Botafogo gets ready, beats Flamengo and becomes leader in the Brasileirão

On the afternoon of this Sunday, the 30th, the Botafogo entered the field to compete in the third round of the Brasileirão. With the aim of seeking the three points and taking the lead, Glorioso visited the rival Flamengo and won. By taking advantage of the mistakes of the sampaolithe team of Luis Castro won by 3 to 2, reached nine points and took over the top of the table.

From the first half, Rubro-Negro dominated the actions and sought to open the scoring. At four minutes Vidal received a cross inside the area and stamped the crossbar. At eleven, Scallion had a good chance, but stopped in the goalkeeper’s defense. Always with an eye on the counterattack, Botafogo took a while to find space, but when they found it, they did well.

At 27 minutes, victor sa was knocked down by wesley inside the area and saw the referee point out the whitewash mark. In billing, Tiquinho Soares opened the score. 1 to 0. Already at 34 minutes, Botafogo almost widened with a shot from the middle of the street, but Tiquinho missed the mark. To close the first step, Danilo Barbosa completed corner kick and extended in additions. 2 to 0. Halftime!

On the way back to the second half, Flamengo applied an intense pace and created two great chances to score. On the first throw, Everton Ribeiro launched Gabriel, who was in front of the goal, but shot weakly. At two minutes, the number ten had another opportunity, but Perri defended. Already at four, Botafogo got complicated for good.

After committing a very hard foul on Cebolinha, Rafael received the second yellow and was expelled. Excited about having an extra player, Flamengo almost scored with Cebolinha, but Perri made a great save. Faced with immense pressure, Botafogo succumbed. At 12 minutes, Fabricio Bruno crossed and found Leo Pereira, which tested for the background of the network. 2 to 1.

Cornered, Botafogo had the chance to kill the game. At 24 minutes, Luis Henrique advanced in counterattack and stopped in the defense of saints. After the missed opportunities, Luís Castro’s team, who was expelled, got excited and scored the third. At 26, Tche Tche made a great move and passed it to Tiquinho to score. 3 to 1. Already at 41, Léo Pereira discounted. 3 to 2. End of story!

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