Week 38 brings us a match on Nov 13th, where Athletico PR will host Botafogo at Arena De Baixada in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Athletico PR, recorded a 0-2 loss against Internacional. Pedro Henrique scored the first goal for Internacional in the 63rd minute, then Mauricio added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Alan Patrick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletico PR couldn’t manage to score, and Internacional took the shutout win. Athletico PR is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Botafogo, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Atlético Mineiro. João Victor struck first for Botafogo in the 75th minute, then Tiquinho added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Lucas Fernandes In the end, Atlético Mineiro couldn’t muster any offence and Botafogo ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Botafogo should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sun Jul 24th, Botafogo hosted Athletico PR in their last match together. Botafogo won by a score of 2 to 0. Erison scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 19th minute, then J. Pereira dos Santos added another in the 54th minute In the end, Athletico PR was frustrated by Botafogo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botafogo ended the match with the shutout victory.
Botafogo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are J. Pereira dos Santos and Carlos Eduardo, and they each have 1 goal. Both Alex Santana and David Terans have been the hottest scorers for Athletico PR in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.