Bahia is eliminated in the Northeast Cup, and Renato Paiva vents

O bahia tied with the Fluminense-PI at Northeast CupIt is Renato Paiva saw his team say goodbye to their chances of qualifying for the next stage of the tournament. There were seven matches played so far and, for most of the championship, the Bahian team was at the bottom of group B. With the 1 to 1 last Tuesday, the 14th, Tricolor lost any possibility of advancing to the mata. -Tournament kills.

In this way, after the game, in a press conference, Renato Paiva tried to explain the troubled start of the season and also the weak campaign in the Northeast Cup. To get an idea, in the seven games it played in the competition, Bahia won only one, drew three and lost another three. With this negative retrospect, Tricolor said goodbye to the competition, and the coach sought explanations. The focus now is to improve performance to stay alive in the Copa do Brasil and Brasileirão.

“(What remains) is the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and Baiano that we are fighting for a place in the final. Indeed, disappointed by the elimination, we did not expect to leave so soon, but it is in fact a test where everything has happened to us since the first game, with Sampaio Corrêa. From playing well and in an individual error to score the goal, just like today. Against Ferroviário, at home, to get the remount and, in the end, we let it tie. It didn’t go well for us, regardless of the results against Sport and Fortaleza, who were better than us“, he said when asked about the elimination in the Copa do Nordeste.

Renato Paiva also analyzed the tie against Fluminense-PI with a little more precision. The rivals took the lead on the scoreboard with a bizarre failure by Claus, and Tricolor reached a tie with Everaldo, but it was not enough to reach the turnaround. Thus, the Bahia coach did not hide his frustration and returned to talk about improving his performance for the Brasileirão and Copa do Brasil.

“NoWe played an offensive volume game, creating opportunities, but in a mistake, we are penalized in the opponent’s first shot. Then we had to go after the loss against a team that played to defend itself. It’s not what we wanted, but we have to look forward, a lot for Serie A, to prepare this squad for Serie A. A squad that is new. Fighting to be in the final of Baiano and continue in the Copa do Brasil, there is nothing else to do“, finished.

When asked about the movements made by Marine in the ball market, the commander was sincere and did not provide details: “On this topic, I only talk about the players who are part of the squad out of respect for the players. I understand the curiosity, but I cannot speak about a player who is not in the group”.

Bahia won’t have much time to regret it, because next Saturday, the 18th, the team will face Itabuna in the semifinal of the Campeonato Baiano. In the first leg, Tricolor was defeated by 1 to 0 and will need to seek strength to give a positive response against the rival. The ball will roll from 4 pm (Brasília time), and Renato Paiva hopes to improve the team’s performance until the decisive confrontation.