About to enter the final third of the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo still does not know whether interim coach Rodrigo Bellão will manage the team until the end of the season. The results of the matches against Flamengo, at the Maracanã, and against Palmeiras, at the Nilton Santos stadium, will be decisive for his continuation. These are matchups against the vice-leader and the leader of the Brasileirão.
The black-and-white team has accumulated 30 points so far, is six points away from the first team in the relegation zone and 11 points away from the last team in the G4. The performance in the last 12 Brazilian Championship matches is 39%. In the first half of those games, the team earned 33% of the available points; in the second half, it rose to 44%. However, in the last five matches, performance dropped again to 33%, which generates uncertainty and anguish among the fans.
The scenario is not the most comfortable for the club. Post-2024 Botafogo is described as indecipherable, involved in the controversial saga involving investor John Textor, who pulled the club out of obscurity.
