Rizek laments Botafogo’s situation and predicts Nilton Santos stadium empty against Bahia: ‘The moment is so strange that the fans have also abandoned’

Presenter of the ‘Seleção SporTV’ show, André Rizek predicted a half-empty Nilton Santos stadium for the Botafogo vs Bahia match this Wednesday (10/1), at 9:30 pm, for the Brazilian Championship. He even mentioned an episode with his son, Pedro, who is a fan of the Glorioso. ‘Today’s game is at 9:30 pm and I think I will have to answer a question that my 4-year-old son Pedro has been asking me at every home game of Botafogo. ‘Daddy, why is there no crowd in the stadium?”’ The fans have also abandoned the team. The moment is so strange… You don’t have much confidence. You don’t know what to expect from the team. The fans have clearly given up on the team. Botafogo is so strange and so unpredictable…’ – lamented Rizek. ‘It’s the match between the fifth and sixth place teams, which technically, in theory, would promise a lot. But Botafogo is so strange that I can’t even say that… I don’t know what to expect from Botafogo,’ said the journalist. In the last two Botafogo matches at the Nilton Santos stadium, the average attendance was only 9,270 spectators – 6,724 against Mirassol and 11,816 against Atlético-MG. The match this Wednesday is a direct fight for a spot in the top 4, with both teams tied at 40 points – Glorioso holds the fifth position due to a superior goal difference, but has played one more game than Bahia.