Botafogo beat Madureira this Thursday, the 26th, and reached six points in the table, managing to get closer to the leaders in the Carioca Championship table
THE Botafogo won the madureira this Thursday, the 26th, in a game valid for the third round of the Carioca Championship. with goals from Gabriel Pires and Gustavo Sauer, Fogão reaches its second victory in the competition and, with six points, touches the front of the leaderboard. On the other hand, Madu continues with two points, and without victories.
The first half of the game had a lot of presence from Fogão in the attack, but without the calm and harmony to create really dangerous chances for the opponent. Even so, with a lot of possession of the ball and without taking any risks, the fans were not satisfied with the first 45 minutes of the team, which left the field booed for the break.
Lucas Piazon ➡️ Gabriel Pires 🥅
The score is open on the Island! GO FIRE!🔥
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— Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) January 26, 2023
In the final stage, Botafogo managed to create more danger for the visiting team, and it didn’t take long to reach their first goal. After 10 minutes Piazon took a free kick in the area and Gabriel Pires headed in to score the first goal. In the end, there was still a chance to expand with Gustavo Sauer, who received it from Pires and touched the goalkeeper’s exit to close the scoreboard.
How is it?
With the victory, Botafogo has six points and reaches the fifth position, still having fewer games than opponents above, such as Round Round and bangu. On the other hand, Madureira parks at two points, reaches its second consecutive defeat and remains close to the relegation zone of the competition.
SCHEDULE:
With two positive results under their belt, now Fogão is preparing for its first derby of the year, against Fluminensenext Sunday, the 29th. Meanwhile, Madu ends the sequence of confrontation with the big four and now focuses on the confrontation against Good viewon the same day as the classic.
Source: sportbuzz
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