Fluminense and Botafogo meet this Sunday afternoon (March 3) at 4 p.m. Brasília time (2 p.m. ET) in the final round of the Taça Guanabara, the first stage of the Carioca Championship.
Fluminense takes the field looking to hold on to second place, with Vasco and Nova Iguaçu right on its heels. The Xerém club is still stinging from its loss to Flamengo in its last game.
Botafogo, on the other hand, comes in desperate. Even after wins in its last games (against Audax and Aurora), Fogão is outside the qualifying places, and only a win will do if it wants to avoid the embarrassment of not even reaching the next stage.
Under an agreement between the clubs, Botafogo members will get 60% off tickets, except in the Maracanã Mais section.
And for those who like to bet, betting sites are paying, as of this writing (decimal odds):
Fluminense: 2.52
Draw: 3.10
Botafogo: 3.0
