Analysis: in a night of mistakes and bad performances, tiredness weighs heavily and Vasco is at a disadvantage in the Brazil Cup | Basque

It was a balanced classic, Vasco had (few) opportunities to get ahead, but succumbed in the second half to a rival who had more encouragement to seek victory.

There is no reason to despair, it is possible to reverse the result next Wednesday in São Januário. However, more than defeat, the performance raises the alert. The important players show signs of wear and tear, as does the team as a whole. Would it be time to save Sunday, against Coritiba, in Paraná, for the Brazilian? Ramón will evaluate the idea.

– The thought now is to recover the athletes. We know about the marathon, I feel that it was necessary to make the replacement. Even to preserve and not lose the athlete. This was the case today for Cano and Fellipe Bastos. Benítez also felt tired at the end of the game, like everyone else. Let’s think about Coritiba, the best training, the most upright athletes. I like to talk to athletes, listen to them. I do not like to save a lot, but we will see and pay more attention to the recovery of these athletes – said the coach.

However, tiredness cannot be blamed entirely. Some players had very bad individual performances. Talles Magno missed almost everything. Ygor Catatau was shy about a new opportunity as a starter. The midfielders missed too many passes.

Those who expected a game similar to the past classic were disappointed. The first part was exactly the opposite: no spaces, no chances and no goals.

Vasco, who entered with Catatau and Talles open at the ends, had difficulties with a well-closed Botafogo. In addition to the three defenders, wingers Kevin and Víctor Luis closed off Vasco’s advances, who found no space on the wings.

The escape valve, once again, was Benítez. Vasco’s best moves came from the Argentine’s feet. In one of them he found Cano face to face for Kitten, but the goalkeeper made the best of the duel.

Despite the poor performance, Ramón kept the formation and insisted on the starting lineup. It is true that, with so many absences, there were not many options in the bank.

If the first half was balanced, Botafogo was superior at halftime. Despite a nice shot from Marcos Junior to the post, Autuori’s team was more dangerous.

Ramón tried to breathe the team with the entries of Ribamar and Bruno Gomes in the positions of Cano and Fellipe Bastos, tired. Shortly after the changes, however, Botafogo took the lead with Babi, in a bid for individual failures by Marcos Junior and Fernando Miguel, in addition to the positioning of the defense.

Behind on the scoreboard and without gas, Vasco did not have the strength to seek a tie. The contributions of Bruno César and Gabriel Pec sounded almost desperate. Unable to score, Fernando Miguel recovered at the end with a defensive shot from Kalou and avoided a worse defeat.