Botafogo will suffer the severe loss of two of its main footballers to face Universitario at the Monumental Stadium for the Copa Libertadores.
Shortly after the crucial duel with Universitario de Deportes for the Copa Libertadores at the Monumental Stadium, Botafogo made the tough decision to separate Diego Hernández and Óscar Romero from the team, and in this way both footballers will not travel to Lima. This news favors the meringues who need to win no matter what to stay alive in the competition.
As we know, the duel between Peruvians and Brazilians could define the future of those led by Fabián Bustos in the international competition, so any ‘advantage’ must be well used. It is under this premise that the losses in Botafogo are well received in Ate, taking into account that they are two important footballers.
“Botafogo reports that, for disciplinary reasons, athletes Romero and Diego Hernández will not continue with the Fortaleza delegation to Lima, where Botafogo will face Universitario, on Thursday (16), in the Conmebol Libertadores. Both return to Rio and will carry out separate activities in the coming days at CT Lonier” said the Brazilian team via Twitter.
This is how the Uruguayan and Paraguayan will stay in Brazil waiting to know their fate. Although it is not known exactly what their indiscipline was, it must have been a strong issue for coach Artur Jorge to decide to immediately separate them with just a few days left before such an important match for the Copa Libertadores.
How is the Universitario and Botafogo group doing?
The Group D of the Copa Libertadores is extremely tight because the difference between the leader and the bottom is only two units. In the first box Junior de Barranquilla goes with 6 points and is followed by Botafogo with the same score, then comes Universitario with 5 points and at the bottom of the table, with 4, is Liga de Quito.
This Tuesday, May 14, LDU will host the Colombian team for the fifth day of the tournament and if it wins, it would be the leader of the area. Meanwhile, on Thursday the 16th the ‘U’ will clash at the Monumental Stadium with the ‘Fogao’, and the creams could also be absolute leaders if they win, otherwise they could remain in the same box or even go to the bottom of the table.