With Jair as doubt and with the embezzlement of Gregore, suspended, Botafogo faces Palmeiras this Saturday (06/28) at 13h (Brasília), for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. The duel will be at Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, in the United States, and will be broadcast by Globo, SporTV, Cazétv and Dazn.
Botafogo qualified in second place in Group B, with six points, behind only PSG due to tiebreaker criteria. Palmeiras passed in the first place in Group A, with five points.
Botafogo lineup against Palmeiras
Coach Renato Paiva must repeat the lineup of the game against Atletico Madrid, exchanging only Gregore, who is suspended after receiving yellow card against the Spanish team.
There is a doubt that who will enter to replace the steering wheel. The Cuiabano defender, being able to act as a left tip, emerges as the main possibility.
Defender Jair is also a doubt for the duel and can be replaced by Kaio Fernando. Besides him, the other defender in the cast of the stove for the World Cup dispute is David Ricardo, as Bastos, injured, was cut.
Probable Botafogo lineup: John; Vitinho, Jair (Kaio Fernando), Barboza and Alex Telles; Allan and Marlon Freitas; Artur, Savarino and Cuiabano; Igor Jesus.Technical: Renato Paiva.
Botafogo embezzlement
- Suspended: Gregore.
- Injured: Bastos and Matheus Martins.
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Probable Palmeiras lineup
Weverton; Giay (Marcos Rocha), Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno, Richard Ríos and Mauricio; Stephen, Facundo Torres and Vitor Roque (Flaco López). Technical: Abel Ferreira.
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Botafogo x Palmeiras: time and where to watch
- Club World Cup – Eighth Final
- Date: Saturday, June 28
- Time: 13h (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: Globo (open TV), SporTV (closed TV, with retransmission on the streaming Globoplay by signing package), Cazétv (Youtube, Disney+, PrimeVideo and Sky+) and Dazn (streaming).
Botafogo results
- 06/23 – Atletico de Madrid 1 x 0 Botafogo – World
- 06/19 – PSG 0 x 1 Botafogo – World
- 06/15 – Botafogo 2 x 1 Seattle Sounders – World
- 06/04 – Botafogo 3 x 2 Ceará – Brasileirão
- 01/06 – Santos 0 x 1 Botafogo – Brasileirão
Next Botafogo Games
- 06/28 – 13h – Palmeiras x Botafogo – Club World Cup
- To define – Vasco x Botafogo – Brasileirão
- 07/15 (Tuesday) – 9:30 pm (from Brasilia) – Botafogo x Vitória – Brasileirão
- 07/20 (Sunday) – 5:30 pm (from Brasilia) – Sport x Botafogo – Brasileirão
Botafogo Classification
- Club World Cup: Eighth Final (against Palmeiras)
- Libertadores: in the round of 16 (against LDU-EQU)
- Brasileirão: 8th place (18 points in 11 games)
- Copa do Brasil: in the round of 16 (against Red Bull Bragantino)
