But then the board insisted that it insisted that it insisted on a coach, Bruno Lage, who doesn’t have that much of a CV to deserve the good will on the part of the SAF Botafoguense board. Contract only until the end of the year. Clearly, this was the Portuguese who most unwillingly came to Brazil.
And it went wrong. It’s that simple, it went wrong. Botafogo drew this Monday against Goiás, in a game they had to win – especially because the round, as expected, was complicated for the theoretical would-be “hunters”. After everything that happened in the last few matches, this was the round for Botafogo to win and give a blow to the table. “Forget it. We’re fooling around, but everything is under control.” It wasn’t like that at all.
The impression today is that nothing is under control. The 13-point advantage left by Caçapa is now 7 for Bragantino. And 8 for Grêmio and Palmeiras. And 9 for Flamengo. It’s a lot, but it’s not much. It’s a good lead, but there are still 13 rounds to go, a third of the championship, and Botafogo’s curve is downward. “Stupid”, says the fans to Lage, the coach who left Tiquinho Soares on the bench. Wrong, they are not.
Nothing that one or two victories won’t put back in place. But, at this moment, it is difficult to see when these victories will come. When Bruno Lage asked for the hat, after the defeat to Flamengo, SAF should have accepted quickly. Did not accept. And now? How long will you hold on?
Okay, it’s good to have a project. But there is no project capable of giving Botafogo as good a chance of becoming Brazilian champion as it does today. We need to act now, before it is too late.
2023-10-03 02:44:45
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