The emotion of the classic always makes the importance of a bigger game than it really is. It may be for any competition, but every player who goes through Bahia or Vitória wants to leave his mark in the classic Ba-Vi, who reaches his game 500 this Saturday (1st). The match, valid for the 6th round of the Bahian Championship, is another milestone in the history of the confrontation and can have up to 21 players from each professional cast entering the field for the first time in a Ba-Vi.>
On the red-black side of rivalry, Vitória has 14 players included in the count, 11 reinforcements for the current season. They are: Gabriel, Zé Marcos, Claudinho, Ronald, Gabriel Baralhas, Hugo, Val Soares, Bruno Xavier, Thiaguinho, Wellington Rato and Fabri. Among those mentioned, rat is the most likely to start among the holders chosen by Thiago Carpini for the confrontation.>
With just three apparitions for the lion, midfielder Val Soares is one of the options for reinforcing the middle of the red-black team in the second half of the classic. The player said he understands the importance of confrontation and does not see the time to be able to experience it for the first time.>
In addition to the new faces, three other players have never faced Bahia with Vitória’s shirt. Despite being an option in the bank last season, right -back Raul Cáceres did not enter the field. Mosquito, on the other hand, arrived mid-season and had not yet debuted when there was Ba-Vi in the second round of Serie A.>
The most emblematic case is that of midfielder Dionísio, who returned to the Lion to be evaluated by Vitória’s coaching staff. Despite arriving at the club in 2022, the player had no opportunity to face his rival.>
Among the seven new options for coach Rogério Ceni, six were hired for the current season. They are: Ramos Mingo, Erick, William José, Erick Pulga, Rodrigo Nestor and Michel Araújo. Of these, to consider Ceni’s decision to spare against Jequié, the tendency is that only Argentine defender Ramos Mingo will appear among the holders. >
Even with the trip and the short time of training before the classic, the rest of the reinforcements should come in the course of the match. There is a question about the wheel Erick, as Ceni said in a press conference that he intended to get him out of the game for Ba-Vi. The exception is striker William José and midfielder Michel Araújo, who will not debut with the shirt of the steel squad. >
Already defender Victor Hugo is the only one within the current professional cast that has not yet entered the field against Vitória. The former Palmeiras defender arrived at the club in 2023, already during the dispute of the Brazilian Championship. At the time, the lion was disputing the second division. After the end of the season, the player was loaned to Panathinaikos of Greece and returned to Salvador. It is unlikely to enter the field this Saturday (1st).>
