Botafogo coach: Our achievements should not belittled, saying that we won the first round because our opponents are not strong

June 19th June 20th at 09:00, in the second round of the Club World Cup group stage, Botafogo will play against Paris Saint-Germain, and Botafogo coach Renato Paiva was interviewed before the game.

About Botafogo won the first round (beating the Seattle Gulf man 2-1) but performed poorly

Paiva: "Four Brazilian teams (in the first round of the Club World Cup) all showed competitiveness, Flamengo and Botafogo won the ball, Palmeiras and Fruminense also played well (drawing against Porto and Dortmund respectively). Now some people criticized us for not performing well in the first game (especially in the second half), but I would like to ask my colleagues Abel Ferreira and Renato Gojo (the two are Palmeiras and Fruminense respectively head coaches ), are they willing to trade excellent performances for victory? In an event like the Club World Cup, the important thing is to win. "

Regarding the problems that Botafogo had in the first round of the game

Paiva: "We led 2-0 in the halftime, everything went as planned. After the halftime, I replaced Masriana, replaced Correa, let Savarino play in the middle and Igor play in the left. In fact, Joaquin (Masriana) was in poor health at the time, and my adjustment was too impatient."

Do you think there is a gap between the level of the Brazilian league and the major European leagues now?

Paiva: "What would it be if Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamengo go to the Portuguese League, or Benfica and Porto come to Brazil to play the league? These are all impossible things. I focus on reality, not 'if'. The level difference exists, but Botafogo's achievements should not belittled. We say that we won the first round because our opponents are not strong, and it is difficult for the teams in the major leagues (MLS) to play, and it is not easy for Chelsea to win Los Angeles FC. The latter created four scoring opportunities (the game from the Club World Cup to the current game), and only Oakland City lost to Bayern was special because Oakland City is an amateur team."