SOCCER
Glorioso faces Pachuca, from Mexico, this Wednesday (11), in Qatar
Published on December 10, 2024 at 5:17 pm
Artur Jorge in Botafogo training at the 974 Stadium, in Qatar Credit: Vítor Silva/Botafogo
Resilience. This is the watchword at Botafogo in search of the dream of conquering the world. In a press conference held this Tuesday (10), in Doha, coach Artur Jorge commented on the squad’s spirit for the Intercontinental Cup.
After overcoming a plane journey that lasted more than 14 hours, the Portuguese coach stated that the difficulties will serve as fuel to motivate the group even more.
“The desire to win titles will overcome tiredness. We know the difficulties, but today we are proud to be here. We finished a difficult championship (Brasileirão), where we were winners. We only had one day of work here and we need to adapt to the schedule. But the squad is determined”, said the coach.
In the interview, Artur Jorge confirmed what was already predicted: defender Bastos has not recovered from his thigh injury and is out of the match against Pachuca, from Mexico, scheduled for this Wednesday (11), at 2pm (Brasília time). ), for the quarterfinals of the competition.
Defender Adryelson, who replaced the athlete in the Copa Libertadores decision and in the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship, continues to be at the core of the Botafoguense defense.
Alex Telles was also present at the press conference and said that the secret to getting through the stage is to maintain what is being done.
“Botafogo has its philosophy, its stance. Playing in this competition is a wonderful feeling and now we have to do our best and make this game a historic moment”, he stated.
