Rogério Ceni anxious before Flamengo v Bahia: "Tough to compete" | OneFootball

What did Rogério Ceni, Bahia's coach, say about the game against Flamengo?

Bahia took to the field on Wednesday (01) and lost to Botafogo, by 2 to 1, at Engenhão. In a press conference, coach Rogério Ceni has already started to 'suffer' in anticipation of the next duel of the Brasileirão, which will be against Flamengo, on Sunday (05), in Salvador.

— Competing on equal terms with Flamengo is difficult for everyone. From tomorrow we will rack our brains to assemble the team. We have Arias out and Gilberto returning, we have two left-backs besides Juba, we will have to make choices -, he said, before concluding:

HOW DOES BAHIA ARRIVE FOR THE GAME AGAINST FLAMENGO?

In addition to the weight of the defeat, Bahia arrives for the game against Flamengo quite depleted. This is because, in addition to losing Sanabria (expelled) and Gabriel Xavier (automatic suspension) against Botafogo, the Bahian team still has a series of absences.

Given this situation, coach Rogério Ceni may have up to 13 players out of action for the clash with Flamengo. With this, the commander of the Bahian team will have to 'rack his brains' to line up the team in next Sunday's (05) duel.

AND FLAMENGO?

Before thinking about Bahia, Flamengo is fully focused on the 'final' with Cruzeiro. For this Thursday's (02) match, coach Filipe Luís has most of the players available. Finally, the only loss is Erick Pulgar, who is in the recovery stage due to surgery on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Flamengo takes to the field at 8:30 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (02), at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV shows the details of the match with the most rubro-negra coverage on the internet, on YouTube. Finally, Premiere (pay-per-view) broadcasts the game.

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