Santos look to break their Ceni hoodoo and close in on Bahia
Santos host Bahia on Saturday night in round 32 looking to beat Rogério Ceni, who has lost only two of 12 matches against them since 2017. Cuca's side have taken 61% of the points since the World Cup break and won six of their last eight away games.
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O Santos recebe o Bahia de Rogério Ceni neste sábado, às 21h de Brasília, pela 32ª rodada, em confronto direto por vaga na próxima Libertadores. Depois da pausa da Copa, o time de Cuca quer manter a reação e derrubar outro retrospecto ruim.
Desde a retomada, o Peixe tem 61% de aproveitamento, quebrou tabus e alcançou marcas antigas. São 12 triunfos em 23 jogos no recorte, melhor índice entre os clubes da Série A — número destacado pelo próprio clube.
Fora de casa, venceu seis dos últimos oito jogos, melhor série da década; com cinco triunfos em série, igualou feito dos tempos de Pelé, na década de 1960. Longe da Vila, o time pôs fim a jejuns longos: 18 anos sem ganhar do Inter no Beira-Rio, oito sem vencer o Fluminense no Maracanã e quatro sem bater o Corinthians em Itaquera.
O histórico contra Ceni, porém, é o alerta. Desde 2017, quando começou a treinar, ele enfrentou o Santos em 12 partidas e perdeu apenas duas — a primeira em 2022 —, comandando São Paulo, Fortaleza, Cruzeiro, Flamengo e Bahia. São oito vitórias e dois empates: o segundo melhor aproveitamento dele contra clubes da Série A.
Os 12 confrontos: 2017, Santos 1 x 3 São Paulo (Paulistão); 2019, Cruzeiro 2 x 0 e Fortaleza 2 x 1; 2020, Santos 1 x 1 Fortaleza e Flamengo 4 x 1; 2022, Santos 0 x 3 São Paulo, São Paulo 2 x 1 e Santos 1 x 0; 2023, São Paulo 3 x 1 (Paulistão) e Bahia 1 x 2; 2025, Santos 2 x 2 Bahia e Bahia 2 x 0.
No primeiro turno deste ano, Ceni cumpriu terceiro amarelo e não esteve no banco: o auxiliar Charles Hembert comandou o 2 a 2. Agora, com quatro pontos de distância — 49 a 45 para o Bahia —, os times se enfrentam às 21h deste sábado.
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