Ceni opens the door for Everton Ribeiro to return to Bahia's starting line-up
Everton Ribeiro is winning his place back at Bahia: he came on ten minutes into the second half against São Paulo and played 35 minutes, his longest spell in the second half of the season, after 28 games and 17 starts without one since 25 May. Rogério Ceni said he is more ready to start with each game.
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A boa atuação na vitória por 3 a 2 sobre o São Paulo, na quarta-feira, mudou o cenário de Everton Ribeiro no Bahia. Reserva, o meia entrou nos dez minutos iniciais da etapa final, melhorou o time e cobrou a falta que terminou no gol de Marcos Victor.
"Claro que com o Everton você ganha mais qualidade, com ele em campo você tem mais a bola", disse Rogério Ceni. "Nestor vem desempenhando bem nos últimos jogos, mas o Everton mostra que está cada dia mais pronto para mais minutos e até para começar um jogo."
Contra o São Paulo foram 35 minutos, o maior tempo do segundo semestre — acima dos 27 do empate em 0 a 0 com o Fluminense, na 21ª rodada, em 29 de julho, quando entrou aos 18 da etapa final.
O banco é novidade para quem faz a temporada com menos partidas em uma década e meia. Ele tem 28 jogos pelo Tricolor, 17 como titular, e não começa um jogo desde 25 de maio, quando o time perdeu por 3 a 2 do Coritiba.
A perda de espaço tem relação com problemas físicos: em março, lesão na coxa o afastou por quase um mês e de quatro jogos; depois, dores crônicas na lombar reduziram o rendimento, e em agosto ele foi a São Paulo tratar das costas, desfalcando o time em mais quatro partidas. A mudança de perfil do time, mais físico e com meio-campo combativo, também pesou.
Com dois títulos baianos (2025 e 2026) e a Copa do Nordeste de 2025, ele soma 150 partidas pelo Bahia, com dez gols e 23 assistências. A próxima chance é nesta quinta-feira, às 21h30 (de Brasília), contra o Cruzeiro, no Mineirão.
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