Marlon Freitas slams Botafogo draw, backs Davide Ancelotti | OneFootball

Botafogo faced Mirassol on Wednesday night, in a rescheduled match from the first round of the Brasileirão, due to Glorioso’s participation in the Super Club World Cup. After an excellent first half, which ended with a 3-0 score for the Alvinegro, the team from Rio succumbed in the second half.

With just 17 minutes into the second half, Mirassol completely overwhelmed Glorioso and tied the match. Captain Marlon Freitas admitted the drop in performance in the second half and came to the defense of Davide Ancelotti, who was booed after the end of the match.

“The difference was our attitude. In the first half, we had a lot of courage to play, connected well as a team, kept a lot of possession, drew the opponent in and attacked behind them. In the second half, we lost a bit of that, that movement, that possession,” he analyzed.

“It’s about the whole team, everyone wins, everyone loses. Now we have to keep our heads up because we have a tough game here on Saturday. We need to bring the fans to our side. We understand the fans’ outrage, because it’s unacceptable for us to have a 3-0 lead and end up with a draw,” he added.

Eliminated from the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil, Botafogo is on a low with the coach. Next Saturday, for the 24th round of the Brasileirão, Glorioso will host Atlético-MG.

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