The fall was confirmed by the victory achieved by Santos 3-0 in the duel with Sport
Young and Bahia They tied 1-1 on Friday evening, at the Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul (Republic Srpska), in a confrontation characterized by balance, clear opportunities from both sides, and the wonderful performance of goalkeeper Ronaldo. Bahia opened the scoring with a beautiful shot from Ademir, while the home team equalized shortly after through Gabriel Tagliari, who was still in the first half.
With this result, Bahia raised its score to 57 points and remained in seventh place and is still in a strong struggle for a direct place in the next Libertadores tournament. The Juventude team raised its score to 34 points in the penultimate place and fell mathematically after Santos’ victory over Sport.
Bahia started the first half with technical imposition and territorial control, even playing away from home. The team handled the ball well inside, especially with Everton Ribeiro, who controlled the passes and accelerated the game at the right moments.
In one of these moves, the midfielder passed the ball to Willian Jose on the counter-attack, and the striker left the ball clear for Ademir. The striker advanced into space and shot a powerful ball from outside the area that went into the corner and opened the scoring elegantly.
But Juventudi’s response was immediate. Hermes sent a cross from the left flank with precision, and Tagliari looked good inside the area to complete it first time and equalize the score. The goal brought confidence to the home team, who began to explore more play on the flanks and forced Ronaldo to work on Bello’s serve.
Bahia tried to speed up the transitions, but wasted good opportunities and the match was tied in the first half. The second half was characterized by the strength of the Juventude team and Ronaldo’s decisive saves. Bahia tried to regain control early and was exposed to danger when Everton Ribeiro passed Luciano Goba, who was unable to control.
Since then, Juventude has improved and started to press more frequently. Jandry almost made a mistake when he sent a cross, but the defense calmed down. Shortly afterward, Marcos Paulo shot a beautiful shot after a corner kick, but the shot was ruled out for offside.
The Rio Grande do Sul team maintained the pace and came close to converting on several occasions. Ronaldo saved Bahia with a shot that was deflected off Njiba and appeared again with shots from Tagliari and Mandaka.
In stoppage time, Najiba headed the ball into the small area, and Ronaldo saved the ball again, so that the ball touched the post before leaving. The goalkeeper became the big name in the final stage and secured a draw for the visitors.
In the last minutes, Bahia had a wonderful opportunity, but did not take advantage of it after confusion inside the area. In counterattacks, the Rio Grande do Sul team almost scored a goal as well, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw, despite their insistence.
Juventude will return to the field next Wednesday, at 7:30 pm, again at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, to face Santos. In the last round, they visited Corinthians at New Quimica Stadium. Bahia will host Sport at the Arena Fonte Nova, also on Wednesday, at 8 p.m., and conclude its participation against Fluminense, on Sunday, at the Maracanã.