Botafogo has a decisive night of Conmebol Libertadores this Wednesday, at 7pm, when they face Universitario, from Peru, in the third round of the group stage. Ahead, they will have the current Peruvian champion and vice-leader of Group D.
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Vice-leader of the Peruvian Championship, the team has characteristics of touching the ball and promises to come to make Glorioso uncomfortable. At least that is the expectation of journalist Jean Pierre Maraví, from the newspaper El Comercio.
– It’s a team that always plays from the defense field. Press exit. They have high blood pressure. I would say that he prioritizes keeping the goal clean and from then on looking for the opponent’s goal.
The “U” underwent a change in technical command recently. Jorge Fossati, former commander of Internacional, left in December, and Fabián Bustos, ex-América-MG, took over the team.
Despite this change, the team maintains a very similar base and an “eleven that can be taken from memory”, according to Jean Pierre. This connection and physical strength are two of the main qualities of Peruvians.
– The weak point is the lack of a goalscoring number nine, which is an issue that has not been corrected since last year and in crucial matches it can be costly – Maraví added.
The expectation is for a team to defend itself well at the Nilton Santos Stadium. Facing a powerhouse from Brazil, the Peruvian journalist believes that Universitario will not see a draw in Rio de Janeiro as a bad result.
Botafogo is bottom of Group D, with 0 points, and will need an almost perfect performance to advance to the round of 16. The match against Universitario is the first of a sequence of two home games.
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