📋 Droughts on the line and more: Bahia and Flamengo named for BR-2025 clash | OneFootball

Bahia and Flamengo are opponents on the night of this Sunday (5) at the Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova.

The match is part of the 27th round of the Brasileirão and will kick off at 6:30 PM (Brasília time).

It involves long droughts for the Tricolor and Rogério Ceni against the Rubro-Negro.

Significant Droughts in Play 🫨

Rogério Ceni has never seen the team he manages win (or score) against Flamengo.

There have been 16 games and 16 losses since 2017.

He is going for his seventh game in charge of Bahia against the Rubro-Negro. He also has six with São Paulo, three with Fortaleza, and one with Cruzeiro.

There have been 31 goals conceded and only six scored.

There is also the drought of the Tricolor itself: 12 consecutive defeats to Flamengo across all competitions.

The last victory was a 3-0 win in the 2019 Brasileirão round with a hat-trick by Gilberto.

Standings Situations 📊

Bahia has 40 points and can match the current fourth place, Botafogo.

They have eight wins, three draws, and one loss as the home team.

Meanwhile, Flamengo started the round as the leader with 55 points.

They have seven victories, two draws, and two losses away from home.

Bahia ⚪🔵🔴

Ceni is facing several absences.

Santi Arias, Luciano Juba, Gabriel Xavier, Sanabria, and Rodrigo Nestor are suspended.

Erick and Caio Alexandre are still in the physical transition period.

Recovered, David Duarte is joined by the improvised Rezende in defense.

Acevedo returns from suspension.

Tiago is a new addition to the attack.

Flamengo ⚫🔴

Filipe Luís lost Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro - both suspended.

Danilo and Ayrton Lucas are the respective substitutes.

Saúl was not even listed due to left ankle pain.

Ensuring De La Cruz among the starting 11.

Emerson Royal gets a chance at right-back.

There was an expectation for at least one new addition in the attack.

Which was confirmed. Pedro is back.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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