With no chance of access to Series B, Botafogo-PB faces Remo this Saturday (5), at 5:30 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio Almeidão, in João Pessoa.
This duel will be for the 6th and final round of the 2nd phase of the Brazilian Series C Championship.
The team from Paraíba, which can no longer advance, will only play to fulfill the table in Group B, while Remo has already secured itself in Series B in 2025.
After a historic campaign in the first phase, where they won 41 points and established the best campaign for a club in the initial phase of the competition.
Botafogo were unable to maintain the same performance in the second phase and frustrated their fans once again.
For the clash against Leão do Pará, coach Evaristo Piza is expected to make some changes to the lineup.
Jô, sent off in the 2-1 defeat to Volta Redonda in the last round, will be left out.
Where to watch
The game will be broadcast on the Nosso Futebol channel, Click here to find out more.
The DAZN streaming service will also broadcast the match. Click here to find out more.
How does Remo arrive?
Remo guaranteed their access to next year's Série B by beating São Bernardo 1-0, in a packed Mangueirão, with more than 55 thousand fans.
With 9 points in the access quadrangular table, the club is in second place.
Leão Azul is tied on points with Volta Redonda, who top the table based on goal difference.
To finish in first place and advance to the final, Remo needs to beat Botafogo and hope that Volta doesn't beat São Bernardo.
Another possibility for the team from Pará to reach the final is if Volta beats São Bernardo and Remo defeats Botafogo; In this case, the finalist will be determined using tiebreaker criteria.
Probable lineups
Botafogo-PB: Dalton; Lenon, Wendel Lomar, Romércio and Evandro, Lídio, Gama, Vinícius Leite and Bruno Leite; Joãozinho and Henrique Dourado. Coach: Evaristo Piza.
Rowing: Marcelo Rangel; Rafael Castro, Ligger, Sávio and Diogo Batista; Raimar, Curuá and Janderson; Pavan, Kelvin and Ytalo. Coach: Rodrigo Santana.
Guesses
A good bet for this match is for both teams to score at odds of 2.10 on bet365.