Week 24 brings us a match on Aug 28th, where Botafogo will play host to Flamengo in a meeting of these two Serie A teams in the ever popular Rio de Janeiro derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 14th placed Botafogo is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Juventude. Isidro Pitta Saldívar scored the first goal for Juventude in the 9th minute, then Junior Santos tied it up for Botafogo in the 61st minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Flamengo recorded a 1-1 draw against Palmeiras. Victor Hugo Gomes Silva struck first for Flamengo in the 29th minute, then Raphael Veiga tied it up for Palmeiras in the 66th minute on a feed from Dudu squeezing out at least the one point for Palmeiras. Flamengo is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On the 8th of May, Flamengo hosted Botafogo in their last match together. Botafogo won by a score of 1 to 0. Erison scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 51st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Flamengo was frustrated by Botafogo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botafogo ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lazaro Vinicius Marques has been the most prolific scorer on Flamengo in his last five matches with three goals. J. Pereira dos Santos and Erison are the top scorers for Botafogo in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.