After a poor first half, Vasco managed to play a great second half, turn the game around and beat Botafogo away from home with Carioca
O Vasco won the Botafogo this Sunday, the 18th, in another match valid for the Campeonato Carioca. The home team even scored two beautiful goals from Edwardbut Galdames, Lucas Piton It is Vegetti (2x) scored in Cruzmaltina’s comeback and secured three points for the team in the tournament.
The game was very busy from the beginning and it was clear that both teams really wanted a positive result. In the first minutes, Botafogo already saw a goal from Victor Sá be disallowed for offside, with the help of VAR, but he continued the game better and Eduardo scored with Tiquinho to hit a beautiful shot and open the account.
Fogão continued to press and command the actions of the match, but in a move that Payet had more space was enough to put the opponent in the game. The Frenchman gave a beautiful pass to Galdames at the edge of the area and the debutant tried twice, but managed to leave everything the same for Nilton Santos.
Just like the first, the second stage started with a bang, and the Vasco full-backs made all the difference in the team’s improvement. In the first minutes, Lucas Piton broke through on the left and received the ball in depth in the area, only needing to take the ball away. Cat to turn the confrontation around.
Some time later, and already taking control of the actions, Paulo Henrique took advantage of wrong domain Hugo, won the bid but suffered the penalty, awarded by the referee on the field. Top scorer Vegetti went for the ball and hit it in the middle to score another goal. In the end, he still had time for number 9 to complete a cross Pumita Rodríguez to make the room. Thinking that there was no more time for anything else, Eduardo made a beautiful effort after a corner and reduced the loss.
The player with the most assists in Ligue 1 this century, appearing when Vasco needs it.
He pulled a spectacular pass out of his hat, has a lot of vision for the game
We are talking about an attacking midfielder who had several outstanding seasons in Europe.
Payet is left in Brazil! pic.twitter.com/hUkG4O9hDG
— Sala12 (@OficialSala12) February 18, 2024
Source: sportbuzz
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