Lucas Perri minimizes Botafogo’s goalless draw: “Balanced”

lucas perrigoalkeeper of Botafogoopened the game on the departure of Copa Sudamericana Against the LDU Quito, valid for the group stage. Alvinegro finished 0-0 and earned just one point for their campaign in the tournament, which kept the Ecuadorian team at the top of the table. Despite the scenario, the number 12 showed optimism with the result.

“We played a balanced game. Sudamericana game is always more complicated. The opponent had quality, knew how to behave well with our pressure in the first half. In the second half, we had most of the control of the game, we created opportunities, but we didn’t manage to score goals.”analyzed Perri after the duel.

“But the important thing is that we got the tie, we keep scoring, which is very important in this type of competition. We are alive in the competition and looking for the classification in first place”, completed. The return match, which will take place in Ecuador, is scheduled for June 6th. When questioned about the possibility of interference from the “altitude” factor, with a stadium 2,734 meters above sea level, Perri was categorical:

“Difficult, but I believe that, as they brought difficulties for us playing away from home, we will give them difficulties in Ecuador. We are going to play a balanced game and looking for victory as the Botafogo always do”, highlighted. It is worth noting that the squad from Rio has been undefeated for 13 matches in the season.

THE TEACHER’S TALK

Botafogo was 0-0 with LDU in a game held last Thursday night, the 4th. Even with the support of its fans at the Nilton Santos stadium, Glorioso was unable to overcome the rivals’ “anti-game”, and Luis Castro left the confrontation frustrated. The coach, in a press conference, did not hide that the idea was to come out with a victory in the last round of the Sudamericana and took the opportunity to sting his rivals and the arbitration.

“About what is the antigame proposed by the opponent in the match (LDU), I have a very clear opinion about it. The referee is in charge of the game and must have two decisive concerns in the game: controlling that there is fair play from the first to the last of the game and not allowing anti-play. Therefore, any arbitrator who does not have these two premises met, I will never agree“, he said. Check out the coach’s other quotes!