Ceni slams Bahia’s attitude after Botafogo loss on "neutral" ground | OneFootball

Playing away from home, Bahia was defeated by Botafogo 2-1 this Wednesday, at Nilton Santos Stadium, for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. Coach Rogério Ceni regretted the loss and questioned the attitude of the Steel Squad in a game that, for him, had a "neutral crowd", due to the low presence of Botafogo fans in Rio de Janeiro.

"I believe there must be many people in the Brasileirão who also won three away matches. However, I can't rationally explain to you why the team's behavior was so different in a game that was, practically, on a neutral field. Because there wasn't, I don't know, I don't know what the audience was, but eight thousand people, right? Little crowd. Here is a good stadium, which offers good playing conditions," Ceni said in the press conference after the match.

Physically below

According to the coach, the physical wear in the victory against Palmeiras was very large and, therefore, the team was physically below against Botafogo.

"To compete on equal terms with Palmeiras, there is a very large physical wear. We made three changes because of this. Gilberto was not very well and Arias came in. Then, naturally, Rezende came in for Nico's exit. Finally, Jean Lucas returning from suspension. And even so, physically, we couldn't match the game with Botafogo in the same way we did with Palmeiras," Ceni concluded.

Photos: Letícia Martins / EC Bahia

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