Botafogo unveil Tiquinho Soares before Brasileirão clash with Flamengo

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·26 August 2026

Botafogo unveil Tiquinho Soares before Brasileirão clash with Flamengo

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 striker 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 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 striker is already training with the rest of the squad and is part of the preparations focused on the clash with Flamengo in the Brasileirão.

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It is important to point out that Tiquinho Soares had been a free agent since mid-July, when he terminated his contract with Santos due to delayed wages. At the start of 2026, the player featured for Mirassol on loan. Finally, before signing with Botafogo, the striker 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 striker watched Botafogo’s defeat to Athletico-PR in the Brasileirão from one of the boxes at Engenhão.

HAS TIQUINHO SOARES PLAYED FOR BOTAFOGO BEFORE?

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

WILL TIQUINHO SOARES PLAY IN FLAMENGO VS. BOTAFOGO?

Training with the rest of his teammates, Tiquinho Soares is racing against time to be available. Therefore, if the striker shows good physical condition, the tendency is for coach Rodrigo Belão to include him 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 with the red-and-black squad at the Ninho do Urubu training center.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS. BOTAFOGO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

The match between Flamengo and Botafogo takes place at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) this Sunday (30), at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the match with the most red-and-black coverage on the internet on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Globo (free-to-air), 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.