Coach Bruno Lage made his debut at the helm of Botafogo and led the team in the draw against Patronato, which guaranteed qualification for the round of 16 of the Sudamericana
The coach Bruno Lage made his debut in charge of the Botafogo on the night of this Wednesday, the 19th, in a 1-1 draw with patronage. With the result, Glorioso secured itself in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana by winning the first leg, away from home, by 2-0. After the match at Nilton Santos, the coach analyzed the team’s performance.
“We wanted to win the game. We leave here today with even greater knowledge of the group. What I take as positive is the knowledge of the group. There is an example on my side (Gatito Fernández). The team comes from a very heavy game sequence, many times the same lineup and we need to merge. Because there were a lot of people without the 90 minutes, there was a break that is normal, especially for those who don’t have rhythm. Even for what was the first game and the sequel, we managed it perfectly”, said at a press conference.
“The first word I have to say about the group from these days of work is the unity they have. The work they do as a team is what represents this very good journey. Every day we have the opportunity to meet the athletes. It’s different to see the player enter with the game solved or with 20, 30 minutes… They are different situations. Mati (Segovia) hadn’t started yet, Diego (Hernandez), Danilo returned to play, Janderson had a good game. The result of the first game gave the opportunity to do this. What we always promise is work and with that mission we came. What we are going to feel at each moment that can be improved, we are going to try to improve”, completed.
With the classification, Botafogo will face Guaraní, from Paraguay, in the round of 16 of the continental competition. The first leg will be at Estádio Nilton Santos. Conmebol will still define the detailed table with days and times.
Source: sportbuzz
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