Botafogo take on the visitors Athletico Mineiro in the round 17 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, July 18th at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos (Rio de Janeiro).
Botafogo clearly doesn't want to return to Serie B. The "Lone Star" has not shown anything particularly for a long time - perhaps, we can start an unpleasant countdown after 1995, since the time of the won championship. But still, the lion's share of the years in this century turned out to be spent in the elite division of the country. But there were a few exceptions, including the 2021 season, which had to be held “one floor below”. From there they returned immediately, and from the 1st place. And to prevent a new fall, a new mentor, Luis Castro, was called upon. He cope with the task, his wards are keeping a place in the middle of the table. But still, in the last 3 rounds, the newcomer lost twice, including 1-0 with Red Bull Bragantino.
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Athletico Mineiro tries to hold on to last year's level. The team closed the half-century "Gestalt" when last year he finally became the champion of the country. And the undisputed hero was the Hulk, who returned to play to his homeland. Now, of course, they want to gain a foothold in the status of force No. 1 in Brazilian football. Not everything works out, but competitors lose points too. Not without problems, but the wards of Antonio Mohamad were able to pass Emelec and get into the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. In Serie A, the defending champion has already had several unsuccessful series when he could not win 4 matches in a row. But in the summer, Athletico Mineiro won three times in a row, after which they drew 0-0 with Sao Paulo. This was enough to return to the top three of the table. Although if there had been a victory in the last round, and not a draw, we would have managed to catch up with the leader.
In the last 4 matches, in 2019-2020, the teams strictly exchanged victories on their own field. Botafogo does not have any sympathy of experts. But the visitors should not be so overestimated. It is better to stay on the neutral option with "under 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
