Barboza moved by his first goal with Botafogo: ‘Very happy’

The defender is one of the highlights of the 5-0 defeat against Peñarol, this Wednesday, in the first leg of the Libertadores semi-final

Defender Alexander Barboza scored his first goal for Botafogo this Wednesday (23/10), in the 5-0 defeat of Peñarol at the Nilton Santos Stadium in the semifinals of the Libertadores. One of the team’s highlights in the second half, the Argentine gave a very emotional post-match interview.

“It has arrived, it has arrived. I searched a lot. Today it has arrived, I am very happy. There are people today who are not here with me, they are in heaven, and I wanted to do it for them”, said Barboza, with tears in her eyes , in an interview with “TV Globo”.

One of the big names of the evening, Barboza wanted nothing to do with the euphoria of the result and asked for concentration for the return match, in Montevideo. In fact, Botafogo could also lose by four goals.

“We have to keep our feet on the ground. It was only one match, 90 minutes. There is still a final to go. Today I am very happy with the victory, with the first goal with this shirt, I was looking for a long time and today the victory arrived , a 5-0, deserved. It’s a job that there will be another final there,” he said in an interview with “Paramount+”.

With this result, the Glorioso could, in fact, lose up to four goals next Wednesday, at the Campeón del Siglo, in Montevideo. Thus, the Rio team can face Atlético-MG or River Plate: Galo won the first match 3-0 in Belo Horizonte.

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Source: Terra

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