check schedule, where to watch and lineups

In a match valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, Cuiabá receives Botafogo on the night of this Thursday (22), at 8 pm (Brasília time), at the Pantanal Arena. The duel that puts Dourado and Glorioso face to face will be broadcast on Premiere (pay per view).

The confrontation is the first official commitment between Cuiabá and Botafogo in the last 12 days – since the national and continental competitions have stopped due to Data Fifa – and marks the meeting between two teams with very different campaigns. While the team from Mato Grosso is in 16th place, on the edge of the relegation zone, the alvinegro team is the leader of the Brasileirão, with eight wins in ten games.

However, it is Cuiabá that has the historical advantage of the confrontation. In the five games against Botafogo, there were three triumphs, one draw and only one setback for Dourado, which happened in the first duel between them, in 2019. Last year, the Mato Grosso team won both at home and in Rio de Janeiro, both by the score of 2 to 0.

In 2023, Botafogo seeks to maintain the great stage and expand the lead to five points at the top of the Brazilian Championship – yesterday (21), vice-leader Palmeiras visited Bahia at Arena Fonte Nova and lost by 1-0, keeping with 22 points. If Cuiabá wins, Glorioso will reach 27 out of 33 disputed.

For tonight’s match, Dourado will not be able to count on its two main players inside and outside the four lines. In addition to the absence of striker Deyverson, suspended due to the accumulation of three yellow cards, the team will not have the presence of coach Antonio Oliveira. This week, the captain is in Portugal to complete a professional course at UEFA headquarters.

Meanwhile, Botafogo will have some important absences. Midfielders Lucas Fernandes and Gabriel Pires and striker Matías Segovia felt discomfort in today’s training and should be out. In addition to these, midfielder Eduardo will also be embezzled (suspension).

Check out the probable lineups

cuiabá: Walter; Matheus Alexandre, Marllon, Alan Empereur, Rikelme; Fernando Sobral, Filipe Augusto, Denilson; Jonathan Cafu, Pitta, Wellington Silva. Technician: Bruno Lazaroni (assistant).

Botafogo: Lucas Perri; DiPlácido, Adryelson, Cuesta, Hugo; Tchê Tchê, Marlon Freitas, Breno (Matheus Nascimento or Danilo Barbosa); Junior Santos, Tiquinho Soares, Victor Sá (Luís Henrique). Technician: Luis Castro.

Featured photo: Cuiabá x Botafogo. Reproduction/EMD