Meanwhile, Furacão has 41 points, is in third place, and wants to return to winning ways to close the gap on second-placed Flamengo (45 points).
Compared to the last match (1-1 against RB Bragantino), coach Odair Hellmann opted only for the inclusion of Dantas in place of Gilberto for Athletico-PR.
As for Botafogo, coming off elimination in the Copa Sudamericana despite a 1-0 win over Cienciano, interim coach Rodrigo Bellão from the U-20 side chose to put ABC in place of XYZ, respectively.Â