After debuting this season with a 4-0 rout over Sampaio Corrêa, for the Northeast Cup, Bahia’s main team now seeks the recovery in the Bahia Championship. This Sunday (26), Tricolor receives Porto, at 16h, in Fonte Nova, for the 4th round of the state competition. >

The squad still seeks the first triumph in the Bahian Championship. Due to the preseason in Girona, Spain, the blue, red and white club was represented by an alternative team in the first three games and did not do well. >

Bahia starts the round in 8th place, with only two points in nine disputed. Therefore, the main cast knows that it cannot hesitate or will risk being far from the knockout classification zone. >

The elastic triumph over Sampaio Corrêa excited the tricolors and earned praise from coach Rogério Ceni, but the coach recalled that the team is still at the beginning of work and seeking their best physical and tactical form. >

In front of Porto, Rogério will run the cast. According to him, the idea is to take advantage of the first games of the year to give rise to all the players of the cast. >

“One way to prepare is having a game a week. You have to have rest, plenty of exchanges to lengthen the preseason. Arrive at a time we will define for some games. But for now we will continue to run players. Classic before, then play against The Strongest that is worth the season. Round trip games with different characteristics. Working well, having players who are out, having the maximum improved physical condition without being affected by injuries following the games. The fact of playing, mixing, it is important that each one gains fitness, ”explained the teacher.>

Another change must happen in the goal. Against Sampaio, Danilo Fernandes was the coach’s chosen. Now Marcos Felipe will gain chance. The squad also has Junior Denis and the young Gabriel as options for the sector. >

Bahia also has four players in the medical department. Defender Gabriel Xavier, right -back Arias and midfielder Michel Araújo are injured. Already left back Iago Borduchi still recovers from an injury that suffered in the final stretch of>

Brasileirão. He is in the transition phase>

“Difficult to adjust with some players in a few training. We will have to rotate players, in a few hours we will play and we can not lose more people for injuries. We lost some players at the end of the preseason, injured, we have to take care now, ”added Ceni.>

This will be the first time Bahia and Porto will face each other in history. Founded in Porto Seguro, the association came out of amateurism last year and, right away, won access to the elite of Bahian football.>

With the support of entrepreneurs from Porto Seguro, Porto follows the model of a soccer corporation (SAF), and has an ambitious project to reach vacancies in the Brazilian Cup and in the D Series of the Brasileirão.>

In their debut at Baianão, the Far-south team makes a consistent campaign and starts the runner-up with five points. The team has not lost in the competition and comes from two draws against Colo-Colo and Atletico de Alagoinhas, respectively. >

The Caravela has in charge technical the former player Sandro Duarte, who was part of the team of Cruzeiro Champion Minas Gerais, Brasileirão and the Brazilian Cup in 2003.>