America are four points adrift at the bottom of the Campeonato Brasileiro after a goalless draw away to Bahia in Salvador.

America saw their Belo Horizonte rivals Atletico Mineiro move from 15 to 18 points with a victory over fellow strugglers Atletico Paranaense on Wednesday, but their inability to gain more than a point at Bahia means it will take at least two games for them to climb off the bottom of the table.

Bahia are seven points better off than America, with Thursday night's result their ninth draw in 20 league games.