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**Headline: Sport Faces Bahia in Crucial Brasileirão Clash**

**Recife, Brazil –** Sport Recife will host Bahia this afternoon at 4:00 PM (Brasília time) in a match valid for the 18th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The game will take place at Ilha do Retiro stadium and will be broadcast exclusively on Premiere (pay-per-view).

Sport is desperate for a win, having yet to secure a victory in the Brasileirão this season. The team is coming off a disappointing 2-2 draw against Santos, where they squandered a two-goal lead despite Santos playing with ten men for a significant portion of the match.

Bahia, on the other hand, enters the match with momentum, having won four of their last five games. Rogério Ceni’s team is riding high after a convincing 3-0 victory over Juventude in their previous fixture. This match presents a significant challenge for Sport as they try to end their winless streak against a confident Bahia side.

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