Bahia x Botafogo: see where to look, lineups, absences and refereeing | Brasileirão Serie A

Despite a bad campaign in the first round, Bahia goes out to the field excited this Sunday. After closing the first half of Serie A in 15th position, with 19 points and close to the relegation zone, the team played well again: in the middle of the week, they applied 4 to 0 over Melgar-PER and qualified for the eighth of final of the South American Cup.

With only the Brazilian Championship going forward, Botafogo has the possibility of a longer break between games to try to get away from the relegation zone. With 20 points and in 14th place, the club starts the round one point behind Coritiba, which is the first team in the Z-4.

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Bahia – Coach Mano Menezes

After a good performance in the last game, Mano Menezes must keep the starting team that Melgar-PER won. And as he managed to save a few players in the second half of the game, as he built a comfortable scoreboard in the first leg, Mano should send to the field in full force this Sunday. The probable Bay has: Douglas; Nino, Lucas, Juninho and Juninho Capixaba; Gregore, Elias and Daniel; Elber, Fessin and Gilberto.

Embezzlement: João Pedro and Ernando (wounded);

Hanging: Daniel, Elias, Gilberto, Gregore, Juninho, Juninho Capixaba, Lucas Fonseca and Marco Antônio.

Botafogo – coach Flávio Tênius (interim)

Botafogo arrives for the first game of the return with only the Brazilian Championship as concern. After the elimination in Copa do Brasil for Cuiabá, the focus is on the adaptation of Ramón Díaz, future coach, to the club. Even without the Argentine, Bota will have several absences in the attack, in addition to playing with the third goalkeeper. With that, Botafogo’s likely lineup has: Saul; Kevin, Marcelo Benevenuto, Kanu and Victor Luis; Renteria (Rafael Forster), Caio Alexandre and Bruno Nazário; Kelvin (Kalou), Matheus Babi and Davi Araújo

Embezzlement: Diego Cavalieri (Covid-19), Kitten (bone edema in the knee), Honda (muscle wasting) Lecaros (right ankle injury), Lucas Barros (knee surgery), Marcinho (knee surgery), Pedro Raúl (muscle wasting) ), Rhuan (indisposition), Warley (Covid-19) and Angulo (suspension)

Hanging: Caio Alexandre, Kevin and Rafael Forster