Keeping an eye on the leadership of the Brazilian championshipo Botafogo face the Fortaleza this Sunday (12) at 4pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 6th round.
Fogão lost its lead last weekend, when it lost to Bahia, 2-1, at Nilton Santos, and fell to 3rd place, with 9 points. Still undefeated, the Fortaleza is in 12th place, with 6 points.
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The two teams took to the field in the middle of the week for international competitions. O Botafogo won from LDUfrom Ecuador, 2-1, and entered the group D classification zone of the CONMEBOL Libertadores; Leão do Pici lost 100% success after being beaten by Potosi Nationalfrom Bolivia, by 4 to 1, but remains leader of group D of CONMEBOL South American.
Where to watch Fortaleza x Botafogo?
Starting between Fortaleza e Botafogo this Sunday (12), at 4pm (Brasília time), there will be a broadcast of Globo (open TV) and Premiere (pay-per-view).
Predictions for Fortaleza x Botafogo
Nathália Ferrão: Fortaleza 1 x 2 Botafogo
Paulo Cobos: Fortaleza 1 x 1 Botafogo
Rafael Marques: Fortaleza 1 x 1 Botafogo
Raphael Prates: Fortaleza 1 x 1 Botafogo
Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE) Buda Mendes/Getty Images
Probable lineups for Fortaleza x Botafogo
Juan Pablo Vojvoda has the return of some starters who were preserved against Potosi National, such as right-back Tinga, midfielder Pochettino and midfielder Hércules. The first two still entered during the 2nd half of the last game.
The likely Fortaleza It is: João Ricardo; Tinga, Brítez, Titi and Bruno Pacheco (Felipe Jonatan); José Welison, Hércules and Pochettino; Pikachu, Lucero (Renato Kayzer) and Machuca (Breno Lopes).
Given the marathon of games and the importance of the confrontation against Universityin Peru, next Thursday (15), by Libertadorescoach Artur Jorge can rotate the squad Botafogo. Junior Santos, for example, must be one of those preserved, as well as Savarino.
The initial formation of the Stove must be: John; Ponte, Bastos (Lucas Halter), Barboza and Cuiabano; Gregore (Danilo Barbosa), Tchê Tchê, Luiz Henrique (Patrick de Paula) and Jeffinho; Óscar Romero and Diego Hernandez.
Fortaleza x Botafogo Arbitration:
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Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
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Assistants: Guilherme Dias Camilo and Leone Carvalho Rocha
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WAS: Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira