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Playing with a very solid score, Botafogo maintained the tie 0-0 with Vasco today (23), in São Januário (RJ), and advanced to the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. Alvinegro had this equal advantage on the scoreboard for having won the first match, at the Nilton Santos Stadium (RJ), by 1 to 0, with a goal from Matheus Babi.
Botafogo will only face his next rival in the competition after a draw by CBF, which has not yet been defined. It should be remembered that the teams that compete in the Copa Libertadores enter this phase.
During the weekend, the clubs saw the key to the Brazilian Championship. Vasco hosts Red Bull Bragantino in São Januário, while Botafogo visits Atlético-GO in Goiânia.
Benítez “enters the game” in the second half
The main coordinator of Vasco’s play, Martín Benítez, was out in the first half, but entered the game in the final stage and began to annoy the Whites with dribbles and shots on goal.
Honda gives momentum
The midfielder Honda, as in the last week, was one of the main names of Botafogo. The Japanese managed to take advantage of a space that was in the Basque midfield and made the team “spin” the ball. From this exchange of passes came some plays that scared the local team.
Evil wands in transition
Midfielder Fellipe Bastos did not transition between defense and attack as expected, which made it difficult for Vasco to create plays. In the reservation, he also provided spaces. He was replaced at halftime by Marcos Júnior.
Kalou at another pace
Ivorian forward Kalou seemed to be at a different pace than the rest of the team. Shirt 8 made some wrong decisions in passing and at certain points held out too long, stopping the attack.
First bad moment
In the initial stage, there was a cart and a soccer ball. Both teams were very nervous and, despite being very willing, they did not hit the mark and hardly created any scoring chances. The most dangerous play was a shot from outside Andrey’s area, where Gatito Fernández made a beautiful save.
Hot classic
Throughout the classic, some tough duels were fought. Ribamar and Foster, for example, exchanged shoves. Castan and Babi did not separate and the Basque defender even ripped the boot of the steering wheel with a car. Talles Magno and Honda dueled with the ball, but with a lot of grip.
Minutes of silence
Basque warm-up
Arrival of Botafogo
DATA SHEET
BASQUE 0 X 0 BOTAFOGO
Competition: Copa do Brasil (fourth phase)
Data: September 23, 2020, Wednesday
Hour: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia)
Local: São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Referee: Raphael Claus (SP)
Assistants: Neuza Ines Back (SP) and Alex Ang Ribeiro (SP)
Yellow cards: Leandro Castan, Henrique, Fellipe Bastos, Andrey, Benítez (VAS); Rafael Forster, Benevenuto, Honda (BOT)
Red card: there was no
Goals: none
Basque: Fernando Miguel, Yago Pikachu (Carlinhos), Miranda, Leandro Castan and Henrique (Neto Borges); Andrey, Fellipe Bastos (Marcos Júnior) and Martín Benítez; Ribamar (Vinícius), Germán Cano and Talles Magno (Ygor Catatau). Technical: Thiago kosloski
Botafogo: Gatito Fernandez, Kevin, Marcelo Benevenuto, Kanu, Rafael Forster and Victor Luis; Caio Alexandre (Renteria), Honda and Bruno Nazário (Rhuan); Kalou (Davi Araújo) and Matheus Babi (Pedro Raul). Technical: Paulo Autuori
