Leonardo Jardim reveals why Flamengo outplay Botafogo on artificial turf | OneFootball

Flamengo Holds a Wide Advantage Over Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium

The Flamengo showed no mercy to Botafogo and defeated their rival 3-0 last Saturday (14th) at Nilton Santos Stadium, for the Brazilian Championship. After the match, coach Leonardo Jardim mentioned the reason why Mengo has an advantage over their rival on the synthetic grass.

— I can't analyze games I haven't seen, but it must be due to the quality that Flamengo has shown in recent years compared to Botafogo. This game, besides being a classic, an important match, we had the difficulty of playing three games in seven days, while the opponent played the Libertadores —, started Leonardo Jardim.

— Our level of fatigue was greater. Ideally, we would have played tomorrow, but it wasn't possible, so we rested Arrascaeta, for example. And they were tough games. Fortunately, everything went well, and we achieved our goals —, concluded the Flamengo coach.

WHAT'S THE CONTEXT?

The Flamengo feels 'at home' at Nilton Santos Stadium. With the victory last Saturday (14th), the Most Beloved has ten wins in the last 11 games against the General Severiano team. On the other hand, the rival from Rio has only one positive result.

In 2026 alone, Flamengo defeated Botafogo twice in important matches at Nilton Santos Stadium. First, Mengo eliminated the rival in the Carioca Championship. Now, they thrashed them in the Brasileirão.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Thus, Flamengo now puts Botafogo aside but remains focused on the Brazilian Championship. This is because the team led by Leonardo Jardim faces Remo on Thursday (19th) at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the seventh round.

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