Botafogo seeks eternal glory for the first time and the fans live with the expectation of winning the Libertadores and Brasileirão
Botafogo arrives in high spirits at the Libertadores final after beating Palmeiras 3-1 at Allianz Parque and regaining command of the Brazilian championship. Surrounded by doubts and distrust, also due to the recent past in which they lost against Alviverde a match in which they won 3-0 and let the title slip away last season, the players demonstrated that they had turned the situation around and to be willing to join the story.
Marlon Freitas gave a speech before the match against Porco to encourage his teammates in search of victory.
— Everything has a purpose, I truly believe that. It had to be here, man. It’ll be here, brother. It had to be against them, in this circumstance. It’s been that way with this group the whole time, man*@#. They always doubted us, man. Nobody believed in us. But do you know how we got here? Because I believed in you and you believed in him. We hugged! This guy had to be here. It had to be like this – underlined Captain Glorioso.
Botafogo focused on the Libertadores final
The Rio team, which has a delegation of 34 players and members of the technical committee, is staying at the Sheraton Hotel, located in Pilar, an area of Buenos Aires but not in the city center. The Juventus team is training at the Tigre CT and held its first training session on Argentine soil this Thursday afternoon (28th).
By decision of the council, athletes cannot leave the hotel, but visits are allowed, Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada also received a friend. Botafogo will remain in Argentina until Sunday, the day after the final against Atlético Mineiro, when the team will return to Rio de Janeiro.
Fans’ party for the fans
Two parties are being organized for fans who didn’t go to Argentina to watch the match. At the General Severiano the event will have a samba club and big screens to follow the match, 5 thousand tickets have been sold and the expectation is that it will surpass the other editions (which take place from the round of 16 against Palmeiras), tickets cost between R$ 25 and R$ 55. At Nilton Santos, the party will have a show by singer Suel and will start at 2pm, with tickets costing between R$60 and R$90.
Source: Terra
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