Botafogo returns to the field this Tuesday (3rd), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), when they visit Barcelona de Guayaquil at the Monumental Stadium in Ecuador, for the first leg of the third phase of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores.
The second leg will take place next Tuesday (10th), at Nilton Santos, at the same time.
Whoever advances will secure a spot in the group stage of the continental tournament.
The draw, by the way, will be held on March 19th, in Luque, Paraguay, the headquarters of Conmebol.
Before facing the Ecuadorian team, Glorioso eliminated Nacional Potosí with a 2-0 victory at home, after a 1-0 defeat in Bolivia.
Botafogo has been playing the Copa Rio with a team made up of young and little-used players.
For this reason, coach Martín Anselmi chose to keep exactly the same lineup that started Botafogo’s last Libertadores match (2-0 over Nacional Potosí).
📋 See Botafogo’s lineup
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