Botafogo shouldn't have started the match with those components in field. Players Tiquinho Soares, Tche Tche and Danilo Barbosa shouldn't play as first-strings anymore, as they don't follow the performance level of the rest of team players. As consequence, the middle field and attack were prejudiced and Gremio performed much better during the first half. Only during the second half when Igor Jesus, Junior Santos, Savarino and Alex Telles joined the party that Gremio turned into a 100% defensive stance, playing for the tie.
I am a loyal Colorado fan, so I will always root against Grêmio in any competition, even if its against Botafogo (which I can't stand to hear my friends brag about).
However, Botafogo disappointed me today (and I doubt anyone would say otherwise). Vitinho always appeared as a good offensive option on the right side and really bothered Grêmio's defense, but I can't believe the large number of chances he had to just adjust the ball and finish... he made too many mistakes and certainly had many opportunities to beat Grêmio in this match.
My positive highlight in this game was Danilo, who managed to dispossess Cristaldo of Grêmio almost in front of the goal and prevented what I certainly believe would have been a precise shot into Botafogo's goal.
And to think that I had many nightmares when this player Vitinho played for Flamengo, if I'm not mistaken he had been the most expensive signing in Flamengo's history up until then, costing 10 million euros at the time, he arrived with all the talk of fulfilling his childhood dream, but in reality he added little and spent most of his time in the reserve team. In short: a bad investment.
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