Center forward Tiquinho Soares suffered a muscle injury to his thigh and will be absent at Botafogo for at least six weeks. The player felt the problem in the 3-1 victory over Universitario, in the Libertadores.
Tiquinho feels pain in his right leg and asks for a substitution against Universitario
If the prediction established by Glorioso’s medical department is fulfilled, the number 9 will only play again after June 7th. The first game after that date is against Athletico-PR at the Nilton Santos Stadium, which does not yet have a date set by the CBF.
See the games that Tiquinho could be absent from:
- Flamengo x Botafogo – 11am – 28/04
- Botafogo x Vitória – 7pm – 02/05
- Botafogo x Bahia – 6:30 pm – 05/05
- Botafogo x LDU – 9:30 pm – 05/08
- Fortaleza x Botafogo – 4pm – 12/05
- Universitario x Botafogo – 11pm – 16/05
- Corinthians x Botafogo – no date set
- Vitória x Botafogo – 7pm – 21/05
- Botafogo x Fluminense – no date set
- Junior Barranquilla x Botafogo – 7pm – 28/05
- Grêmio x Botafogo – 9pm – 01/06
The injury further increases Artur Jorge’s headaches in the offensive sector. Botafogo had already lost Matheus Nascimento, who will be sidelined for four months due to a serious muscle injury, and Janderson, recently traded to Vitória.
Against Universitario, the coach’s solution was to put Eduardo in Tiquinho’s place. An original midfielder, the number 33 acted as a kind of second striker, while Júnior Santos, who normally plays this role, was the main center forward.
Since Artur Jorge’s arrival, Júnior Santos has always worked in a centralized role, marked by freedom to float. The tendency is for the number 11 to become the center forward, taking Tiquinho’s place.
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