In this week 5 match on May 8th, Flamengo hosts Botafogo at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams in the ever popular Brasília derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 12th placed Flamengo, recorded a 2-1 win against Altos. Manoel struck first for Altos in the 62nd minute, but Pedro got the equalizer for Flamengo in the 66th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Joao Victor Gomes da Silva to cap off a wild match. Flamengo is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Botafogo is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Juventude. Isidro Pitta Saldívar struck first for Juventude in the 64th minute, but Diego Gonçalves got the equalizer for Botafogo in the 83rd minute earning them at least the one point. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Botafogo, their top scorers are Erison and Soares dos Santos, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Flamengo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Bruno Henrique and De Arrascaeta Benedetti, and they each have 1 goal.