Davide: Botafogo’s “enjoyable” win, regrets Leão, Oswaldo remarks | OneFootball

On the night of last Wednesday, Botafogo put on a great performance and defeated Vasco 3-0 at Nilton Santos. Coach Davide Ancelotti described the Glorioso's performance as “pleasurable” and also spoke about the recent controversial statements by Emerson Leão and Oswaldo de Oliveira.

“I think that, in 90 minutes, we haven't played like this in any game. We had good moments, of course, but not with this continuity. Today was a day when everything went right. We know we have to always play like this. It was a pleasure to see the team play today,” said the coach in a press conference.

Davide talks about controversial statements by Leão and Oswaldo de Oliveira

Last Tuesday, at the second Brazilian Football Coaches Forum, at the CBF headquarters, the coach of the Brazilian National Team and Davide's father, Carlo Ancelotti, experienced embarrassment after statements by former coaches Emerson Leão and Oswaldo de Oliveira about foreign coaches.

Davide was present at the event and left as soon as his father finished speaking. Asked about the controversy at the press conference, the Italian described the discussion as “old” and believes it is not a relevant topic today.

“I have a very good relationship with several coaches in Brazil. Everyone welcomed me, everything was fine. I have no problems. This discussion (Leão and Oswaldo's statements) is a bit old… There are foreign coaches in all leagues around the world. It's nice. If you look at the Premier League, you realize it's no longer the English football of the 90s. It's like in all of society, there's always integration. In 2025, talking about Brazilian and foreign coaches is an old thing,” he concluded.

Botafogo's Phase

With the victory in the derby, Botafogo opened up a good lead over the G7. Currently, the Glorioso is in the sixth position, with 51 points – six more than São Paulo, in eighth place.

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