Erick returns, celebrates and notes Bahia’s struggles vs Inter | OneFootball

This Wednesday, in a match valid for the 14th (postponed) round of the Brazilian Championship, Bahia hosted Internacional at Arena Fonte Nova, won 1-0, and moved closer to the G4. After the match, midfielder Erick celebrated his return to the pitch following an injury and highlighted the “difficulties” faced by the Tricolor de Aço against Colorado.

“It’s an indescribable feeling. Today marks exactly five months since my injury. It’s a very tough process, with a lot of hard work, but with the help of God, my wife, my family, and the club’s professionals, I managed to come back really well. It feels really good to be back,” he told Premiere.

The number 14 recovered from an injury to the rectus femoris muscle in his right thigh, which he suffered during the warm-up for the match against Paysandu, in the third round of the Copa do Brasil, on May 21.

“I’m even happier with the win we achieved today, after a very tough game, on a heavy pitch, against a team that competes hard and created a lot of difficulties for us. We knew that after a very good match against Grêmio, we needed to maintain our level. We had a bit more trouble today, but, thank God, we came away with the victory,” he added.

With the win, Bahia reached 49 points, now in fifth place on the table, and reduced their gap to just three points behind Mirassol (52), who currently hold the last direct qualification spot for the Libertadores. On the other hand, after being defeated, Internacional remained on 35 points, in 14th place.

The team led by Rogério Ceni returns to the pitch next Saturday at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when they visit São Paulo at Morumbis, for the 30th round.

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