With very good performances from the Argentines Leonel Di Plácido and Víctor Cuesta, Botafogo, leader of the Brasileirao, beat Inter de Porto Alegre 3-1, led by Eduardo Coudet, in a match corresponding to the 19th date.
In a changing encounter, Botafogo began losing against Inter at home due to the goal by Brazilian Mauricio, who took advantage of an unusual mistake by goalkeeper Lucas Perri and converted 18 minutes into the first half.
However, from the start of the match, the local team came out determined to turn the result around, and they did so with goals from joao victor (10m ST), nicholas hernandez against (13m ST) and Luis Henrique (28m ST).
In Botafogo the former Lanús were headlines say placidoand the former Independent Costs, both of very good performances. On the other hand, in the team of Coudet they played Fabricio Bustos and Gabriel Mercado from the beginning.
In this way, Inter could not continue with its good moment after eliminating River Plate for the Copa Libertadores, while the pointer of the Brasileirao continues to take advantage at the top of the positions, since he is 16 points above his escorts, although with one game played more.
On the next day, Botafogo will have to face San Pablo as a visitor. Then, they will have their first commitment for the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals, in which they will host Defensa y Justicia on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. The return will be in Argentina the following Wednesday at the same time.
For its part, Inter will receive Fortaleza on matchday 20 and then travel to Bolivia for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. The appointment is scheduled for Tuesday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m., while the tap will close in Porto Alegre on Tuesday, August 29 at the same time.
Goals by Cano and Machuca
The Argentine goalscorer Germán Cano scored a goal in Fluminense’s defeat against Gremio, 2-1, in one of the games corresponding to the 19th. Brazilian date.
Cano, 19 minutes into the first half, put Fluminense ahead (another goal was disallowed in the plug-in), but Gremio reversed the score through the Brazilians Bitello (PT 25m) and Ferreira (PT 45+1m) at the Gremio Arena from Porto Alegre.
In Gremio the Argentine attacker played a few minutes Lucas Besozziwho entered at 25 in the second half.
With this victory, the Porto Alegre team reached 33 points and surpassed the line of Fluminense (31), one of the clubs that qualified for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Atlético Mineiro, with the Argentines Rodrigo Battaglia and Cristian Pavon from the start of the game, they beat Bahía, 1-0, at home.
Coritiba, with the Argentine Marcelino Morenolost to Corinthians 3-1, as a visitor, while América MG, with Leandro Martinez As a starter, they lost to Goiás 1-0, in their stadium.
For his part, Imanol Machuca scored his first goal in Fortaleza’s 4-0 win over Santos where the striker Julius Furch was owner.
= Summary of the 19th. date =
Today: Botafogo 3 (Joao Víctor, Hernández -ec- and Luis Henrique)-Inter 1 (Mauricio).
Sunday: Atlético Mineiro 1 (Paulinho) – Bahia 0
America 0 – Goias 1 (Halter)
Corinthians 3 (Gil, Alberto and W. Ribeiro) – Coritiba 1 (Murillo against)
Gremio 2 (Bitello; Ferreira) – Fluminense 1 (Germán Cano)
Flamengo 1 (Pedro -penalty-) – San Pablo 1 (Moura)
Fortress 4 (Machuca; Basso (ec); Alexandre and Pacheco) – Santos 0.
Monday: Palmeiras-Cruzeiro (7:00 p.m., Star+) and Bragantino-Vasco da Gama (9:00 p.m., Star+).
Tuesday: Athletico Paranaense-Cuiaba (20:00, Star+).
positions
Botafogo 47 points; Fluminense, Flamengo, Palmeiras and Bragantino 31; Guild 30; Atl. Paraná and Cuiaba 28; Saint Paul 26; Cruzeiro, Atl. Mineiro and Inter 24; Fortress 23; Corinthians 20; Goías 19; Bahia and Santos 18; Coritiba 14; Vasco da Gama 12; America Mineiro 10.
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