Botafogo vs Athletico Paranaense - prediction, team news, lineups

Botafogo volition beryllium looking to instrumentality to winning ways erstwhile they invited Athletico Paranaense to the Estadio Nilton Santos connected Monday for circular 24 of the 2026 Brasileiro.

The hosts volition beryllium seeking a effect successful beforehand of their ain supporters, portion Athletico-PR get successful bully signifier and volition beryllium aiming to cod different 3 points connected the road.

Match preview

Botafogo instrumentality to the tract connected Monday looking for a reaction. The broadside beryllium 11th successful the Brazilian Championship connected 30 points, from a run of 8 wins, six draws and 8 defeats, having besides mislaid their past 2 matches. As hosts, they person taken 16 points from a imaginable 30, with 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 18 goals and conceding 14.

The attacking assemblage has been the main headache for the Glorioso. Over the past 5 matches, Botafogo person scored conscionable 4 goals, portion Arthur Cabral, their starring attacking reference, has 9 goals for the play and is going done a nine-match drought. Suspended aft picking up a reddish paper against Vitoria, the guardant volition miss the match.

As a result, the club's absorption is reshuffling the attack. Botafogo person agreed a woody with Dinamo Moscow to merchantability Matheus Martins for £6m, though the subordinate is inactive negotiating wage presumption and has made a counter-proposal. He remains disposable to look Athletico.

Rodrigo Bellao, interim manager since the departure of the Portuguese manager, is backmost successful complaint of the team. Following elimination to Cienciano successful the Sudamericana, the Brasileirao has go the club's sole nonsubjective for the season. In the transportation market, Santi Rodriguez is adjacent to joining Columbus Crew, portion Tiquinho Soares is being lined up arsenic a imaginable signing.

Athletico-PR, connected the different hand, find themselves successful a precise antithetic situation. On 41 points, the Furacao beryllium 3rd and inhabit a nonstop Libertadores qualification spot. Recently promoted from the Serie B, the broadside person 12 wins, 5 draws and six defeats.

Their bully signifier is reflected successful their caller run: 8 matches unbeaten, with 5 wins and 3 draws. Their past decision came successful May, against Vasco successful Rio de Janeiro. Since then, Athletico person besides grown stronger arsenic visitors.

In their past 4 distant matches, the Furacao person taken 3 wins and a draw. In their astir caller crippled distant from home, they bushed Santos 2-0 astatine the Vila Belmiro. The effect boosted the team's assurance up of the gathering astatine the Nilton Santos.

Behind the scenes, Athletico are besides moving to unafraid the aboriginal of Odair Hellmann. The nine is already successful talks implicit renewing the coach's contract, which runs until December 2026. Odair joined successful 2025, portion the broadside were inactive successful the Serie B, and remains progressive successful the club's readying for 2027.

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Team News

Interim manager Rodrigo Bellao volition beryllium without 5 players for the gathering with Athletico-PR connected Monday. Centre-back Kaio Pantaleao is retired with a cruciate ligament injury; left-back Paulinho is recovering from a thigh injury; attacking midfielder Jordan Barrera has an ankle problem; and goalkeeper Warleson suffered a caput injury. In addition, Arthur Cabral volition not play, having been sent disconnected successful the past circular and present serving an automatic suspension.

Bellao besides has concerns implicit the precocious fig of players who are 1 booking distant from suspension. Nahuel Ferraresi, Junior Santos, Gabriel Justino, Kadir, Lucas Villalba and Edenilson are each successful that situation.

Odair Hellmann volition person centre-back Teran backmost among those called up. Goalkeeper Santos, who missed 2 days of grooming with genu pain, has returned to mean grooming and volition beryllium assessed until Sunday, erstwhile the squad travels to Rio de Janeiro. He is expected to beryllium disposable for the lucifer astatine the Nilton Santos.

The confirmed absentees are left-backs Esquivel, who is dealing with a much delicate ankle injury, and Claudinho, who suffered a musculus wounded successful his thigh. In defence, Odair Hellmann could opt to commencement Teran successful spot of Benavidez, oregon support the aforesaid backmost enactment with Aguirre and Arthur Dias. Felipinho, Joao Cruz, Jadson and Gaston Benavidez are besides 1 booking distant from suspension.

Botafogo imaginable starting lineup:

Gabriel Batista; Vitinho, Ferraresi, Justino and Alex Telles; Huguinho, Medina, Matheus Martins, Montoro and Danilo Santos; Danilo Pereira. Coach: Rodrigo Bellao (interim).

Athletico Paranaense imaginable starting lineup:

Santos; Benavidez (Teran), Aguirre and Arthur Dias; Jadson, Luiz Gustavo, Gilberto, Mendoza, Leozinho and Joao Cruz; Viveros. Coach: Odair Hellmann.

We say: Botafogo 0-1 Athletico Paranaense

Athletico-PR caput into the contention arsenic the favourites aft an awesome run and an eight-match unbeaten tally successful the Brasileiro, portion conceding conscionable doubly crossed their past 5 league matches points towards different disciplined antiaircraft display.

Botafogo are nether unit pursuing their Copa Sudamericana elimination and person struggled for goals, scoring conscionable 4 times successful their past 5 league outings, portion the suspension of Arthur Cabral further weakens their attacking options.

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