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Pre-match review
Palmeiras closed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage with an emotional performance against Inter Miami.
Trailing 0-2 after a brace from Luis Suarez, coach Abel Ferreira's team rose strongly in the last 10 minutes, firing off 10 shots and spectacularly equalizing thanks to goals from Paulinho and Mauricio.
Earlier, the Sao Paulo side drew 0-0 with Porto and defeated Al Ahly 2-0. With this result, Palmeiras entered the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup unbeaten. They finished top of Group A with 5 points from 3 matches, ahead of Inter Miami on goal difference.
Solid defense and impressive ability to turn the game around have helped Palmeiras emerge as a typical representative of South American football in this year's tournament.
With Botafogo, no longer the inexperienced team of previous years, coach Renato Paiva's team is writing a fairy tale at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Not only did they beat MLS champions Seattle Sounders, they also shocked the world by knocking out European giants PSG, the first CONMEBOL win over a UEFA team in the competition in 13 years. Corinthians had beaten Chelsea in the 2012 final.
Despite losing 0-1 to Atletico Madrid in the final match, Botafogo still won the top spot in Group B thanks to a better goal difference than their opponents to advance to the knockout round.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be only the second time the tournament has seen a “Brazilian civil war”. The previous final was in 2000 between Corinthians and Vasco da Gama, which Corinthians won on penalties.
This time, the confrontation takes place earlier in the round of 16 but the significance is no less. The winner will face either Chelsea or Benfica in the quarter-finals. And with the desire to affirm the strength of Brazilian football, both Palmeiras and Botafogo aim to extend their journey at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Form, head-to-head history
In the last 5 times facing Palmeiras, Botafogo are unbeaten, winning 3 times.
The last time the two teams met was in the opening round of the Brazilian National Championship in March, which ended in a goalless draw but saw 26 shots on goal.
More notably, last season, it was Botafogo who dethroned Palmeiras to ascend to the top of the Brazilian National Championship, ending the domination of "Verdao" for two consecutive years.
In the Copa Libertadores last season, Botafogo also dramatically eliminated Palmeiras in the round of 16 with a total score of 4-3, creating the premise for the journey to the first South American championship in the club's history.
Force information
Palmeiras: No significant losses. Paulinho, Raphael Veiga and Endrick are notable names.
Botafogo: Full strength. Savarino, Eduardo and Tiquinho Soares are the three main strikers.
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1): Weverton – Mayke, Murilo, Gustavo Gómez, Piquerez – Zé Rafael, Aníbal Moreno – Artur, Raphael Veiga, Paulinho – Endrick.
Botafogo (4-3-3): John – Di Plácido, Adryelson, Bastos, Marçal – Marlon Freitas, Eduardo, Tchê Tchê – Savarino, Tiquinho Soares, Júnior Santos.
Score prediction: Palmeiras 1-2 Botafogo
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