At Nilton Santos, Botafogo hold penultimate training before facing Vasco | OneFootball

This Tuesday, Botafogo held their penultimate training session before the clash against Vasco da Gama, for the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. The session took place at Nilton Santos – the Glorioso’s stadium – which will host the decisive match for a spot in the semifinals. The ball gets rolling at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) this Thursday.

In images released by Botafogo, the squad, led by Davide Ancelotti, held a technical and tactical training session, with a practice match in a reduced space. Fogão will have one more training session this Wednesday, making the final adjustments before the match against Cruzmaltino.

The first meeting between the rivals, held at São Januário, ended in a 1-1 draw. Therefore, whoever wins by the minimum margin secures a direct spot in the semifinals of the competition. Another draw will take the decision to penalties. Whoever advances will face the winner of the match between Fluminense and Bahia.

Botafogo comes in motivated, after a 4-1 thrashing of Red Bull Bragantino, again at Nilton Santos. The Glorioso has not been defeated in three games, with two wins and a draw, remaining confident for the decisive classic.

Vasco, on the other hand, comes into the classic in a delicate situation in the Brazilian league, currently occupying 5th place with 35 points, but coming off a victory last Sunday, when they beat Sport 3-2 at Ilha do Retiro. With the return of Cuesta, the coach will have another option to reinforce the defense in the decision against Botafogo, right after the FIFA break.

The match, therefore, promises to be a true do-or-die encounter, as both clubs remain only in the Copa do Brasil and the Brazilian Championship, after being eliminated from their continental tournaments — Botafogo from the Libertadores, and Vasco from the Sudamericana.

This Monday, both teams announced that tickets for the match at Nilton Santos have been completely sold out.

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