Fluminense and Botafogo play the first derby of the Carioca Championship this Sunday, at 6 pm (Brasília time), for the fifth round of the Guanabara Cup. The match will be at Maracanã. The confrontation is worth the leadership for Flu, while Alvinegro tries to enter the G-4. As it is a classic, the match will have the video referee feature.
Fernando Diniz goes with the starters for the classic. From the reserve team that drew 1-1 against Boavista last Thursday, only Keno and Giovanni are likely to start. Both dispute the vacancy with Yago, who has been used as a starter at the start of the season, in the position previously occupied by Matheus Martins. Who returns to the team is midfielder André, absent in the last game of the holders because of the birth of his son.
Botafogo arrives for the first derby of the year with the maximum force available. With the exception of the five injured players, Luís Castro will have all the athletes available for the duel at Maracanã. As he put an alternative team in the victory against Madureira, last Thursday, Luís Castro will put the starters to play. The main doubts are on the right wing, between Rafael and Daniel Borges, in the third place in midfield and in a place in the attack.
Guesses:
Both Teams To Score
Only Fluminense should score in the classic, valid for the Carioca Championship. Since neither team has scored many goals so far. Tricolor scored five times and Botafogo four times. And the principals have been campaigning better.
Number of Goals Scored
The expectation is of few balls in the net in the classic. Because, as previously mentioned, both teams scored few goals in Cariocão. In addition, they were also leaked a few times. Fluminense conceded only one goal and Botafogo, two.
