BOTAFOGO IN COMEBACK WIN OVER AVAI

Botafogo are back to winning ways in the Brazilian Serie A after the 2-1 comeback win over hosts Avai on Thursday night. Botafogo scored twice in the second half to turn the game on its head having trailed to the home team at the half-time interval.

Avai striker Guilherme Bissoli scored the first goal of the game from the penalty spot on 11 minutes. His goal gave hosts Avai an advantage at the end of the first 45 minutes.It took just four second half minutes for Botafogo to get back into the game thanks to the goal from Argentine defender Victor Cuesta. Botafogo made it two goals in seven minutes when Tiquinho gave the away team the lead for the first time in the game. The visitors thereafter held on to take the three points at stake. Continue reading “BOTAFOGO IN COMEBACK WIN OVER AVAI”

BOTAFOGO ON TWO-MATCH WINLESS RUN

Botafogo are one a two-match winless run in the league after the 1-1 draw with Ceara last weekend. They are yet to win a game since the home victory over Athletico Paranensein a league game played towards the end of last month. Botafogorecorded a 2-0 win over Athletico at home on that occasion thanks to a goal in each half. Erison scored the first goal of the game on 19 minutes in the before the lead was doubled by Jeffinhonine minutes into the second half.

The home win over AthleticoParanense was followed by a narrow defeat at the hands of hosts Corinthians for Botafogo. They gave a good account of themselves during the game only to lose narrowly to Corinthians away from home. It must be pointed out that Corinthians are the second best team in the Brazilian top flight as they are six points adrift of league leaders Palmeiras ahead of the meeting of the the top two teams this weekend. An home win for Corinthians over Palmeiras will cut the gap to just three points at the top of the table. For the latestBotafogo game, Gustavo Silva scored the only goal of the game on 27 minutes to give Corinthians the three points at stake. Continue reading “BOTAFOGO ON TWO-MATCH WINLESS RUN”

                   PREVIEW: BOTAFOGO VS SAO PAULO – PREDICTION AND TEAM NEWS

Current title contenders Sao Paulo have a chance to capture their first road victory of this Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A campaign when they head to Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos to face relegation-threatened Botafogo on Thursday. Fogo are winless in their previous five domestic encounters, while Tricolor Paulista have points in nine straight league contests and are sitting in third.


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At the moment, times are tough for the newly-promoted club from Rio, who have dropped four consecutive matches, sliding down into the final relegation position with 12 points. Losing to the likes of Palmeiras can be understood, given their talent and top-flight experience, but Botafogo have failed to earn any points versus teams near them in the table, as three of their last four defeats have come against sides who were with them in Serie B a season ago (Coritiba, Goias and Avai). Continue reading ”                   PREVIEW: BOTAFOGO VS SAO PAULO – PREDICTION AND TEAM NEWS”

BOTAFOGO WIN THREE SUCCESSIVE GAMES

Botafogo have now won their last three games in all competitions after coming from behind to beat Fortaleza 3-1 at home in the Brazilian Serie A. Botafogo came into the game on the back of the 6-0 aggregate thumping ofCeilandia in the third round of the Brazilian Cup. Botafogobeat the Serie D side 3-0 away from home in the first leg before they repeated the win at home in the second leg last week Friday.


The current three-match winning run for Botafogo started on the back of the 1-1 home draw with Juventude in the league. It began with the 1-0 league win at Flamengoin what was their penultimate league match till date.Botafogo made it two wins in a row in all competitions with the 3-0 home win over Ceilandia in their Brazilian Cup third round second leg clash. Continue reading “BOTAFOGO WIN THREE SUCCESSIVE GAMES”

BOTAFOGO TRIED TO SIGN COSTA BEFORE MLS MOVE

With Douglas Costa sealing his move to United States Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy in the January winter transfer window, it has been revealed that he was wanted by a number of other clubs but he eve tuslly decided to leave Europe and move to the United States. Before joining LA Galaxy, Costa left Juventus and joined a Brazilian club on loan where he spent last season. The idea was for him to get more game time away from the Italian Serie A giants as he was finding it hard to do so in Turin. The major reason for that was so he could get more minutes under his belt so getting a new club for him would be easier.

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German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund were said to have inquired a out his availability but he decided against moving to the Signal Iduna Park havubg already played for their direct rivals, Bayern Munich a couple of years ago. Russian side Zenit St Petersburg were also mentioned as one of the clubs that wanted to sign him, while he also received offers from Lyon, Lille, as well as Wolfsburg. Although he did not reveal his reasons, during his unveiling as a Los Angeles Galaxy player, he stated that he did not want to remain in Europe and wanted to join a foreign club in a foreign country.
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BOTAFOGO LINKED WITH MOVE FOR MARCELO

Real Madrid skipper Marcelo has been linked with a return to his native Brazil ahead of the January transfer window. It has been reported that Brazilian club Botafogo are keen on signing Marcelo who became the Real Madrid captain when the Spanish club decided not to extend the contract of former captain Sergio Ramos. Spanish international Ramos ended his long career at Real Madrid spanning 17 years to sign for French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) as a free agent.

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The interest of Botafogo in Marcelo was revealed by Brazilian media portal Torcedores as it was disclosed that they are leading the race to sign the Brazilian left-back. Botafogo are said to be eyeing a free transfer move for the player at the end of the 2021/22 season.
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BOTAFOGO WANTED WILLIAN BEFORE CORINTHIANS MOVE

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Just when it looked like former Arsenal star Willian was short of options when he was looking for a move away from the Emirates Stadium, it has been revealed that the reverse was actually the case. The Brazilian star was told that he was no longer needed at Arsenal by manager Mikel Arteta and that had to start looking for another club here he will be continuing his career. The former Chelsea star was one of the highest earners at Arsenal and there was no way the Gunners could keep affording to pay his huge salary despite him not turning up for them and putting in strong performances every turn he was on the pitch representing the club.

After it first broke out that he would be leaving Arsenal in the summer, a number of clubs started to approach him over a possible move. It was repeated that Greek League outfit Olympiakos were interested in acquiring his services as they looked to snap up him and his former teammate David Luiz but the move did not materialize and then he began to attract some attention from some clubs in the Brazilian Serie A. Continue reading “BOTAFOGO WANTED WILLIAN BEFORE CORINTHIANS MOVE”

BOTAFOGO WINLESS AWAY RUN CONTINUES

Botafogo have been largely poor away from home since the new Brazilian SerieB season started and that poor run continued when they faced CRB on Tuesday night. In what was a tenth round clash in the Brazilian Serie B this season, hosts CRB came from behind to beat Botafogo 2-1 at the Estadio Rei Pele in Maceio.

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CRB goalkeeper Diogo Silva was impressive in the opening minutes of the encounter with Botafogo who are in the Brazilian Serie B after suffering relegation from the top division at the end of last season. Botafogo dominated the opening exchanges but could not score an early goal thanks to the heroics of the aforementioned Silva.
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COSTA DECLINED BOTAFOGO BEFORE JOINING GREMIO

Former Juventus winger Douglas Costa who recently completed a switch back to Brazil to join the country’s Serie A club Gremio has revealed that Botafogo were also interested in signing him but he was solely focused on joining his former club. The winger was deemed surplus to requirements at Juventus by Andrea Pirlo and was not allowed another chance to prove himself with the Old Lady.

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The Brazilian winger was sent out on loan to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich as the Italian club tried to offer him a shot at proving himself elsewhere in a bid to help him rediscover his form so he could fight for his place in the team. However, he was not able to find his form at the Allianz Arena and was eventually sent back to Juventus where he was told that he was no longer needed.
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