In dispute for the top of the Guanabara Cup table, Botafogo and Flamengo face each other this Saturday, at 6 pm (Brasília time). The match will be held at Mané Garrincha, in Brasília, for the ninth round of Carioca. The rivals are separated by four points, with the red-blacks ahead of three games to finish the first phase. The top four qualify for the semifinals of Carioca 2023.
Luís Castro has many absences in the defensive system. Rafael, Adryelson and Philipe Sampaio, and still runs the risk of Cuesta being vetoed. The Argentine did not train on Friday and, although he traveled with the group to Brasília, he is doubtful for the classic. Daniel Borges, Carli and Segovia are favorites to enter. Marçal and Carlos Alberto, recovered from physical problems, and Patrick de Paula, who was suspended, return.
With a reserve team and without Wesley, injured, Flamengo will go to the field with a new scheme of three defenders and two defensive midfielders. Among the professionals, names like Rodrigo Caio, Pablo, Matheuzinho, Pulgar, Marinho and Cebolinha will win the chance.
Tips and Bets:
Both score – 1.78
For those who want to risk a little more, the option that both teams will score at least one goal in the match is also a good guess for this confrontation, considering the technical balance and because it is a game between the two current leaders of the Campeonato Carioca.
For there to be +1.5 goals in the match – 1.40
Botafogo and Flamengo enter the field for another classic in the history of the Carioca Championship. With an even game, it is a considerable guess for this match to believe that the match will have at least two goals scored.
To have +9.5 corners in the match – 1.57
Taking into account the statistics of the two teams, there is a good tendency for several corner kicks to be scored in the game, and it is a good guess to believe that at least ten corners will be scored in the game between Botafogo and Flamengo at Mané Garrincha
