Santos lose to Bahia under Vojvoda’s eye, still in drop zone danger | OneFootball

Santos suffered another setback in the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday, under the watchful eyes of Vojvoda, the Fish lost 2-0 to Bahia at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador (BA) in the 21st round. Luciano Juba and Lucho Rodríguez scored the goals.

With the result, the Alvinegro Praiano remains in 15th place, with 21 points, two more than Vitória, which opens the relegation zone. The Lion, however, still plays in the round, against Flamengo, away from home. Bahia, on the other hand, is in fourth place, with 36 points.

Assistant Matheus Bachi was in charge of directing Santos after the dismissal of Cleber Xavier. Recently announced, Vojvoda watched the match from one of the stadium's suites.

Carlo Ancelotti also attended the match at Fonte Nova. The Brazilian national team coach, who received jerseys from both teams, will announce the call-up for the last rounds of the World Cup qualifiers on Monday.

Santos returns to the field next Sunday, when they face Fluminense, in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be played at Vila Belmiro, starting at 4 pm (Brasília time).

Bahia's next match will also be against Fluminense, but in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals. The match is scheduled for this Thursday, at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Fonte Nova. On Sunday, at 6:30 pm, Bahia visits Mirassol for the Brazilian Championship.

The match

Bahia didn't need much time to open the scoring in Salvador. With just 11 minutes, Luciano Juba received the ball with plenty of freedom in the middle of the field and unleashed a powerful shot to score.

In the following minutes, the home team continued to dominate possession, but had difficulties in creating scoring opportunities. The best chance came at 25 minutes. Kayky was called into action on the left and made a low cross for Cauly, who deflected the ball wide.

On the other side, Santos did almost nothing during the first half. The only shot on target came at 36 minutes. Rollheiser took a long shot, and Ronaldo made a comfortable save.

The game remained slow in the second half. The first real scoring opportunity came at 13 minutes. Caballero received the ball on the right, beat a defender, and shot strongly. Ronaldo made the save.

In the next play, Bahia managed to score the second goal. Lucho Rodríguez received a great pass from Everton Ribeiro and faced Brazão one-on-one. The striker then scored with a shot that the goalkeeper couldn't stop.

The third goal almost came at 37 minutes. Tiago invaded the area from the left, beat Luisão in a sprint, and shot across the goal, but the ball went wide.

Santos, on the other hand, continued to struggle to create scoring opportunities. The team coached by Matheus Bachi only threatened at 43 minutes. Rollheiser took a shot from the edge of the area, and Ronaldo made a great save.

Thus, the game ended with Bahia's victory in Salvador.

TECHNICAL FILE

BAHIA 2 X 0 SANTOS

Date: August 24, 2025, Sunday

Time: 4 pm (Brasília time)

Location: Fonte Nova Arena, in Salvador (BA)

Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

Assistants: Michael Stanislau and Mauricio Coelho Silva

VAR: Caio Max Augusto

Yellow cards: Ademir, Acevedo (Bahia); Rollheiser (Santos)

GOALS: Luciano Juba, at 11 minutes of the 1st half, and Lucho Rodríguez, at 14 minutes of the 2nd half (Bahia)

BAHIA: Ronaldo; Santi Arias, David Duarte, Ramos Mingo, and Luciano Juba; Acevedo (Rezende), Jean Lucas, and Everton Ribeiro (Rodrigo Nestor); Ademir (Cauly), Kayky (Tiago), and Willian José (Lucho Rodríguez).

Coach: Rogério Ceni

SANTOS: Brazão; Mayke (Igor Vinícius), Luisão, Luan Peres, and Escobar; João Schimdt (Hyan), Rincón, Gabriel Bontempo (Caballero), Rollheiser, and Barreal; Tiquinho Soares (Deivid Washington).

Coach: Matheus Bachi (interim)

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