The coach had a week of training and should maintain Botafogo’s base to debut against Fortaleza this Thursday, 23
Even with a new commander, the Botafogo will take the field this Thursday, 23rd, against Strengthat Arena Castelaoin a delayed game of the 29th round of the Brazilian championship, with an already known tactic. The new coach Tiago Nunes should maintain the team’s base on his debut for the club.
With a week of training since arriving at the Rio club, the gaucho decided not to drastically change the starting eleven. In activities, Nunes sought to regain the players’ confidence and increase the intensity on the four lines. The base of the squad should be 4-2-3-1, which the coach used for much of his career.
The likely Botafogo team to take the field should be made up of Lucas Perri; Di Placido, Adryelson, Cuesta, Marcal; Marlon Freitas (Danilo Barbosa), Tche Tche;Junior Santos, Edward, Victor Sá; Tiquinho Soares (Diego Costa). The club is second in the championship with 60 points, but can regain the top of the table if they win, surpassing the Palm treeswith 62 points.
With an injury to his left ankle during the draw against RB Bragantino Two weeks ago, Tiquinho Soares only participated in two full training sessions with Tiago Nunes. Even though he was fully recovered, the number 9 had no contact with all the work of the week.
Source: sportbuzz
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