Luis Castro recalls ‘goal accomplished’ in win with reserves midway through pre-season and secures main squad in El Clasico against Fluminense

the coach Luis Castro He stated that the goal was achieved by increasing the reserves and giving more minutes to the reps victory Botafogo Over the Madurera By 2-0 this Thursday (26/1), at Luso-Brasileiro. Glorioso is still in the early pre-season of 2023, and therefore, the coach has been trying to switch players for the first matches of the season. Carioca Championship.

– We do these official matches in pre-season, which lasts five to six weeks. This pre-season aims to fire all the guys on the team and they all played. Goals achieved, more players given game time, the group continues to work hard and we don’t just look at games, which we usually do, we look at what the team needs for the season. Purpose accomplished, basically Castro said.

The Botafogo coach confirmed that he will use the main team in the derby match next Sunday Fluminense. Thus, Glorioso should have the start again on the field, also in the victory over Volta Redonda last week.

– Let’s continue to rotate the splint. We will continue to accumulate playing time for everyone, so that everyone will be in good shape when the Copa del Rey and Brazil arrive. Merit is the basis of my work, but at the moment it is not the basis of my work. Now I’m thinking about playtime Castro stressed.