Botafogo take on the visitors Cruzeiro in the first leg of round of 16 match in Copa do Brasil. The game takes place in Rio de Janeiro at Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 2nd.
Botafogo return to the Serie A after previous season in second division and still struggle to adjust to top level football. The team is currently 13th in the league with 26 points taken in 21 matches, sitting only three points above the drop line. At the same time, the team showing excellent results in domestic cup, successful passing three round of the competition. Botafogo eliminated Coruripe, 1-0, 1-1, Juazeirense, 2-1, 1-0 and Bragantion, 2-2, 1-0. The team is undefeated in the cup with two draws and four wins taken so far.
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Cruzeiro had slow start but they improved results this summer and got out of relegation zone. The team are currently 14th in the league with 26 points after 22 matches played with negative 30-25 goal difference. Just like Botafogo, Cruzeiro show nice results in the Brazilian Cup, eliminating Campinense, 0-0, 2-3, Londriana, 0-2 and Vitoria, 2-1, 2-1.
Cruzeiro have advantage in the head-to-heads with Botafogo. However, the host are undefeated in their last eight home match since the beginning of June, losing the most recent home match exactly to Cruzeiro, 0-1. Fogao would want to revenge that defeats and they should be closer to a victory in this match.
Prediction for the match: Botafogo to win with +0.0 Asian handicap.
