With great goals from Tiquinho and Júnior Santos, Botafogo defeated Fluminense, on the afternoon of this Sunday (8), and took a 9-point lead in the lead of the Brazilian Championship. In second place comes Red Bull Bragantino, followed by Grêmio, Palmeiras and Flamengo.
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The game
In the 19th minute of the first half, Júnior Santos received a beautiful pass from Tchê Tchê, dribbled past Fábio and scored Botafogo"s first goal.
Two minutes later, Tiquinho Soares received a pass from Júnior Santos and put it in the net, giving the match its final score. It is the number 9"s 15th goal in the competition, where he is the front-runner.
With the positive result, Glorioso reached 55 points and leads the Brasileirão. On Wednesday (18), Botafogo faces América Mineiro in the 27th round of the national tournament, at 7pm (Brasília time), at Arena Independência.
Life after Bruno Lage
After the match, Tiquinho Soares spoke about the Portuguese"s departure.
“[I want to] Make it very clear that the Botafogo group is closed, everyone is united. Unfortunately with our other coach we were unable to impose what he wanted. We have great players. It could be any coach who comes here, the most important one will always be Botafogo. I want to congratulate our team. We played a great game against a great opponent who is in the Libertadores final. It is to highlight our will. We continue together."
The club is now under the command of interim coach Lúcio Flávio.
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