November began, and with it, the seven decisive games of the season for São Paulo. In a sparse 32nd round, São Paulo travels to Salvador to face Bahia, being able to secure a place at least in the Pre-Libertadores. The ball rolls at 9:30 pm this Tuesday (05), with broadcast from Premiere and Globo for part of Brazil.
Last duel between São Paulo and Bahia, in Brasileirão 2024. (Reproduction: Gazeta Esportiva)
The painful draw against Criciúma brought back distrust, making fans raise their eyebrows. Luckily, Vasco gave a helping hand and beat Bahia itself, keeping São Paulo in a “comfortable” situation within the G-6. A triumph at Fonte Nova leaves the tricolor with a 7 or 8 point advantage over 7th place, depending on the round, and with only 18 remaining in dispute.
The list of absences has only three absences, for a long time: Pablo Maia, Michel Araujo and Alisson, who returned to training with the squad and could be an option in the final stretch. A last-minute absence was full-back Wellington, who felt pain and did not travel with the delegation.
Local: Arena Fonte Nova Betting House
Data: November 5 (Tuesday), 2024
Arbitrator: Alex Gomes Stefano (RJ)
Assistant 1: Guilherme Dias Camilo (FIFA – MG)
Assistant 2: Luiz Claudio Regazone (RJ)
Video referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (PE)
São Paulo victories: 19
First match: Bahia 2 x 1 São Paulo – Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament 1968
Last match: São Paulo 3 x 1 Bahia – Brasileirão 2024
Aiming for a place in the Libertadores after 35 years, Rogério Ceni’s men are not in a good phase, with just two wins in the last 10 games (considering all competitions). For the Brasileirão, Esquadrão de Aço have not won in 3 games, coming off a 3-2 defeat to Vasco.
Today’s curiosity does not favor any of the tricolors, and brings up a curious fact to say the least: of the last 12 clashes between São Paulo x Bahia, 9 ended with a score of 0 x 0 or 1 x 0, in addition to two others finishing 3 x 1, and a 1 x 1 draw in 2020, marked by Luciano’s debut.
The last time the duel broke this “rule” was in the 2018 Brasileirão, when there was a 2-2 draw in the 5th round.
Bahia: Marcos Felipe; Santiago Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Kanu, Luciano Juba; Caio Alexandre, Acevedo, Ademir, Everton Ribeiro, Cauly; Luciano Rodriguez.
São Paulo: Rafael, Igor Vinícius, Arboleda, Alan Franco and Jamal Lewis (Liziero); Luiz Gustavo and Marcos Antônio; Erick, Luciano and Lucas; Calleri
