After 2024 Magic, the Alvinegro team undergoes reformulations and puts a turbulent planning to the “Death Group” test, with PSG and Atletico Madrid, in the FIFA tournament
Botafogo begins this Sunday, 15, his journey World clubs Before Seattle SoundersAt 23:00 (Brasilia time), in Seattle, in the United States. The victory at the Lumen Field Stadium, the opponent’s house, is considered crucial for Rio’s team to have the opportunity to advance at the Round 16 of the FIFA tournament. This is because the Alvinegra team is in the “death group” and will still do it Paris Saint-Germain AND Atletico de Madrid in key B.
Despite being a sacred champion of Libertadores in 2024, Botafogo was one of the last clubs to ensure a place in the World Cup and was so positioned in Pot 3 of the draw. In this way, the Rio team has to face two Europeans in the group stage. The same does not apply to Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense, who are key heads and take only a team from the old continent at this stage.
The combination of opponents was considered ungrateful for Botafogo, above all because of the PSG, the new Champions League champion, the French championship and the Coppa France under the command of the coach Luis Enrique, ex Barcelona. The Parisian team will be the second opponent of Cariocas and a defeat would not be considered the end of the world, but would force Cariocas to seek classification in the third round against Atlético, whose standards is developed by Diego Simeone, the most paid coach in the world, 14 years ago. First, of course, you have to beat Seattle.
Seattle Sounders arrives at the World Cup in the irregular phase. The team comes from two defeats in the US Football League (MLS), but is in sixth place in the West Conference in the qualifying area of the playoffs. Founded in 2007, the club qualified by the FIFA tournament after winning the Champions League in North America and the Caribbean Confederation (Concacaf).
Botafogo is no longer Bogeyman himself last year, when in addition to being a continental champion, Brazilirão also won, repeating only from Flamengo in 2019 and Santos de Pelé. Of the 11 owners of last year, the stars Luiz Henrique and Thiago Almada, who went to Zenit and Lyon respectively. The Reserve Bank has undergone a great reformulation, with high salaries, such as Tiquinho Soares, Tchê Tchê and Eduardo, and the younger profile athletes arrives with resale potential.
The most sudden change, however, was in the technical command. After the Artur Jorge Portuguese accepted an Al-Rayyan proposal, from Qatar, Botafogo neglected the start of the season and did not work to close with the new coach. The team made a campaign in Carioca, remaining in ninth place and outside the qualifying area for the Brazilian cup, and did not even have the opportunity to beat the duels with Flamengo and run on the super cup King and Recopa South America.
Renato Paiva, ex Bahia, was hired after 55 days of coach demand. The Portuguese came to the suspicion of the fans, but was prohibited by the Council also with shows below Cr. Just a few weeks before the start of the Botafogo World Cup began to give signs of tactical and technical evolution. Even with giant steps, the team traveled to the United States classified to the round 16, in the G-6 of Brazilirão and giving signs that can grow throughout the season.
Technical file
- Botaphogo – John; Vitinho, Jair, Alexander Barboza and Alex Telles; Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Arthur and Cuiabano; Savarino and Igor Jesus. Technician: Renato Paiva.
- Seattle Sounders – friars; Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Jon Bell and Nouhou Fool; Vargas, Roldan, by La Vega, Rusnak and Ryan Kent; Jesús Ferreira. Technician: Brian Schmetzer.
- REFEREE – Glenn Nyberg (His)
- TIME – 23h (Brasilia Time)
- To look at – Globe, Sportv, Dazn and Cazétv
- Place – Lumen Field, in Seattle (USA)
Source: Terra
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