Bahia defender Gabriel Xavier talks about marvelous 6-4 victory against Goiás

The defender gained his opportunity after Kanu received a red card against Flamengo

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2023-10-13 08:52:24

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With Kanu’s expulsion in the defeat against Flamengo, Gabriel Xavier once again received an opportunity in Bahia’s starting team in the triumph against Goiás in a direct confrontation in the Brasileirão. At Hailé Pinheiro, the Tricolor de Aço once again won three points in the game that had the most goals in this edition of the championship, winning 6-4.

Back in the starting lineup after two months, the defender celebrated the chance received by Rogério Ceni for the first time. Furthermore, he stated that Tricolor de Aço knew how to deal with a game with many goals, taking advantage of opportunities in attack, and highlighted the importance of the triumph, giving confidence to the squad.

“I’m happy to have received an opportunity in the starting team again and I will continue working to continue finding my place in the team. It was a completely atypical game, but we knew how to deal with adversity to get a positive result away from home. It’s an extremely important victory, because we were coming from two defeats and it was a direct confrontation, where we knew the weight of this match and that it could give our squad confidence for the championship run,” he said.

With the triumph in the direct confrontation with Goiás, Bahia reached 28 points and left the relegation zone, occupying 16th place in the Brasileirão. Now, they will return to the field on the 18th of this month, when they host Internacional, who have four points more than Tricolor de Aço.

For Gabriel, the team needs to take advantage of this free period to prepare well for the match against Colorado, where the importance of the support of the fans at Arena Fonte Nova is highlighted.

“Now we have 10 days to work, correct some points we made mistakes in the last games and make good preparation for the clash with Inter. It’s another opponent that we can face if we win, so this round is very important for us. We will study their team a lot, which is coming off a positive result in the classic, and try to take advantage of the support of our fans, which is very important for us, to add three more points.”