📋 Botafogo named to chase a miracle and go through in Sul-Americana | OneFootball

Botafogo take the field this Thursday (20) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Nilton Santos Stadium to face Cienciano in the second leg of the 2026 Conmebol Sudamericana round of 16.

After a 6-1 defeat in Peru, Glorioso need to win by a five-goal margin to take the tie to penalties.

If they can pull off the "miracle" of six goals (or even a win on penalties), the Lone Star team will face Uruguay’s Montevideo City in the quarterfinals.

Botafogo go into the decisive match with interim coach Rodrigo Bellão, manager of the under-20 team, temporarily filling the vacancy left after Portuguese coach Franclim Carvalho departed.

Compared to the last match (a 1-0 loss to Vitória in the Brasileirão), Bellão opted to bring in Justino and Danilo Pereira in place of Monzón and Matheus Martins, respectively.

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