Coluna do Fla
·7 October 2025
Bahia boss Rogério Ceni breaks the curse, earns first win over Flamengo

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·7 October 2025
One of the biggest ‘regular victims’ of Flamengo is coach Rogério Ceni, who currently manages Bahia. Despite this favorable record for the Most Beloved, the coach managed to put an end to the streak of consecutive defeats against Fla.
This is because Rogério Ceni managed to win his first match against Flamengo since becoming a coach. On Sunday (05), Bahia overcame the Rubro-Negro 1-0, in a match from the 27th round of the Brasileirão, at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador.
In summary, as a coach, Rogério Ceni has already faced Flamengo with Cruzeiro, Fortaleza, São Paulo, and Bahia, totaling 16 defeats in 17 matches.
In total, 13 matches between Flamengo and Rogério Ceni happened in the Brasileirão and another four in the Copa do Brasil. In this period, the Most Beloved scored 31 goals, conceded seven, and suffered only one defeat.
Yes! Rogério Ceni joined Flamengo in November 2020 as a replacement for Domènec Torrent at the time.
In the same season, the coach won the Brazilian championship with Flamengo. In addition, at the beginning of 2021, the coach lifted two more trophies: the Supercopa do Brasil and the Campeonato Carioca.
Finally, it’s worth noting that Rogério Ceni managed Flamengo in 45 matches, of which he won 23, drew 11, and lost another 11.
Thus, Rogério Ceni achieved a 59.3% success rate while representing Flamengo. In the end, with the coach at the helm, the Rubro-Negro scored 86 goals and conceded 55.
With the defeat to Bahia, Flamengo also lost the leadership of the Brasileirão. Currently, the Most Beloved has the same 55 points as Palmeiras, but occupies second place due to the higher number of victories by the São Paulo team.
Due to the FIFA International Break, Flamengo will only return to the field on October 15, when they face Botafogo, in the 28th round of the Brasileirão. The classic will take place at Engenhão, at 7:30 pm (Brasília time). The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, via pay-per-view.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.