Davide blames Savarino after derby loss, unfazed by exit talk | OneFootball

Playing at home, Botafogo suffered a tough defeat this Wednesday. At the Nilton Santos Stadium, the Glorioso lost to Flamengo 3-0, in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Coach Davide Ancelotti believes the team suffers from a lack of confidence when conceding goals and mentioned forward Savarino, who has only four goals in the competition.

“We have this big confidence problem, which drops when we concede a goal. We struggle to turn games around, it's evident. We also have difficulty scoring goals. There's no difficulty in creating chances, but there is in scoring. When we see that our top scorer has four goals (Savarino), it means it's a team that plays, competes, defends well, but has goal-scoring problems,” said Davide Ancelotti.

No Pressure

With some poor results and performances, a possible departure of Davide Ancelotti is being speculated. However, the coach – who was booed by the fans – stated that he does not feel pressured.

“This is a mature group, which knows how to take responsibility. As a leader of this group, one of the leaders of this group, actually, I have my responsibility. It's not about looking for who is to blame. If I'm afraid of being fired, I can't control that. I'm here to achieve a goal and I'm happy. It's an experience with difficulties, but I'm very strong and excited to achieve this goal with a club, with an environment I like. Until when? It doesn't depend on me,” completed Davide.

Photo: Vítor Silva / Botafogo

In fifth place in the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo has 43 points after 28 matches. The next commitment for Fogão in the competition is on Sunday, against Ceará, at Arena Castelão, at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), for the 29th round.

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