Botafogo 1-0 Cienciano · Copa Sudamericana
Botafogo beat Cienciano 1-0 in the Copa Sudamericana. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Botafogo and Cienciano met in the Copa Sudamericana at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, 21 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Botafogo: Danilo 8'. Cienciano did not score.
How the match went
Botafogo saw more of the ball, 69% of it. Botafogo had 22 shots with 8 on target, Cienciano 8 with 1 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 6 to Botafogo and 1 to Cienciano. Botafogo conceded 12 fouls, Cienciano 17. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (4 for Botafogo, 5 for Cienciano).
Line-ups
Botafogo started in a 4-3-1-2: Warleson, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Alex Telles, Danilo Santos, Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Álvaro Montoro, Arthur Cabral, Danilo Pereira.
Cienciano started in a 4-2-3-1: Ítalo Espinoza, Claudio Núñez, Maximiliano Amondarain, Kevin Becerra, Marcos Martinich, Gerson Barreto, Santiago Arias, Carlos Cabello, Alejandro Hohberg, Juan Romagnoli, Carlos Garcés.
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