The team led by Rogério Ceni seeks a historic victory at Maracanã
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Bahia enters the field this Thursday (12), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), to face Flamengo in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil. The team led by Rogério Ceni seeks a historic victory at Maracanã to reach, for the first time, the semifinals of the tournament.
Tricolor has never reached a semifinal of the Copa do Brasil, and defender Gabriel Xavier, chosen for the last interview press conference before the decisive match, highlighted the importance of this game for the club. "In addition to being the game of the year, it's the game of my life", declared the defender, highlighting that the team is focused on making history.
In addition to the vacancy, Bahia is also trying to break a taboo: Mais Querido has not lost to Tricolor in nine consecutive matches. For Gabriel Xavier, the duel represents the culmination of his career in football, and he highlighted the group's motivation to reverse the disadvantage and achieve classification.
Bahia enters the field aware of the challenges they will face against Flamengo, one of the competition's favorites. Gabriel Xavier highlighted the importance of a solid defense to neutralize Rio's attack and highlighted the need for more attention to set pieces, a decisive factor in the 1-0 defeat in the first game.
"We need to be solid defensively again and avoid conceding goals. Flamengo didn't create many chances in the first game, but they managed to score from a set piece. We have to be more attentive in these moves and make better use of the opportunities we create in attack", explained the player. defender.
To continue to the semi-finals, Bahia needs to beat Flamengo by at least 1-0, thus taking the decision to penalties. In case of a victory by two goals or more, Tricolor guarantees direct classification.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
Follow the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.
Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:
"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.
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Red-and-black striker is the target of speculation in the transfer market
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This Monday (16), rumors emerged involving Bahia's interest in signing Gabigol, striker from Mais Querido. According to the channel Paparazzo Rubro-Negro, Tricolor de Aço would have entered the dispute for Gabigol, who has a contract with Flamengojust until December this year. In addition to Bahia, clubs such as Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, Palmeiras and Santos would also be keeping an eye on the player.
Despite the speculation, the Bahia board was quick to deny any ongoing negotiations to count on the shirt 99 from Mengão. According to the club's leadership, there is no intention of repeating an operation similar to that carried out with Everton Ribeiro.
As soon as news of the supposed interest began to circulate, Bahia tried to clarify the situation. In a statement, the club's senior management stated that there are no negotiations to sign Gabigol for next season. The information of possible interest, therefore, was directly denied by Tricolor's directors.
Even so, the attacker remains one of the most targeted names in the transfer market for 2025, as he is in the final stretch of contract with Flamengoand you can now sign a pre-contract with any other team.
With Bahia's denial, Corinthians remains the main favorite to sign Gabigol from next year. The possibility of the red-black striker wearing the Timão shirt gains strength, especially after coach Tite appointed Gabigol as the third option for Mengão's attacking command, behind Pedro and Bruno Henrique.
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