PERFORMANCES: Tiquinho Soares and Gustavo Sauer decide in Botafogo’s reaction to Audax-RJ

Botafogo didn’t have a great performance against Audax-RJ, in the first game of the Rio Cup decider, but they fought back in the last twenty minutes and managed to come from behind 2-1 with goals from Tiquinho Soares and Gustavo Sauer, while . Emerson Urso scored the goal for the Angra side, again in the first half. Check out the alvinegro player notes.

Lucas Perri – 6.5 – It’s not his fault in the Audax goal, Emerson Urso is free to enter and finish for a corner. He made a great defense in the second half and saved the team.

Di Placido – 5.0 – He struggles in marking and gets involved easily by Emerson Urso in the Audax goal. In front he also showed himself to be good and scored some important passes, which were not exploited by the alvinegro attack.

Adryelson – 5.5 – Wrong performance, given that it is on the right wing that Audax builds and opens the scoring. In the final stage, he did not compromise on the appointment.

Víctor Cuesta – 5.5 – The defender also tried to make his characteristic pass, but was not efficient in this fundamental for a good part of the match. In defense he struggled with some opposing counter-attacks.

Fernando Marçal – 6.0 – He was very present in support and put the opposing goal in danger with a shot at the end of the first half. In the final phase he was an incisive player on the left, with physical strength and quality.

Tchê Tchê – 6.0 – He is the player responsible for offensive transitions and dictating the pace of midfield. Tireless, he struggled a lot in marking and had a consistent performance.

Marlon Freitas – 5.0 – He didn’t have a good performance, not being able to be efficient in offensive transitions and when trying to help Di Placido on the right.

Eduardo – 5.5 – Little participation in the game, the midfielder plays further up close to Tiquinho and struggles to be effective in position. In the final stage, he acted more in his positioning and went up in production, but far from that player of the previous games.

Raí – 4.5 – The youngster didn’t show up for the game and while he was on the pitch he didn’t speed up the team on the right.

Carlos Alberto – 5.0 – It was not effective in breaking the lines and endangering the opponent on the left. He was replaced at half-time due to the coach’s tactical and technical choice.

Tiquinho Soares – 7.0 – The ball arrives just in condition for the attacker to finish and become dangerous. He also tried to pivot to arm those arriving from behind, but the collective left something to be desired. In the final phase he showed an eye for goal and left everything the same on the scoreboard.

Lucas Fernandes – 6.0 – Entered the final phase to organize the team and provide more dynamism and quality in the construction. And once again he has proven to be the player with the best game vision to create from within and equip the strikers.

Luís Henrique – 6.5 – With offensive momentum, the attacker got off to a good start in the second half and struggled to break through the opponent’s wall. He crossed the ball efficiently over Tiquinho’s head to equalise. He missed an incredible goal by taking the ball badly and sending it over.

Gustavo Sauer – 7.0 – He entered the second half to give the team more speed and organization. He fought hard and eventually scored the winning goal for Alvinegra, on the turn..

Gabriel Pires – 6.0 – He entered the second half and was good at offensive movements in the team’s best moment of the game. He was good at taking the free kick with agility before Gustavo Sauer’s goal.

Matheus Nascimento – no notes – Inserted at the end.

Luís Castro – 5.0 – He didn’t do well in formation and saw the predictable team with no repertoire on the pitch, especially in the first half. He made half-time changes, which didn’t take effect in the opening minutes, but the team ramped up production in the final twenty minutes to reverse course.

Audax-RJ – Up: Emerson Urso was the team’s most involved player, so much so that he emerged in speed and opened the scoring. / Down: the defense gave up a lot of space on the right and was vulnerable to aerial plays.