Botafogo RJ hosts Sol de America in the second leg of South American Copa Sudamericana 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, May 30th at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (Rio de Janeiro)
On Saturday, being in search of money, Botafogo refused to play at Engenhao for an exhibition match in the capital of the country. Having visited Estadio Mane Garrincha, the team returned with a cash income in his pocket but without tournament points in the standings. Palmeiras was stronger than Botafogo - 1:0.
Staying with 9 points (3-0-3), Botafogo dropped to 10th place in Serie A, although the defeat to Palmeiras could not have happened. The rival played only with the converted penalty, and Botafogo - with the heap of yellow cards. An appeal against a VAR decision has been filed, although the result is unlikely to be annulled. Now coach Barroca has the opportunity not to save the strength of those who hang on yellow cards, but there will be reinforcements anyway.
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Souza’s red card will reduce the attacking efficiency of the Brazilians, but Erik, who has not played against Palmeiras under the terms of the rental agreement, will be fresh. The same applies to the defender Carli, who was disqualified for the championship match. Let me remind you that Botafogo beat Sol de America away (0:1), and then the Paraguayans could complain about the decision of the referee, although he first awarded a penalty to the net of Botafogo.
Without scoring, the hosts got nervous, left ten together and lost. Argentinean striker Pardo picked up a red card, and his absence would limit the attacking potential of Sol de America. But the visitors need to win 2-0 ... In addition, they are almost on vacation, because the local championship is over with 2 defeats at that. The team may devote itself exclusively to Sudamericana, but this did not help it in the home meeting with Botafogo.
The Paraguayans finished in Primera only on the 9th line, 28 points behind the leader. In addition, Sol de America has the worst away defense in the league (28 goals conceded)... The signs of Botafogo’s technical limitations are obvious, but the team has clear ambitions to obtain a result. Being dependent on the dividends of Sudamericana, coach Barroca is able to squeeze more out of his men.
The advantage is minimal, and therefore the rival from Paraguay will try to storm Engenhao with large forces. Of course, this will give an opportunity to the Brazilians having problems in the attack to create more goal attempts than usual. But now Barroka has brought discipline to the defense.
Prediction for the match: Botafogo RJ to win and Under 3.5 goals scored
