Three days after eliminating Botafogo in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, Athletico Paranaense receives Alvinegro from Rio de Janeiro in Curitiba for the ninth round of Série A of the Brazilian Championship. In 11th place. Hurricane is looking for a victory to climb the table and also celebrate with the fans the classification in the middle of the week to the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. As for Botafogo, championship leader, the reunion may have a rematch atmosphere, due to the disqualification on Wednesday (31). The ball rolls from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Baixada. The duel will be broadcast by Rádio Nacional, with narration by André Luiz Mendes, comments by Waldir Luiz, reporting by Rodrigo Ricardo and news duty by Bruno Mendes. ⚽️🔴⚫️ Saturday of #Brasileirão! @redefuracao broadcasts Athletico x Botafogo, for all of Brazil, from 5:30 pm. /PZWHKJbaNw — Athletico Paranaense (@AthleticoPR) June 2, 2023 In the history of the confrontation, the people from Paraná have an advantage over the people from Rio de Janeiro. They won 26 of the 54 matches, against 20 triumphs by Botafogo – the rest were just draws. With high morale, the hosts are looking to recover in the Brasileirão, as they have suffered consecutive defeats in the last two rounds. Coach Paulo Turra should choose an alternative team this Saturday (3), already thinking about next Tuesday (6) when he will face Libertad (Paraguay) for the Copa Libertadores. Among the absences are midfielder Vitor Bueno (suspension) and defensive midfielder Fernandinho (injured). Athletico-PR must go to the field with: Bento; Khellven, Pedro Henrique, Thiago Heleno and Fernando; Erick, Christian and Alex Santana; Canobbio, Vitor Roque and Pablo. Related for the duel with Athletico-PR, this Saturday, for the Brasileirão. 📄⚽️ #VamosBOTAFOGO pic.twitter.com/hyPT6SsoEu — Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) June 2, 2023 Commanded by Portuguese coach Luis Castro, Botafogo is going through a quiet phase in the Brasileirão: it leads with 21 points, five more than Palmeiras, in second position. In today’s match, Castro will not be able to count on left-back Marçal, who injured his left knee in Wednesday’s game (31). The list of related players was published by the club on Friday night (2), and is valid both for tonight’s duel and for the confrontation against LDU, next Tuesday (6), for the Copa Sudamericana. Glorioso’s likely lineup should be with Lucas Perri; Di Plácido, Adryelson, Victor Cuesta and Hugo; Tchê Tchê, Lucas Fernandes and Eduardo; Junior Santos, Tiquinho Soares and Luís Henrique. * Collaboration of the intern Luiz Eduardo da Silva, under the supervision of Paulo Roberto Garritano Filho.
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