The Brazilian press bemoaned Botafogo’s early dismissal this Wednesday after a 0-3 defeat against Mexican side Pachuca in the Intercontinental Cup, marking the “end of the dream” of the Rio team winning the tournament for the first time. .
“Botafogo were disappointed by a boring performance at the Stadium 974 in Doha,” the newspaper report said. S. State of PaloRio de Janeiro calls the team’s defeat a “beating.”
With goals from Moroccan Idrissi, Colombian Dioza and Venezuelan Rondon, Tussos powered past Copa Libertadores and Brazilian league winners Botafogo in a week and now face Egyptian Al-Ahly in the semi-finals. .
Real Madrid are already looking forward to the final on December 18.
The GlobeFor his part, he pointed out that “Botafogo’s dream at the Intercontinental Cup was short-lived” as they fell at the first opportunity in the so-called America’s derby.
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“As expected, physical exhaustion dictated the tone of the match,” noted the newspaper.
Sports portal Gee In large letters is written the title “The End of the Dream”. In one of his highlights, he said, “Botafogo suffered the biggest defeat by a Brazilian team against a non-European team in history”.
“El Glorioso set another negative mark by becoming the first Brazilian Libertadores champion not to play in a Club World Cup semi-final, precisely in the first year the South Americans reached the quarter-finals,” he added.
Portal UOL He admitted that Pachuca “ran” a Botafogo team that “felt the fatigue of the marathon of matches” in the last two weeks: “5 games in 15 days and in three different countries” (Argentina, Brazil and Qatar).
“The world will not want to know the circumstances of the defeat, which will record yet another defeat of Brazilian football, one that the Libertadores champions do not deserve,” said columnist Juca Gafori. UOL.
Pachuca won the America’s Derby and the Intercontinental Cup
