After debuting with a 2-2 draw with Magallanes, in Chile, the Botafogo seeks this Thursday its first victory in Group A of the Copa Sudamericana. Glorioso receives César Vallejo, from Peru, starting at 9 pm (Brasília time) at Estádio Nilton Santos, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), for the second round. The Peruvians debuted losing at home to LDU by 2-1.
The match will be exclusively broadcast on the streaming Paramount+na internet.
The duel will mark Botafogo’s reunion with one of its main idols in recent history, Loco Abreu. The former Uruguayan striker, Rio champion for the club in 2010, is César Vallejo’s coach.
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Speaking of coach, Luís Castro is much more excited after the 2-1 that guaranteed a victorious debut in the Brazilian Championship. On Saturday the victim was São Paulo. But the idea is that César Vallejo also suffers in Niltão.
“Nilton Santos Stadium is very important for Botafogo and it was great to play at home again in the face of so many trips. I believe that the fans and this factor can help us a lot in this duel”, said Luís Castro, coach of Botafogo.
The Botafogo coach did not anticipate the lineup he intends to send to the field against César Vallejo. But the tendency is for him to maintain the base that defeated São Paulo over the weekend.
On the side of César Vallejo, Loco Abreu believes that his team is able to play a good role. But he seems touched by something else.
“I believe that I will receive affection from the fans. This meeting with the Botafogo fans will really be a fantastic night for me. I believe that we will be able to play a good game”, he said.
At the weekend, César Vallejo drew 1-1 with Atlético Grau in the Peruvian Championship. But he preserved his starters in this duel with an eye on the shock against Botafogo. The main highlight of the team is the top scorer Yorleys Mena.
DATASHEET
BOTAFOGO X CESAR VALLEJO-PER
Local: Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data: April 20, 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 21:00 (from Brasilia)
Referee: Maximiliano Ramirez (Argentina)
Assistants: Gabriel Chad (Argentina) and Sebastián Ranieri (Argentina)
WAS: Nicolas Lamolina (Argentina)
BOTAFOGO: Lucas Perri, Di Plácido, Víctor Cuesta, Adryelson and Rafael; Tchê Tchê, Danilo Barbosa, Eduardo and Gustavo Sauer; Luís Henrique and Tiquinho Soares
Technician: Luis Castro
CESAR VALLEJO: Carlos Grados, Jersson Vasquez, Renzo Garces, Carlos Cabello and Carlos Ascues; Jairo Velez, Frank Ysique, Stefano Olaya and Aldair Fuentes; Ray Vanegas and Yorleys Husband
Technician: Crazy Abreu
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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