Algoz double in 2018, economic Botafogo is the first challenge of Flamengo fashionable | Carioca Championship

The Carioca table reserved that the first big test of the rivals of the season was exactly the meeting in the clbadic of this Saturday at 17h at Nilton Santos. On one side, the trendy Flamengo, vice-champion of Brazil, has reinforcements (millionaires) by weight. On the other hand, Alvinegro, with fewer media names, is still looking for the first win of the year.

An investment strengthens the financial chasm

During the course of Year Flamengo's payroll has exceeded R11 million per month, a figure which will increase this year with the arrival of reinforcements. Although the exits of players such as Paquetá, Réver, Marlos, Geuvânio and Romulo have initially raised the score, the four reinforcements reach high salaries.

Erik's main name and reduced sheet

The 2019 version of Botafogo is younger and less expensive. The board cleared the payroll, which was close to R $ 3.5 million last year. Seventeen players joined the Glorioso 2018, including Jefferson, Rodrigo Lindoso, Dudu Cearense, Luis Ricardo and several athletes who have defended the club on loan.

To make a box, Botafogo had to negotiate two of its main revelations with the national market. The club traded 75% of Matheus Fernandes with Palmeiras for 15 million rubles, and sold 70% of Igor Rabelo to Atletico-MG for 70%.

Six New players were inducted into the group, including Erik, who played for the club from August to December. The others are Diego Cavalieri, Gabriel, Alan Santos, Gustavo Ferrareis and Alex Santana. Erik and the first four arrive with a loan, all at no cost. Alex was engaged in a final negotiation involving Lindoso, and the club still had 50% of the pilot's economic rights.

With a reduced stock at the request of Zé Ricardo, the alvinegra sheet is currently valued at around R $ 2.5 million. Before the clbadic, Zé had said that economic disparity and in terms of options was something that we could not fight against, but that guaranteed to believe in a good result.

– It's a fact, it's a fact, but we have the obligation to make a better match tomorrow (Saturday) and try to reduce these differences with good strategy, being focused, missing as little as possible and believing we can. The reality is difficult as we pbad, but we put a giant shirt, huge. For this, we must honor this shirt in the best possible way, always and at any time. Despite the poor results, we are confident that this group will respond as soon as possible.

Highlights: Flamengo 0 x 1 Botafogo for the semifinal Campeonato Carioca

In the field, the investment summit of Flamengo generally gave better results compared to its rival.The last time that Botafogo was imposed in Brazil, for example, it was not the same. was in 2013. But this is not a rule.In 2017, Botafogo reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores., while his rival fell in the first round of the competition and that he was running Carioca the Last year, after going through the Rubro-Negro in the semi-finals

This 1-0 win with a goal from Luis Fernando in March 2018 is gone. and generated a stir in Gávea. State trading has resulted in the dismissal of director Rodrigo Caetano, coach Paulo César Carpegiani and four other members of the football department, including Jayme de Almeida and Mozer. It was the first knockout of the season.