Lage explains Tiquinho’s reserve “It wasn’t the one we saw in the last few games”

Botafogo is only a draw against Goiás at Nilton Santos and now has 4 rounds without winning in the Brasileirão.

On Monday evening (02), Botafogo only drew against Goiás, playing in front of their fans, Tiquinho Soares scored the goal for the black and white team. Coach Bruno Lage chose to start the match with Diego Costa as the starter and leave the team’s top scorer on the bench. After ending the first half losing, the coach returned with Tiquinho, who scored the equalizer in the 7th minute of the second half.

In the press conference, the coach explained why he chose Diego Costa as starter.

– The first goal of the match comes from Diego, which is almost a penalty. But we didn’t replace Tiquinho with just any player. We replaced him with Diego Costa. Experienced player, who was once a Brazilian champion and played in the Premier League.

Regarding Tiquinho, the Botafogo coach praised the great season that the athlete is having, underlined that he is recovering from an injury and said that the two center forwards will be able to play together.

– In my opinion in the last few games he wasn’t the Tiquinho we saw until the time of the injury. Having a player like Diego, we took the option of putting him in attack. But always with this option to play them both together. No credit to Tiquinho, it was a choice.

Despite the boos and insults, the coach did not fail to thank the Botafogo fans.

– They supported us today, on a rainy Monday, at 8pm. We know what it’s like to come to this area at 8pm and return at 10pm. They filled the stadium again and supported the team from start to finish. That’s why I’m grateful on behalf of everyone here. Even though we didn’t get the three points, they were there and supported us.

With the draw, Botafogo remains more than two rounds ahead of second place, which is currently Red Bull Bragantino with 45 points, the Bianconeri have 52. The glorious team’s next match will be against Fluminense, Sunday (08 ) ), the match is scheduled for 4pm, at the Maracanã.

Source: Terra

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