Bahia v Palmeiras rivals, Abel and Ceni are evenly matched; see stats | OneFootball

Palmeiras visit Bahia this Sunday in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Fonte Nova. The match pits coaches Abel Ferreira and Rogério Ceni against each other, as they have already faced off 17 times and have an even record, with seven wins each and three draws.

On one side, the Portuguese coach has faced Rogério Ceni only while in charge of Palmeiras, while the former goalkeeper has gone up against Abel as coach of Flamengo, São Paulo, and Bahia. With the Esquadrão de Aço, there have been five matches, with three wins for Palmeiras and two victories for the Salvador side.

However, Bahia came out on top in the last two meetings. During the 2025 Brazilian Championship, the team won both matches 1-0. In the most recent game, in September, Esquadrão won at Fonte Nova with a goal from Ademir.

Before that, the coaches had decisive clashes. When Ceni was in charge of São Paulo, he faced Abel Ferreira in two knockout ties. In 2022, the coach led Palmeiras to the São Paulo state title after beating São Paulo 4-0 at Allianz Parque. Shortly afterward, in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, Tricolor eliminated Verdão at Allianz itself.

At Flamengo, the two had another decisive showdown. In the 2021 Supercopa, Palmeiras and Flamengo drew 2-2 at Mané Garrincha. On penalties, Rubro-Negro won the title.

Now, Bahia and Palmeiras face each other looking to establish themselves near the top of the table. While Verdão lead the Brazilian Championship with 22 points, Bahia are currently in fourth place with 17.

See all the matches between Abel Ferreira and Rogério Ceni:

Flamengo 2 x 0 Palmeiras (2020 Brazilian Championship) Flamengo 2 (p) x 2 Palmeiras (2021 Supercopa do Brasil) Flamengo 1 x 0 Palmeiras (2021 Brazilian Championship)

Palmeiras 0 x 2 São Paulo (2021 Brazilian Championship) São Paulo 0 x 1 Palmeiras (2022 Paulista Championship) São Paulo 3 x 1 Palmeiras (2022 Paulista Championship) Palmeiras 4 x 0 São Paulo (2022 Paulista Championship) São Paulo 1 x 2 Palmeiras (2022 Brazilian Championship) São Paulo 1 x 0 Palmeiras (2022 Copa do Brasil) Palmeiras 2 (p) x 1 São Paulo (2022 Copa do Brasil) Palmeiras 0 x 0 São Paulo (2022 Brazilian Championship) Palmeiras 0 x 0 São Paulo (2023 Paulista Championship)

Palmeiras 1 x 0 Bahia (2023 Brazilian Championship) Palmeiras 2 x 0 Bahia (2024 Brazilian Championship) Bahia 1 x 2 Palmeiras (2024 Brazilian Championship) Palmeiras 0 x 1 Bahia (2025 Brazilian Championship) Bahia 1 x 0 Palmeiras (2025 Brazilian Championship)

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