Botafogo x América-MG enter the field for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil; confrontation ends the round of the national competition
O Botafogo visit the America-MG on Thursday night, 30th, at 19:00 (Brasilia time), in a match valid for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, at the Raimundo Sampaio stadium, Independência. The hosts arrive for the confrontation facing a difficult moment this season, having been without a win for five matches.
To give you an idea, there were four defeats and a draw in the Brasileirão matches, with the most recent confrontation taking place last Saturday, 25th. At Maracanã, the team was surpassed by Flamengo 3-0 and made their situation even worse. With this defeat, Coelho went to the 15 points added, with four victories, three draws and seven defeats.
Channel – Athletistic
Thus, the team dropped to tenth place in the Brasileirão leaderboard, being in the first position of the relegation zone. As for the Copa do Brasil, América-MG was able to make its debut from the third stage onwards, and with that it did not find it difficult to overcome the CSA away from home, by 3-0, and at Independência, by 2-0.
On the other side, the Botafogo had more time to prepare for the duel for the Copa do Brasil, as the match against Coelho was postponed due to the classic against Fluminense. In the match, the team was surpassed by the score of 1 to 0, staying in the 18 points, being five victories, three draws and six defeats, going to occupy the tenth position in the table.
For the Copa do Brasil, the team from Rio also had the privilege of eating in the national competition from the third phase onwards. In its brief journey so far, the team has already surpassed the Ceilândia with two wins by equal scores. The first of them was a 3-0 at home, and the same marker was repeated in the opponent’s field.
Decision ahead! Tomorrow there’s BOTAFOGO in the Copa do Brasil! 🔥⚽️ #VamosBOTAFOGOpic.twitter.com/8IgG30fvmc
— Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) June 29, 2022
Where to Watch?
The match between América-MG x Botafogo will be broadcast through closed TV, by the channel “Sportv”, and also by the pay-per-view system of the “Premiere”. However, some sports sites such as “GE”, “Gazeta Esportiva”, “Goal.com” and “Placar UOL” broadcast on a minute-by-minute basis, with bids in real time.
Source: sportbuzz
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