Football Tips Flamengo vs Botafogo 22 July

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Flamengo and Botafogo face off in Maracanã for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. This duel is considered as a classic with much rivalry within Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo leads the championship with 27 points, winning 8, 3 draws and 2 losses. The team are unmotivated because of their first home defeat, 1-0 to São Paulo. Coach Maurício Barbieri will no longer be able to count on striker Vinicius Junior, who scored 4 goals in the competition, as the player was traded with Real Madrid. But there will be the presence of midfielder Lucas Paquetá, the main player of the team at the beginning of the competition. Diego, Everton Ribeiro and Léo Duarte are other highlights of the team. Botafogo is in 10th place with 17 points, with 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. The team is unmotivated by the defeat to Corinthinas away from home 2-0. Coach Marcos Paquetá bets on the opportunism of Kieza, the team’s top scorer with 5 goals scored.
STATISTICS AND IMPORTANT DATA

In the last 5 confrontations between the teams, were 3 wins of Flamengo and 2 victories of Botafogo.

Flamengo has the 2nd best attack of the competition, with 21 goals scored.

Flamengo has won 5 of the last 7 games.

Botafogo scored 7 goals in the last five games, while Flamengo scored 6 goals in the same period.

Flamengo is the team that mine won in the competition, with 8 wins in 13 games.

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Flamengo have a good time, despite their defeat in the last round, and they need a win to get away in the lead of the championship. Botafogo is in the middle of the table, and must win to not approach the relegation zone. The game promises to be apart, and because it is a classic and the characteristic offensive of Flamengo and counterattack of Botafogo, we believe in a match with at least 2 goals scored. Over 1.5 goals!