Rogério Ceni praises Bahia's pitch and performance: “How we train”

After drawing away from home in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, the coach of Bahia, Rogerio Cenicommented on the match last Tuesday, 30th. Satisfied with much of his team's performance, the commander also praised the Nilton Santos pitch, which is synthetic, and even the refereeing.

“I think it was a terrible eight minutes, not being able to find a way to play. After we conceded the goal, we changed our attitude, we played like we train, like we play. Of course it was a very tough game, because Botafogo is a good team, with a lot of transition. Today the refereeing was good, they let the game flow.“, said Ceni.

I won't say much more than I have said in the recent past; Rogério Ceni will be one of the best coaches this country has ever had. If it weren't for Flamengo's fans, even if it weren't for Flamengo at that time, you would watch that team with different eyes. https://t.co/ISVjJn6tAG

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Afterwards, the coach of the Bahian team once again criticized the pitch at Fonte Nova, his team's home ground, which is not doing well. He repeated the statement he made after the defeat against Cuiabaa few weeks ago, and said he would prefer synthetic grass than the state the stadium is in in Salvador.

“The grass, for me, is better to play on a synthetic grass like this one, than to play on the grass we play on. It's much better for us to play here. Today we had a better control of the game in the second half, of course there's still room for improvement. If it weren't for the political purpose of hosting national team games, it would be something to think about (putting synthetic grass in Fonte Nova).“, he completed.

With this result, no one will have an advantage in the return match, counting on a win to advance, while a new tie will take the duel to penalties. The return match will be on Wednesday, the 7th, but before that, the team will face Fluminensefor the Brasileirão, away from home, on Sunday, 4th.