Volta Redonda and Fluminense open the semifinals of the Carioca Championship this Sunday. The teams play the first leg of the match at 6 pm (Brasília time) at Raulino de Oliveira, in Volta Redonda, in the interior of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Despite the stumbling block in the last round of the Guanabara Cup, when they tied with Boavista, Voltaço arrives confidently for the semifinal: they have been shooting the best attack in the championship, with 27 goals (seven more than Fluminense and Vasco); there is the isolated top scorer for the State and the country in 2023, Lelê, with 12 goals; and has an example of victory and good performance against Tricolor in the shift to try to repeat the dose.
Rogério Correia has an internal reinforcement for the match: right-back Wellington Silva, formerly of Fluminense, returns after serving a suspension against Boavista and should be in the starting line-up. With that, the technician will have practically the maximum force at his disposal and must repeat the team only with the change of the wing. The only embezzlement is defender Daniel Felipe, who is still recovering from surgery on his left knee.
Guanabara Cup champion over Flamengo, Fluminense arrives excited for the game later on. Fernando Diniz could make a change in the starting line-up: he tested a tactical variation to reinforce the midfield and watched Lima and Gabriel Pirani in the Keno spot during training. John Kennedy, who returned from a loan from Ferroviária-SP, was not listed.
Bet 1: Both to score – 1.95
The Carioca Championship reached its semifinal stage and has a packed Fluminense facing Volta Redonda, which has a great campaign. From the recent games, there is a tendency of goals scored in this game. Therefore, it is a good guess to believe that both teams will score at least one goal in the Rio derby.
Bet 2: To have +0.5 goals in the 1st half – 1.44
When it comes to two very offensive teams in this Carioca Championship, it is a considerable guess to believe that at least one goal will be scored in the first 45 minutes of the duel between Volta Redonda and Fluminense.
To have +9.5 corners in the match – 1.66
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 Fluminense and Volta Rddonda on the Maracanã lawn.
