Cruzeiro vs Botafogo Soccer Prediction Today
Cruzeiro
Having prioritized the attention in the continental competition, the Cruzeiro began badly in the Brasileirão. In three games, he was not able to sway rivals once. With the only point earned on Matchday 2, where he started a draw with the team in reserve against Internacional in Porto Alegre, he started the day of number three in eighteenth position.
As he has no appointments scheduled for the next half of the week, coach Mano Menezes is expected to climb to the duel this Sunday the best team available. He is likely to repeat the team’s squad which, on Wednesday, May 2, thrashed Vasco, 4-0 in Sao Januario.
Thus, the team likely to face Botafogo is Fabio; Lucas Romero, Dedé, Leo and Egídio; Henrique, Lucas Silva, Arrascaeta, Thiago Neves and Rafinha; and Sassah.
Botafogo
In the second round, Botafogo took advantage of the Grêmio division among the many competitions. As the gauchos had commitment in the sequence against Cerro Porteño, by the Libertadores, being the leadership of the key, they put the reserve team to act. The Cariocas scored 2 to 1 going up to five points (one win and two draws) to reach sixth place in the standings.
This Sunday, once again will count with advantage for not having such a heavy schedule. Even if they do not face Cruzeiro’s reserves, they will take on a much more physically worn team. The intense game of great dedication has become a brand of alvinegro.
Midfielder João Pedro, 21, loaned by Atletico-PR participated in the training throughout the week and can be related to the match this Sunday by coach Alberto Valentin. However, with the team showing good performance, their destination should be the reserve bank.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Cruzeiro vs Botafogo
The 11 goals scored in the two most recent matches by Libertadores gave Cruzeiro a break from criticism of the low offensive production. However, there is no denying the existence of the problem. In the last six games, the team left the field without swinging the opponent’s net in four.
That even made coach Mano Menezes put aside his idea of acting with a false center forward and started to climb the team with a specialist in the command of attack, just the former Botafoguense Sassá.
It remains to be seen how much physical wear and tear will affect performance on Sunday against a team that has shown excellent conditioning. In the last games, Botafogo has been able to take advantage of that scoring goals in the last minutes of the second half.
This opens the possibility for a more risky guess in the duel in Belo Horizonte.
Prediction Today: Botafogo
Odds: 8.00
