Botafogo don release dia squad list for dia Copa do Brasil match against Chapecoense wey go hold for Nilton Santos stadium dis Tuesday by 5pm.
Marçal, di left-back wey get injury, don return to di squad for di first time since February. Di injury wey affect im medial collateral ligament for im right knee happen during di derby match against Fluminense early February, and im no play since dat time.
Meanwhile, Santi Rodríguez and Villalba no make di list because of technical decision by di coach. Coach Franclim Carvalho dey rotate di foreign players for im squad, even though di squad get up to 14 foreign players, but CBF rules only allow nine foreign players per match.
Neto go likely remain as di first-choice goalkeeper against Chapecoense, according to di coach’s usual pattern. Di team dey try to maintain performance with some adjustments to di squad.
Dis na just three days after Botafogo beat Chapecoense 4-1 for Arena Condá for Brazilian Championship match last Saturday. But dis Tuesday match na for Copa do Brasil.
Coach Franclim Carvalho talk about di match say, “We don do two training sessions. Of course dis match go different. Di players already know, we know. Even di opposite coach talk about am. We know say cup matches always different. We dey play for our home, we wan give good response.”
Di coach add say, “We do some good things for di previous match, but we also do many things wey we need to correct. We don talk about dem and dat na wetin we wan show today.”
For di match, Franclim Carvalho don make some changes to di starting lineup. Im don put Bastos, Caio Roque, Allan, Álvaro Montoro and Kadir as starters.
For transportation matter, SuperVia don announce changes to train service for di match dis Tuesday. Dem go reinforce operation for Santa Cruz and Japeri lines towards Central do Brasil, with trains coming every 20 minutes average.
Dem go also run direct trains from Central do Brasil to Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station by 3:22pm and 3:42pm. These trains go go direct to Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station without stopping at other stations.
After di match finish, trains go run from Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station to Santa Cruz, Japeri and Central do Brasil. Check di times below: Santa Cruz (stopping train): 7:25pm, 7:40pm, 7:55pm and 8:10pm (every 15 minutes). Japeri (express train): 7:24pm, 7:39pm, 7:54pm and 8:09pm (every 15 minutes). Central do Brasil: 7:30pm (stopping), 7:40pm (direct), 7:50pm (stopping), 8pm (direct) and 8:10pm (stopping).
SuperVia advise passengers to plan dia journey using di “Plan Your Trip” tool for dia app or contact dia Customer Service Center at 0800 726 9494 if dem get any questions. Dem remind say di extra train schedule fit change because of event dynamics.
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