Champion of the Libertadores and the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo arrived with a lot of morale to compete in the Intercontinental Cup – the 2024 Club World Cup. Against Pachuca, from Mexico, this Wednesday (11/12), Glorioso was considered the frank favorite to advance to the semi-final. However, the Rio team was unable to impose its football and was surprised with a 3-0 defeat. The goals were scored by Idrissi, Deossa and Rondón.
Now, Pachuca advances to face Al-Ahly, from Egypt, in a match valid for the semifinals of the Intercontinental Cup. The game takes place on Saturday (14/12), at 2pm, also at stadium 974. The winner of this clash faces Real Madrid in the big decision.
Botafogo finally ends its glorious season after winning the Libertadores and Brasileiro.
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⌚️ MF | 🇧🇷 Botafogo 0-3 PACHUCA 🌪️
DOHA IS OVER! THE PACHUCA FOOTBALL CLUB WINS AND ADVANCES IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL CUP! 🤍💙 |
— Club Pachuca (@Tuzos)
Botafogo x Pachuca: how it was
With Alex Telles, Marlon Freitas, Savarino and Almada rested, Botafogo faced difficulties in technically imposing themselves on Pachuca, who pressed and made it difficult for the opponent to get the ball out. Glorioso tried to counterattack using long balls, resulting in a truncated game, without great emotions in its first stage.
In Botafogo’s arrivals, mainly in conclusions from Ponte, Luiz Henrique and Matheus Martins, the team was unable to finish with quality. On the other side, with Rondón running into the Rio defence, the opportunities created with Pachuca’s teammates did not create any major problems for John either.
At the beginning of the second half, Botafogo started disorganized, making mistakes when passing the ball, which opened up space for Pachuca to open the scoring with a great goal from Idrissi, who broke through the opponent’s defense before shooting hard at John’s corner.
Little by little, Botafogo began to organize itself in the match, mainly with the entry of its starters. However, despite maintaining possession of the ball and circulating the Pachuca area, Glorioso became vulnerable to counterattacks.
At 20, after an error in the ball, Pachuca increased the score. Pedroza stole the ball, passed it to Deossa on the left, who dodged the defender and shot hard at John, who accepted it.
With the loss on the scoreboard, Botafogo started to put pressure on Pachuca. However, the Mexican team closed down, which made it difficult for Glorioso to arrive.
On the counterattack, Pachuca killed the game at 34. From the right, Deossa advanced, turning the game over to Idrissi, who was late for Rondón to make the first kill.
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Botafogo x Pachuca: goals
In the 4th minute of the second half, Idrissi opened the scoring with a great goal: the Moroccan advanced from the right, passed two, made a pass and left Adryelson and Alexander Barboza on the ground before shooting to John’s right.
WHAT A GOAL FROM PACHUCA, MANÉ! 👀😮💨 Idrissi made a brilliant move inside the Botafogo area and put this painting there! But there’s still a lot of game…
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— CazéTV (@CazeTVOficial)
At 20, Pachuca scored the second goal after an error with the ball. Pedroza stole the ball, passed it to Deossa on the left. The midfielder feinted and kicked hard, at John, who accepted it.
WHAT HAPPENED TO BOTAFOGO? 😳
Deossa extends it to Pachuca with a cross kick! Things are complicated… 🤯
— CazéTV (@CazeTVOficial)
Pachuca killed the game at 34. In a counterattack on the right, Odessa turned the game over to Idrissi, who was late for Rondón to make the first kill.
IT’S BEEN A TOUR, MANÉ! 😳 RONDÓN MAKES THE THIRD OF PACHUCA AGAINST BOTAFOGO! 3×0, no one expected that… 🤯🤯🤯
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— CazéTV (@CazeTVOficial)
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Botafogo x Pachuca: lineups
Botafogo:John; Mateo Ponte (Tiquinho Soares), Adryelson, Alexander Barboza and Cuiabano; Gregore, Allan (Marlon Freitas) and Eduardo (Almada); Matheus Martins (Savarino), Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus (Júnior Santos). Coach: Arthur Jorge
Pachuca: Dark; Luis Rodríguez, Barreto (Cabral), Micolta and Bryan González; Pedraza, Montiel and Bautista (Deossa); Arturo González (Mena), Idrissi and Salomon Rondón. Technician: Guillermo Almada.
Yellow cards: Cuiabano (BOT); Bryan González, Arturo González (PAC)
Red cards: there was none
Goals: Idrissi (PAC), 5 minutes into the 2nd half; Deossa (PAC), 20 minutes into the 2nd half; Salomon Rondón (PAC), 34 minutes into the 2nd half.
