Flamengo faces Botafogo in another challenge in the Brazilian Championship.
The teams will face off at the Nilton Santos stadium, with kickoff at 19 PM.
By Flamengo Communication - in
The Brazilian Championship is in its final stretch and Flamengo has another important challenge this Saturday night (10) to continue fighting for the title of the competition. The Mais Querido will face Botafogo, at 19 pm, at the Nilton Santos stadium. All tickets allocated to the Nation are sold out.
The match against Botafogo will be Dorival Júnior's seventh game in charge of Flamengo. In the previous six matches, the coach had three wins and three draws.
Flamengo is currently in third place in the Brazilian Championship with 60 points and remains in contention for the title.
Check out some of what went down in the lead-up to the derby.
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Preparation for the duel against Botafogo was finalized on Friday afternoon (10), and before the training session that took place at Ninho do Urubu, Dorival Júnior gave a press conference and spoke about the classic that will take place at Nilton Santos.
"I think the word 'classic' already defines what this match should be like. We've had very close, decisive, and important matches throughout the year. We'll have a similar situation. We're preparing as hard as we can to put on a great match. May everyone respect each other, may there be peace in the stadium, and may the players decide the outcome."
The coach also highlighted the decisive atmosphere that the matches have in the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship.
"It's crucial for both teams. They both have a lot of responsibility in this match. Their objectives are somewhat different, but they are teams that respect each other, know each other very well, and have played great games this year. I think we'll have to be very careful. They're a tricky team, in a good way, they know how to defend in order to attack. They're positioning themselves well under Zé Ricardo, so we have to be careful. Botafogo isn't just a team that reacts; they know how to attack, so I think it will be a great game."
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Check out the list of players for the match against Botafogo.
Flamengo x Botafogo
Flamengo and Botafogo have faced each other 16 times at the Nilton Santos stadium. In those matches, Flamengo won five, Botafogo won twice, and there were nine draws.
Counting all competitions and friendlies, Flamengo and Botafogo have faced each other 363 times, with Flamengo holding the advantage. In total, Flamengo has won 129 times, Botafogo 111 times, and there have been 123 draws. In terms of goals scored, Flamengo holds another advantage: 553 to 514.
In the "Points System Era" of the Brazilian Championship, since 2003, Flamengo and Botafogo have faced each other 27 times, with nine wins for Flamengo, three for Botafogo, and 15 draws.
Flamengo played 62 games in 2018 (33 wins/18 draws/11 losses), scoring 89 goals and conceding 43. The team's top scorers that year were Henrique Dourado and Lucas Paquetá, both with 12 goals.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Flamengo came out on top with a 2-0 victory in a first-round match of the Brazilian Championship. The Rubro-Negro (Flamengo) secured the win with goals from Matheus Savio and Lucas Paquetá in the derby played at the Maracanã stadium.
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Tickets
All tickets put on sale for Nação are SOLD OUT.
Transmission
The match will be broadcast exclusively on Canal Premiere FC throughout Brazil.
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