Botafogo Valer this Sunday his status as champion of the Copa Libertadores with a victory suffered, 2-1, over Seattle Sounders That puts pressure on Atlético de Madrid, on the first day of group B of the Club World Cup.
The Brazilian team secured the three points in the first half with SEETS TEAVES OF BEAUTIFUL OF ZEGO JEIRHA (M.28) and Igo Jesus (M.44)although he ended up asking time at the end.
The Sounders, champions of the 'Concachampions'of 2022, they cut through the midfielder Cristian Roldán (m.75), in a late reaction after a few forty -five very lazy minutes.
The result complicates the life of Atlético de Madrid, which this Sunday received a win without palliative from Paris Saint-Germain (4-0).
On the next day the Two group leaders and the mattresses will be measured to the Major League Soccer franchise.
Botafogo and Seattle went out to bite Because they know that hell awaits them in the remaining two days. Debut for both with the obligation to overcome so as not to lose classification options.
Aware of this, the Janeiro Rio as a whole went out to the attack, although It was hard for him to get the handles of the encounter.
Impetu had plenty and lacked temperance. Only the first half hour was felt after the first half hour. Until then, Much error in the pass. Many nerves.
In that effervescence Igor Jesus stood out, the most active of those led by Renato Paiva. The future nothingham Forest striker multiplied as loaves and fish, in attack and in defense.
Seattle responded with a distant missile from Álex Roldán and another from the American nationalized Colombian Jesús Ferreira. Overcome the exchange of blows, the 'fogão' calmed down, widen the field and looked for spaces.
While the balance was unbalanced with a silly foul by Nouhou Tolo to push Artur. Such as He charged from the band and Jair Cunha rose more than anyone to head to goal.
First goal of the defender with the Albinegra shirt.
The expected response of the men of Schmetzer It did not arrive and the Brazilian team took the opportunity to put land in between, again through a ball pumped from the band.
This time it was Vitinho who received alone and put a measured center for Igor Jesuswhich won in the jump to Kim to score the 2-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Frei avoided the sentence of Artur Already from there the house team, already without Tolo or Kim, indicated in the two goals of the Botafogo, woke up from his lethargy.
John began to appear. Bad news for the last champion of the Brazilian League. The goalkeeper stopped Rusnák and became giant in a hand in hand with Ferreira.
Paiva tried to sleep the duel putting new legs. It did not work for him because the Sounders revived, also headed, through Cristian Roldán, with the collaboration of Igor Jesus, who diverted just to mislead John.
Botafogo began to tremble his legs. Roldán almost surprises with the testa and Pedro de la Vegawho had left the bench, shot in the air when he had everything in his favor to tie and in the last sigh he ran into John.
The final beep was a relief for the Botafogo. Next rival, the team of the moment, the PSG of Luis Enrique.
2. Botafogo: John; Vitinho, Jair Cunha, Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles (m.69 Cuiabano); GREGORE, Marlon Freitas (M.86 Danilo), Artur, Jefferson Savarino (M.69 Arthur Cabral); Igor Jesus (M.86 Santiago Rodríguez) Y Gonzalo Mastriani (M.46 Joaquin Correa).
Coach: RENATO PAIVA.
1. Seattle Sounders: Stephen Free; New Tolo (m.46 Reed Baker-Whitting), Jackson Ragen, Kim (m.46 Jon Bell), Álex Rollán; Vargas Obed, Rold Christian, Jesus Free (m.71 Pedro of the Vega), Russian Albert, Ryan Kent.
Coach: Brian Schmetzer.
Goals: 1-0, m.28: Jair Cunha. 2-0, m.44: Igor Jesus. 2-1, m.75: Cristian Roldán.
Arbitrator: The Swedish Glenn Nyberg admonished Nouhou Tolo, Barboza, Correa and Ragen.
Incidents: match of the first day of group B of the FIFA Club World Cup, played at the Lumen Field stadium, in the city of Seattle (United States), before 30,151 spectators.
