Bahia will face Cruzeiro on Saturday, July 27, at the Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, with kickoff set for 21h in the 15th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Rogério Ceni named 24 players for the match, while Dell returned to the related squad list.
The absence list is the story inside the squad sheet. Kanu was left out because of conjunctivitis, while goalkeeper Ronaldo and midfielder Caio Alexandre were kept out to continue treatment for their injuries. Ruan Pablo was also omitted as he is already in transition.
For the match, Bahia related three goalkeepers: Iuri, João Paulo and Léo Vieira. The defense includes David Duarte, Gabriel Xavier, Ramos Mingo and Luiz Gustavo, with Gilberto, Roman Gomez, Iago Borduchi and Luciano Juba listed as fullbacks. In midfield, Ceni called up Acevedo, Jean Lucas, Everton Ribeiro, Erick, Michel Araujo and Nestor, and the forward line features Ademir, Kike Oliveira, Sanabria, Everaldo, Dell, Willian José and Erick Pulga.
That leaves Bahia with a workable group and a few notable absences as it prepares for a home match that can shape its place in this stage of the league. Dell’s return gives Ceni another option, but the continued losses of Ronaldo and Caio Alexandre narrow the margin for rotation in a game that arrives on Saturday night in Salvador.
