Brazilian: Flamengo and Botafogo dispute classic at Maracanã

Flamengo and Botafogo dispute the great classic of the third round of the Brazilian Championship. Starting at 4 pm (Brasília time) this Sunday (30) the teams will face off on the Maracanã lawn in a match that will be broadcast on Rádio Nacional. The Rubro-Negro seem to be finally finding themselves in the season after a real collection of failures under the command of the Portuguese Vitor Pereira. Now, with Argentine Jorge Sampaoli as coach, the Gávea team has already beaten Ñublense (Chile), for the Copa Libertadores, and Maringá, for the Copa do Brasil. However, in the Brazilian, the coach adds only one setback, for Internacional. When they have love for the “balloon”!😁❤️⚽#VamosFlamengo📸: Gilvan de Souza/ CRF pic.twitter.com/n6p0FAf2lw — Flamengo (@Flamengo) April 28, 2023 In Sampaoli’s opinion, Flamengo will win this Sunday he has to overcome the difficulty of having little training to prepare his team: “I think that, in Sunday’s game, we have to change a lot. If this does not happen, we will oscillate. Today the team needs consolidation. With little training time, it’s difficult, but we’re evolving well”. Rubro-Negro’s goal hopes are centered on striker Pedro. In a great phase, the striker played 20 games, in which he scored 21 goals, four of them in last Wednesday’s match (26) against Maringá. Botafogo, on the other hand, is experiencing a high moment in the season, with an unbeaten run that has lasted 11 games (nine wins and two draws). Glorioso makes a good start to the Brasileirão, with 100% success so far. 🤫〽️ #VamosBOTAFOGO📸 Vítor Silva/ BFR pic.twitter.com/N82ZVJ08Jj — Botafogo FR (@Botafogo) April 27, 2023 Despite not having a positive record against Flamengo, Botafogo coach, Portuguese Luís Castro, says that he is not interested in this issue of favoritism: “I, honestly, never quite understood the importance of favoritism in football. This is because football teaches so many lessons that it doesn’t matter who is, or who is not, the favorite […]. What matters most is the game itself, what is experienced. Classic is classic”. Broadcast by Rádio Nacional Rádio Nacional broadcasts Flamengo and Botafogo with narration by André Luiz Mendes, comments by Waldir Luiz, reporting by Maurício Costa and Bruno Mendes on duty. You can follow the National Ball Show here: * Collaboration by Pedro Dabés (trainee) under the supervision of Verônica Dalcanal.


Agência Brasil