Botafogo sign Tiquinho Soares before Flamengo clash in Brasileirão

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·26 August 2026

Botafogo sign Tiquinho Soares before Flamengo clash in Brasileirão

Will Tiquinho Soares play in Flamengo’s match against Botafogo in the Brasileirão?

Botafogo announced, on Wednesday afternoon (26), the return of Tiquinho Soares. As a result, the forward has a chance to make his second debut for the General Severiano side in the derby against Flamengo, which takes place on Sunday (30), at 4:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Maracanã.

Tiquinho Soares signed a contract with Botafogo until the end of this season. At the moment, the 35-year-old forward is already training with the rest of the squad and is part of the preparations focused on the match against Flamengo in the Brasileirão.

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It is important to note that Tiquinho Soares had been a free agent since mid-July, when the player terminated his contract with Santos due to delayed salary payments. At the start of 2026, the player represented Mirassol on loan. Finally, before signing with Botafogo, the forward had even begun negotiations with Fortaleza.

Before the official announcement, Tiquinho Soares had already shown that he was close to returning. That is because, last Monday (24), the forward watched Botafogo’s defeat to Athletico-PR in the Brasileirão from one of the boxes at Engenhão.

HAS TIQUINHO SOARES PLAYED FOR BOTAFOGO BEFORE?

Forward Tiquinho Soares is beginning his second spell in a Botafogo shirt. The first was in 2022, when the player joined the black-and-white club from Porto (POR). That chapter lasted until the beginning of 2025, during which the player won the Brasileirão and Libertadores titles in 2024.

WILL TIQUINHO SOARES PLAY IN FLAMENGO’S MATCH AGAINST BOTAFOGO?

Training with the rest of the squad, Tiquinho Soares is racing against time to be available. Therefore, if the forward shows good physical condition, the tendency is for coach Rodrigo Belão to include the player in the squad for this Sunday’s derby (30).

HOW DOES FLAMENGO COME INTO THE MATCH AGAINST BOTAFOGO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

While Tiquinho Soares returns to Botafogo, Flamengo’s squad has the week free to train. Thus, after training sessions on Tuesday (25) and Wednesday (26), coach Leonardo Jardim still has three more workouts ahead with the red-and-black squad at CT Ninho do Urubu.

WHEN WILL THE FLAMENGO X BOTAFOGO MATCH TAKE PLACE IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

The match between Flamengo and Botafogo takes place at 4:00 p.m. (Brasília time) this Sunday (30), at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring the details of the match with the most red-and-black coverage on the internet on YouTube, in addition to the website and social media. Finally, Globo (free-to-air TV), GETV (YouTube), and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.