Bahia beat São Paulo 3 a 2 and climb to sixth
Bahia beat São Paulo 3 a 2 at Arena Fonte Nova in round 33, going two goals up, seeing the visitors level in the first half and settling it through Marcos Victor on 36 minutes of the second half. Bahia moved up to sixth on 53 points, while São Paulo sit on 43.
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Um jogo de roteiro tortuoso e chuva forte na Arena Fonte Nova: o Bahia abriu dois gols, viu o São Paulo empatar na primeira etapa e ganhou por 3 a 2 nesta quarta-feira, 28, na 33ª rodada. O time baiano chegou a 53 pontos e subiu ao sexto lugar.
Os donos da casa impuseram ritmo desde o início e acharam espaço na defesa paulista. Aos seis minutos, o cruzamento de Jean Lucas pela direita encontrou Rodrigo Nestor entre os zagueiros, e ele testou no canto esquerdo de Rafael. Quatro minutos depois, Marcos Victor cruzou da direita e Erick Pulga, antecipando-se no segundo pau, escorou para ampliar.
O São Paulo reagiu no fim da etapa. Aos 43, Wendell avançou pela esquerda e serviu Calleri, que ajeitou para Lucas Moura acertar uma bomba no canto direito. Nos acréscimos, aos 50, após cobrança de escanteio e sobra da zaga, Bobadilla acertou um chute de canhota no ângulo de Ronaldo.
Depois do intervalo, os visitantes ficaram mais com a bola — terminaram com 53% — e obrigaram Ronaldo a trabalhar: ele fechou o jogo com quatro defesas. Rafael, do outro lado, espalmou falta de Nestor aos 20. A decisão veio em bola parada: aos 36, Everton Ribeiro cobrou, Erick escorou e Marcos Victor, que minutos antes sentira dores na coxa e continuara em campo, subiu para cabecear no canto esquerdo.
Com o triunfo, o Bahia tem, nas últimas cinco partidas do Brasileiro, duas vitórias, um empate e duas derrotas — e é o sexto, com 53 pontos. O São Paulo, com o mesmo retrospecto recente, segue décimo, com 43. O time paulista enfrenta o Corinthians na quarta-feira, 4; o Bahia visita o Cruzeiro na quinta-feira, 5.
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