Davide Ancelotti rues draw, sees “missed opportunity” for Botafogo | OneFootball

Botafogo drew 0-0 with Vitória last Sunday at Barradão, in the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship. The result prevented Glorioso from entering the G5, the direct qualification zone for the Libertadores group stage, which led coach Davide Ancelotti to describe the match as a “missed opportunity.”

“My assessment is that we played well in the first half, continuing the work we did in the match against Vasco. We had important chances, like Barboza from the set piece. Then, in the second half, the game was more locked, with more fouls, and they (Vitória) started to believe,” analyzed the coach in a press conference.

“It was tough because they played for their lives and in the second half we had more difficulties. But we are still on a good run, without losing, without conceding goals. Of course, we want to win. We have the feeling that it was a missed opportunity in the standings, but I’m satisfied with the first half in which we played with continuity and consistency,” he added.

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Season Sequence

Botafogo has gained more than a week’s break before facing Sport on the 18th (Tuesday). Ancelotti emphasized that now is the time to maintain balance and adjust details for the final stretch of the season.

“Now we are in the final stretch of the season. I think the team has found a good defensive balance, which will be important for us to achieve our goals and also more confidence with the ball as we showed in the first half. So, we have to keep working, focusing on these things we are working on now, lowering the training loads a bit, as I mentioned in the last press conference, because we don’t need to work too much and keep going like this because I think we are on a good path,” said the coach.

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Next Match

Botafogo vs Sport (34th round of the Brazilian Championship) Date and time: November 18 (Tuesday) at 8:30 p.m. Venue: Nilton Santos, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

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