After Santos draw, Davide Ancelotti unsure on Botafogo future | OneFootball

Last Sunday, after the 2-2 draw with Santos in Rio de Janeiro, during the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship, Italian coach Davide Ancelotti left his future at Botafogo open and stated that the season has been difficult for the Rio de Janeiro club.

“I am not coaching Botafogo for my career, but for a club goal. Everyone has to enter the field with this mentality. The evaluation of my work will be at the end of the season, based on the results we achieve, as is always the case for a coach. I think we have to wait. I don't think it's a perfect job,” he declared.

Announced in June this year and with a contract valid until December 2026, the Italian has accumulated 24 matches with the team, winning ten, drawing seven, and losing seven. Under his command, the Glorioso was eliminated from the Libertadores (LDU) and the Copa do Brasil (Vasco).

“Today the game was under control until the penalty. Emotionally, the team was managing well. When they equalized, we sought a positive result. In that sense, we did well. It has been a difficult season, with hard blows. The team suffers. But we have to keep going. On the field, we must not have memory. Everyone can make mistakes on the field. And the team deserved to win,” the coach added.

With the result against Peixe, Botafogo reached 47 points, in sixth place on the table, and saw its distance to the direct qualification zone for the Libertadores increase to eight points, as Mirassol (4th) beat Sport at Ilha do Retiro.

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