Bahia suffered a 4-2 defeat in midweek at the hands of Montevideo City Torque, ending their hopes of winning the Copa Sudamericana. They will be hoping to bounce back in their Brasileirão opener here. Despite their shortfall in the Sudamericana, Esquadrão de Aço enjoyed success in the Copa Do Nordeste earlier this month for the first time in four years, which will give them huge confidence going into the new campaign.

Also failing on the contiental stage was Santos who suffered a 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores, they now drop into the Copa Sudamericana. New manager, Fernando Diniz will be desperate to get off to a positive start in the league.