Botafogo Vs Flamengo: kick-off time, how to watch, likely lineups, absences and Ferraresi’s message
botafogo vs flamengo is set for Saturday at 8: 30 pm ET at Estádio Nilton Santos, in the sixth round of the Brasileirão, with both teams arriving with very different recent storylines.
Botafogo Vs Flamengo: where to watch live, time and expected lineups
The match is scheduled for 8: 30 pm ET at Nilton Santos. The broadcast is exclusive on Amazon Prime Video.
On the Botafogo side, the game comes immediately after a Libertadores exit: the team lost at home to Barcelona de Guayaquil on Tuesday and was eliminated before the group stage. Botafogo also has new signings available to coach Martín Anselmi: Cristian Medina and Júnior Santos are registered and can play, while defender Nahuel Ferraresi is widely expected to start. There is also an anticipated change in goal after recent errors, with Raul favored to replace Léo Linck.
Probable Botafogo lineup listed across the previews includes: Raul; Ferraresi, Bastos and Barboza; Vitinho, Allan, Danilo and Alex Telles; Matheus Martins, Montoro and Arthur Cabral.
Flamengo arrive after winning the Campeonato Carioca on penalties against Fluminense in a match that marked Leonardo Jardim’s debut as head coach, then beating Cruzeiro 2–0 on Wednesday. Jardim is expected to rotate early in his tenure, and De la Cruz tends to be rested due to the synthetic pitch at Nilton Santos. A projected Flamengo XI includes: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz (or Vitão), Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Pulgar, Jorginho, Arrascaeta; Carrascal (or Lucas Paquetá); Samuel Lino (or Everton Cebolinha) and Pedro (or Wallace Yan).
Absences, bookings and referee details for botafogo vs flamengo
Botafogo list Chris Ramos, Kaio Pantaleão, Marçal and Santi Rodríguez as injured absences. Allan is listed as booked, and Anselmi is also one caution away from a suspension in a subsequent league match; one preview notes both are on two yellow cards, with the next fixture cited as Palmeiras on Wednesday.
Flamengo list Saúl (ankle surgery) and Bruno Henrique (pubalgia) as out, with De la Cruz being rested.
The match officials named for the classic are referee Anderson Daronco, assistants Rafael da Silva Alves and Brígida Cirilo Ferreira, and VAR Rodrigo D Alonso Ferreira.
What happens next: Ferraresi’s tone and the immediate pressure points
The latest build-up has included strong messaging from Ferraresi as he projects his first classic for Botafogo. “Clássico é como em todos os lados. Tem que brigar, jogar e ganhar. Não tem outra coisa. Será um jogo difícil, mas jogamos em casa diante da nossa torcida. Temos que brigar e jogar. Fazer com que os três pontos fiquem em casa”, he said.
Ferraresi also described the early tactical adjustment to Anselmi’s approach, adding: “Por mais que seja um sistema, passa uma ideia de equipe. A ideia do professor Anselmi, de jogar com linha alta, ser agressivo, estou me sentindo bem. Estive em quatro, cinco treinos, muito pouco. Adaptando o mais rápido possível para estar à disposição dele quando precisar em campo. ”
How that intensity translates on the field is one of the main questions for botafogo vs flamengo, especially with Botafogo trying to stabilize after continental elimination and Flamengo in the early stages of Jardim’s rotation plan. With both teams managing absences and lineup decisions—particularly in Botafogo’s goal and Flamengo’s midfield—Saturday’s selections may signal what each coach prioritizes for the next stretch of league fixtures.
