Flamengo and Botafogo face each other on the night of this Wednesday, February 7, 2024, starting at 9:30 pm, in a game valid for the 7th round of the Campeonato Carioca. The duel will be played at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Flamengo
The Flamengo team remained undefeated this season, but was heavily criticized for its performance below expectations in the classic against Vasco, last Sunday and wants to present a better performance this Wednesday.
On that occasion, Rio’s Rubro-negro used the maximum strength available and showed defensive service to remain unscathed, even playing their fifth match with the main squad this season, without conceding goals in any of them.
Against Vasco, Flamengo even created opportunities as well, in addition to wasting a penalty at the end of the match, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw against the Cruzmaltinos.
Currently, the club is in sixth place on the Carioca Championship table, with 9 points achieved so far, only one less than Madureira, who opens the G-4 of the competition.
In the last 5 games played, 2 wins, 3 draws and no defeats were recorded. During this period, the Flamengo team defeated Sampaio Corrêa-RJ and Audax-RJ, in addition to drawing with Portuguesa-RJ, Nova Iguaçu and also Vasco.
Acting as home team, the Flamengo team recorded a recent campaign with 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Botafogo
While on the other side is the Botafogo squad, which in turn has not lost in three consecutive matches, but also comes under pressure for this match, considering that they drew the two previous games at home with performances far below expectations.
Glorioso faced off against Nova Iguaçu over the weekend and ended up in a 2-2 draw in a match that followed the 1-1 draw against Portuguesa-RJ.
At the moment, the black-and-white club is in second place on the Carioca Championship table, with 11 points achieved so far, having only two points above its current opponent and, therefore, any setback could cost it dearly.
In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat. During this period they beat Bangu and Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, drawing with Nova Iguaçu and also with Portuguesa-RJ, in addition to losing to Boavista.
Playing as a visitor, the Botafogo team recorded a recent campaign with 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Conclusion:
Listed as favorites for having a technically more qualified squad, Flamengo still has a lot to adjust in the offensive sector, however, defensively the team presents notable progress, considering that it did not concede a single goal in the matches it played with its main squad and should have enough strength to conquer a victory against Botafogo.