Sampaio Corrêa shares with Bahia and conquers the Northeast Cup

Sampaio Corrêa is the champion of the 2018 Northeast Cup, an unprecedented title for "Dear Bolivia". Heroically, just like all the campaign up to the final, the Maranhão club held the 0-0 draw against Bahia at the Fonte Nova Arena and closed more than 45,000 fans in Salvador. With achievements, the team of coach Roberto Fonseca makes history as the first of Maranhão to lift the most important cup of the region and still guarantees a place in the last 16 of the Cup From Brazil 2019.

After eliminating Victoria in the quarterfinals and ABC in the semi-finals, Sampaio Corrêa had already hinted that he was not afraid to play against crowded stages. In El Salvador, the Maranhense team withstood the pressure, suffered pain and, even without staying with the ball, gave the opponent very little chance. Goalkeeper Andrey was barely active during the match and he left almost without sweating his uniform.

With the title, the club won R $ 3,375 million in prizes, only R $ 1.5 million in the final – Bahia had already R $ 2 million of the campaign, added to R $ 600,000 of the vice . With the vacancy in the Octaves of the Brazil Cup, Sampaio Corrêa can also count on R $ 2.5 million of the main competition of the country in 2019.

As already of tradition in Salvador, fans of Bahia n & # They were not disappointed at the reception to the players. The streets around the Fonte Nova Arena were taken by fans, who accompanied the bus to the stadium gate, supporting the plaster that would enter the field.

But with the rolling of the ball, the game started nervous. In the first move, Gregore came to Uilliam and got his first yellow card. Then, on a free kick, Fernando Sobral took the ball and demanded a good defense from Anderson to avoid the goal of Sampaio Corrêa in the second minute.

With the help of a team on the sideline, the local team could dominate possession and should not be able to fight back, releasing the ball at the feet of the team. opponent. Only that Sampaio Corrêa was not intimidated by the Bahian pressure and delayed all players behind the ball line. At the end of the first half, in the 38th minute, Zé Rafael finally managed to score the goal. Face-to-face with Andrey, the midfielder beat and saw the goalkeeper scramble.

The second half did not change the tactical design. Bahia had a hard time creating clear opportunities to break Maranhão 's shot, but on the rare occasions when it seemed like it would scare Andrey, he would miss the finish or the last pbad. Feeling that he needed a more offensive speed, coach Enderson Moreira sent Vinícius to the field in the right wing Flávio's spot.

On the other side, Sampaio Corrêa had to light the warning signal. At the discretion of the referee and severe fouls in midfield, the team had six yellows on the field and Diego Silva on the bench, taking a big risk of finishing the match with one less player . Aware of the danger, the coach put Silva in the place of Diego Silva.

At the end of the game, the game became hotter. In the 44th minute, Uilliam made a mistake on the side of the field and received the second yellow card – the first came out early in the match, following a complaint from the badistant. Without the attacker as a reference, Sampaio Corrêa has become just a retranca. With six minutes of additions, Bahia applied the pressure that he wanted. In the last move, at 50, Brumado used a bat and a rebound and, in the small line, hit Andrey.

With the final whistle of the referee, Bahia fans began to blow up the team, in protest against the team that failed to create great opportunities for change the history of the game. The Bahian club is now turning to the Brazilian league, where he is still in the relegation zone, with only 12 points in 12 games. Sampaio Corrêa has a few days to celebrate, while he is fighting the relegation zone of Serie B, with 15 points.