Battling for CONMEBOL Libertadores qualification in the Brasileiro , defending champions Botafogo will welcome promoted club Ceara to Estadio Nilton Santos on Wednesday.

Fogo are looking to make it three wins on the bounce this weekend, while Vozao will be keen to get back on track after consecutive losses.

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Renato Paiva 's Botafogo may have been eliminated from the Copa do Brasil on May 23, but that was their only defeat over their last seven matches, a spell that also includes five wins and one draw.

On Sunday, Fogo started June with a 1-0 victory on the road to struggling Santos, and the manager will have been pleased to see his team take advantage when Artur secured all three points after Neymar was sent off.

That triumph has Paiva's side ninth i

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