On 18 March, aiming at the game against Libertad, Vasco da Gama saved players in the Clássico da Amizade (the "Friendship Derby"), against Botafogo, and paid dearly for it: lost by 3–1. After failure of the defense, Fellype Gabriel opened 2–0 in the first time. In the second half, Fellipe Bastos, in a beautiful free kick, declined. But Fellype Gabriel, inspired, made another, signed a hat-trick and confirmed the victory of Botafogo.
