Chasing a third title in Qatar, full-back eyes Brazilian-heavy decider | OneFootball

A starter in every Al Sadd match in the current Qatar Stars League season, left-back Paulo Otavio spoke about the importance of Saturday’s clash against Al Rayyan in the final stretch of the competition. Top of the league, Al Sadd holds a four-point lead over second place and is looking to bounce back after two straight defeats.

The match features Brazilians on both sides. For Al Sadd, besides Paulo Otavio, Roberto Firmino and Giovani are also in the squad. Al Rayyan has Róger Guedes, Wesley, Gabriel Pereira, and Gregore.

“It’s an important game for the standings. We know our opponents well and the quality of the Brazilian players on the other side. Our focus is to win to stay top and keep depending only on ourselves,” said the full-back.

Paulo Otavio leads the league’s defenders in tackles, with 53. In the overall competition rankings, he sits second, behind only Gregore, who has 55 for Al Rayyan. The Al Sadd Brazilian is a two-time national champion and was voted the league’s best left-back in each of the last two seasons.

In his third season at the club, Paulo Otavio is under contract until June and previously spent four years at Wolfsburg in Germany.

Besides the away match against Al Rayyan, Al Sadd will still face Al Sailiya, also away, and will wrap up its campaign at home against second-placed Al Shamal. The match, scheduled for April 28 at 12:30 p.m. (Brasília time), could secure the 19th Qatari league title for Roberto Mancini’s team.

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