Botafogo collides with the post and is in a goalless draw with Nova Iguaçu

Excited after the victory in the derby against Fluminense, the Botafogo fan went to the Estádio Luso-Brasileiro willing to see another great performance. Even knowing that the reserves would be on the field. He didn’t find it. Against Nova Iguaçu, the alvinegro was even superior, but was unable to break through the opponent’s block and ended up in a goalless draw. In addition, he still lost striker Carlos Alberto, injured and heard boos after the final whistle.

Botafogo remained in third place with 10 points, but could be overtaken by Fluminense, who plays today against Volta Redonda. As Bangu tied in the round, the alvinegro has no chance of leaving the G-4 of the Guanabara Cup.

The reserves were on the field because coach Luís Castro repeated the strategy he used against Madureira and chose an alternative team. Of course, at the same time that the intention was to give opportunities to all athletes, there was a lack of harmony in a team that is not used to working together.

In the Luso-Brasileiro, Botafogo even started well. Matheus Nascimento was the captain for the first time and, despite being flustered in some moves, he created a good opportunity. Carlos Alberto was another one who did well. The attacker was being the best alvinegro athlete on the field until he got injured. He made Botafogo have a good offensive volume, made overtakes… He left a good impression even with a few minutes on the field.

The problem is that when the striker left the pitch for Luís Henrique to enter, Botafogo seemed to have left with him. As a bonus, he entered Nova Iguaçu’s stack, who committed many fouls and paralyzed the attacks in a hard way. Seeing the alvinegro drop in performance, Laranjão grew, betting on the aerial balls and even took danger for a few minutes.

Seeing the imminent danger, Luís Castro put some starters on the field. Marçal, Gabriel Pires, Tiquinho Soares and Victor Sá entered the second half and the technical level improved. Thus, more chances were created. Gustavo Sauer even hit the crossbar in one of the few inspirational moves.

Léo Índio even scored for Nova Iguaçu, but in offside. On Botafogo’s side, there wasn’t enough time to beat goalkeeper Max, who left the pitch after making some good saves in the final minutes. There was no goal, there were boos, especially for right-back Daniel Borges, the most criticized on the field.