Liga Brazil Serie A berlanjut pada Kamis pagi, dengan Minero menjamu Botafogo di kandang mereka. Performa Minero sedang buruk akhir-akhir ini, dan dalam pertemuan terakhir melawan Botafogo mereka kalah dengan skor 0-3. Pertandingan kali ini di kandang Minero dipastikan akan berakhir dengan kekalahan mereka.
Minero baru-baru ini mengalami kekalahan di dua kompetisi. Di Piala Brasil, mereka kalah dari Flamengo dengan agregat 1-4 di final. Sedangkan di Liga Brazil Serie A, setelah kalah 0-1 dari Paraná Clube, Minero sudah tidak pernah menang dalam 5 laga terakhir. Saat ini, setelah 33 pekan, mereka hanya mendapat 42 poin dan berada di tengah-tengah klasemen, sehingga peluang untuk meraih gelar juara sudah sangat tipis. Satu-satunya kesempatan untuk meraih trofi adalah di Copa Libertadores, tetapi sayangnya lawan mereka di final adalah Botafogo, yang juga akan mereka hadapi dalam pertandingan ini.
Performa lini depan Minero sangat buruk dan menjadi penyebab utama dari penurunan performa mereka belakangan ini. Dalam enam laga terakhir di semua kompetisi, Minero gagal mencetak gol sebanyak lima kali, dengan tiga kali skor 0-1 dan dua kali skor 0-0. Tidak ada keraguan bahwa para pemain depan seperti Devarson dan Hulk harus尽速恢復狀態，否则 Minero will only face the fate of losing. In terms of lineup, defender Cosme Alves and forward C. Cardozo are absent due to injury.
Botafogo's recent performance in the league has been very stable. In the last 11 league matches since August 19th, Botafogo has achieved an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 4 draws, with 8 matches keeping a clean sheet. This shows their excellent defensive performance in recent league matches, living up to their reputation as the team with the fewest goals conceded on average this season (0.79 goals). Currently, Botafogo has 68 points, leading the Brazilian Serie A standings by 4 points. They are the top contenders for the league title this season. It seems that being eliminated from the Copa Brazil early (stopped at the fourth round) has helped them focus on winning the league. Jefferson Savarino has directly contributed to 11 league goals for Botafogo this season (5 goals, 6 assists), making him undoubtedly the biggest threat to Minero's defenders. More favorably, in the last 4 Brazilian Serie A matches against Minero, Botafogo has achieved a superior record of 3 wins and 1 loss, with all the winning matches keeping a clean sheet and scoring at least 2 goals per match. There is every reason to believe that Botafogo can continue to win in this match. In terms of lineup, defenders S. Rafael and forwards Mauro Naughton are absent due to injury.