Juventude faces Botafogo at Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul, for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. The home team comes into the match after beating Vasco da Gama mid-week by 2-0, playing at home. The team has not lost since Thiago Carpini took command, with two wins and a draw in the last three games. Despite the recent positive record, Juventude remains in the relegation zone, currently occupying 18th place with 18 points. The team comes from two consecutive wins as the home team and defends a historical taboo: it has not lost to Rio de Janeiro teams at Alfredo Jaconi since 2009, and specifically against Botafogo, it has been 29 years of invincibility. On the other side, Botafogo is in 5th place with 29 points in 18 games played and seeks to react after being eliminated from the Libertadores by LDU, after a 2-0 defeat in Quito, Ecuador. The game will be broadcast by Record, R7, Playplus, CazéTV, and Premiere. The probable lineups are: Juventude: Jandrei; Reginaldo, Abner, Wilker Ángel, Alan Ruschel; Caíque, Jadson, Mandaca, Nenê; Emerson Batalla, Gabriel Taliari. Coach: Thiago Carpini. Botafogo: John; Vitinho, Barboza, David Ricardo, Alex Telles; Marlon Freitas, Danilo, Savarino; Artur, Álvaro Montoro, Arthur Cabral. Coach: Davide Ancelotti. The odds for the game are: Betano: Juventude (4.05) – Draw (3.45) – Botafogo (1.98). Bet 365: Juventude (4.00) – Draw (3.40) – Botafogo (1.90). The referee for the game will be Flavio Rodrigues de Souza, with Neuza Ines Back and Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira as assistants. Ilbert Estevam da Silva will act as VAR and Marcio dos Santos Oliveira as the fourth referee.