Build Tite's Botafogo Around Montoro and Danilo
Tite watched Botafogo end a six-match league winless run through Montoro and Danilo. His first job is to protect that route and repair the finish.
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Botafogo
Brazilian Serie A · Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Botafogo Football and Rowing) is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro…
- Home
- Rio de Janeiro, RJ
- Stadium
- Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
- Founded
- 1894
League table
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Flamengo | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
2 Palmeiras | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 60 |
3 Fluminense | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 51 |
4 Athletico Paranaense | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 50 |
5 Cruzeiro | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48 |
6 Bahia | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 46 |
7 Atlético Mineiro | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 44 |
8 Santos | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
9 Coritiba | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 38 |
10 Bragantino | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
11 São Paulo | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
12 Vitória | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| 13Botafogo | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
14 Vasco da Gama | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
15 Mirassol | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
16 Corinthians | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
17 Internacional | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
18 Grêmio | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
19 Remo | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
20 Chapecoense | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 |
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- Season series
- 1-2
- Rival record
- 9-12-7
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- Recent record
- 1-2 last 3
- Average score
- 1 – 1.7
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Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · BrazilEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
- Capacity
- 45217
- Opened
- 2007
- Architect
- Carlos Porto
- Cost
- US$192 million
- Timezone
- UTC -03:00 Brasília Time (BRT)
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, formerly the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Portuguese pronunciation: ; English: João Havelange Olympic Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium located in the neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home stadium of the football club Botafogo. The stadium was built by a consortium under the...
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