Fluminense, superior throughout the match, managed to nullify Botafogo’s strategy and guarantee victory in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship.
Botafogo and Fluminense faced each other at Engenhão for the Série A of the Brazilian Championship, this Sunday, 26th. After a close confrontation, with the teams struggling to overcome the opposing strategy, Fernando Diniz’s squad got the better and scored the winning goal, with the score end from 1 to 0; team places itself in the 6th position of the table.
Until the 16th minute of the 1st period, the Fluminense was the best in possession of the ball, with 78% in the statistics; Tricolor also managed to achieve a greater number of complete passes, although it had difficulty penetrating Alvinegro’s marking. O Botafogoon the other hand, limited the opponent’s advances and sought his chances in quick counterattacks.
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Thus, although without many dangerous moves, Botafogo, which focused on disrupting the Flu’s midfield, had a greater number of shots, despite poor ball possession (24% until halftime). The team led by Fernando Diniz focused on finding spaces on the right side, mainly with Luiz Henrique.
In the 2nd half, Fogão had difficulties in creating their own plays in addition to holding the Tricolor cast, which continued with the ball for most of the confrontation. Thus, Fluminense finally got a good opportunity to finish with precision and the defender Manuelin dribbling, decided to open the scoring at Engenhão.
Finally, the teams maintained the same rhythm until the end of the game and Tricolor defeated Fogão with a goal, in a final score of 1 to 0. The triumphant was better in most aspects of the match and consolidated the logic of the statistics with three points acquired for the classification of the Brazilian Championship, in which it seeks to climb and reach the G4.
FLUMINENSE WINS! MANOEL SCORES AND THE WARRIORS TEAM BEAT BOTAFOGO! LETSSS GOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/6qCIdclIx7
— Fluminense FC (@FluminenseFC) June 26, 2022
Source: sportbuzz
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