With questions to set up the attack, with Santiago Rodríguez and Matheus Martins vying for a vacancy, the Botafogo face Universidad de Chile This Wednesday (02/04), at 21h30 (Brasília), for the first round of Libertadores. The match takes place at the Chilean National Stadium in Santiago. The game will have transmission on open TV at Globo (to Rio de Janeiro and part of Brazil) and pay by Paramount+ (streaming).
The stove comes from a 0-0 draw with Palmeiras, in the first game of Brasileirão. Universidad de Chile is in 9th place in the Chilean Championship and comes from defeat to Everton, away from home, 2-0.
Botafogo lineup against Universidad de Chile
The midfielder Savarino is out of the confrontation. He felt pain after a 0-0 draw with Palmeiras and is in Brazil for tests. Santiago Rodríguez and Matheus Martins are the options to play on the left.
Besides him, Angolan Bastos follows out. The defender, who has not acted against Palmeiras, is in full treatment of a left thigh injury.
Probable Botafogo lineup: John; Vitinho, Jair, Barboza and Alex Telles; Gregore, Marlon Freitas and Patrick de Paula; Artur, Santiago Rodríguez (Matheus Martins) and Igor Jesus. Technical: Renato Paiva.
Injured and suspended players
- Injured (s): Bastos and Savarino
- SUSPENDED (S): None
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Probable lineup of the Universidad de Chile
Castellón; Altamirano, Calderón and Zaldivia; Hormazabal, Polet, Marcelo Díaz, Charles Aranguiz and Sepúlveda; Di Yorio and Fernández. Technical: Gustavo Álvarez.
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Universidad de Chile X Botafogo: time and where to watch
- Libertadores 2025 – Group Phase – Round 1
- Data: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Time: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia)
- Local: National Stadium of Chile
- Transmission: Globo (open TV – RJ, ES, SC, DF, MT, Al, RN, PB, PI, AM, RR, AP, AC, Belo Horizonte, Juiz de Fora, Colonel Fabriciano, Montes Claros and Ituiutaba) and Paramount+ (streaming)
Botafogo moment
Botafogo lived a bad start to the departure of Arthur Jorge, being runner-up of the Brazilian Super Cup and Recopa South American. The team was also eliminated in the first phase of Carioca. With the arrival of coach Renato Paiva, the team hopes to resume the good phase of last season. At the coach’s debut, the stove drew 0-0 with Palmeiras, away from home.
Botafogo results
- 03/30 – Palmeiras 0 x 0 Botafogo – Brazilian Championship
- 03/22 – Botafogo 3 x 1 Novorizontino – friendly
- 27/02 – Botafogo 0 x 2 Racing -ARG – Recopa South American
- 23/02 – Vasco 1 x 0 Botafogo – Championship Carioca
- 02/20 – Racing -ARG 2 x 0 Botafogo – Recopa South American
Next Botafogo Games
- Universidad de Chile x Botafogo – 02/04 (Wednesday) – 21h30 (from Brasilia) – Libertadores
- Botafogo x Youth – 04/05 (Saturday) – 21h (Brasília) – Brazilian Championship
- Botafogo x Carabobo-Vene- 08/04 (Tuesday)- 19h (Brasília)- Libertadores
- Red Bull Bragantino x Botafogo – 12/04 (Saturday) – 16h (Brasilia) – Brazilian Championship
- Botafogo x São Paulo – 17/04 (Thursday) – 19h (from Brasilia) – Brazilian Championship
Botafogo classifications
- Libertadores: in the group stage
- Brazilian Championship: 14th place (1 point)
- Carioca Championship: eliminated in the first phase
- Super Cup do Brasil: runner-up
- South American Recopa: runner-up
