Péricles, of Botafogo, laments missed chances against Borussia: "Score the goals we missed today"
The forward from Lavrinhas acknowledged his opponent's strength in the 1-1 draw and is already looking ahead to the next match in the Rex Cup
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Botafogo had chances to win their Rex Cup 2026 opener, and Péricles was one of the players who posed the most danger. Right after the 1-1 draw with Borussia on Thursday evening, November 12, at Municipal Stadium Coronel Juventino Dias, the forward spoke to reporter Renato Corrêa about what went wrong.
"First of all, I thank God for the opportunity to be here representing Botafogo and giving my best on the field. We gave our best, some shots didn't go in, we missed some goals, we were wasteful in front of goal", he said.
Péricles acknowledged Borussia's strength and congratulated Lobão on the team he fielded. "We played against a great side, and my team is quite capable too, so the match became harder. Now it's time to thank God, stay focused for the next match, come back with a cooler head and more calm, and score the goals we missed today."
Botafogo, from the Lavrinhas neighborhood, opened the scoring through Tavinho in the fourth minute, and Borussia equalized through Mailinho in the 11th minute, in Group B.
All Rex Cup matches are broadcast live on Rádio Cultura 96.5 FM and on the station's YouTube channel, with commentary by Júnior Murad, analysis by João Pedro Barbosa, and reporting by Renato Corrêa. The full broadcast of Borussia x Botafogo is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRrcajsf2ug
The 2026 Rex Cup is sponsored by Supermercados Rex, Lavras Municipal Government, Sicoob Copermec, Pax Carvalho, Laboratório Santa Cecília, Chopp Brahma Express, Eyeglass Factory, Conecta Internet, Casel Building Materials, 123 Car, Fadminas (Faculdade Adventista de Minas Gerais) and Jornal de Lavras.
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