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Botafogo 4-2 Fortaleza · Brasileirão Serie A

Botafogo beat Fortaleza 4-2 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Botafogo and Fortaleza met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, 7 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Botafogo: Á. Montoro 45'; A. Cabral 48'; Marçal 84'; M. Ponte 90'. Fortaleza: B. Lopes 17'; A. Bareiro 56'.

How the match went

Botafogo saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Botafogo had 15 shots with 6 on target, Fortaleza 8 with 4 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 2 to Botafogo and 2 to Fortaleza. Botafogo conceded 11 fouls, Fortaleza 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Botafogo, 3 for Fortaleza).

Line-ups

Botafogo started in a 4-2-3-1: Raúl, Vitinho, G. Bahia, Marçal, A. Telles, Allan, M. Freitas, Artur, Á. Montoro, J. Barrera, A. Cabral.

Fortaleza started in a 4-4-2: Brenno, E. Mancuso, L. Gazal, G. Ávila, D. Barbosa, Y. Pikachu, Pierre, L. Sasha, T. Pochettino, A. Bareiro, B. Lopes.

More from this competition: Brasileirão Serie A fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 17'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Fortaleza. B. Lopes (Fortaleza) scores.
  2. 45'Goal! Botafogo 1-1 Fortaleza. Á. Montoro (Botafogo) scores.
  3. 48'Goal! Botafogo 2-1 Fortaleza. A. Cabral (Botafogo) scores.
  4. 56'Goal! Botafogo 2-2 Fortaleza. A. Bareiro (Fortaleza) converts the penalty.
  5. 84'Goal! Botafogo 3-2 Fortaleza. Marçal (Botafogo) scores.
  6. 90'Goal! Botafogo 4-2 Fortaleza. M. Ponte (Botafogo) scores.
Full commentary (39 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Botafogo vs Fortaleza.
  2. 9'Attempt saved. T. Pochettino (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  3. 11'Attempt saved. J. Barrera (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  4. 13'Attempt blocked. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 17'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Fortaleza. B. Lopes (Fortaleza) scores.
  6. 23'Attempt blocked. A. Cabral (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 27'Attempt missed. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  8. 27'Off the woodwork! Artur (Botafogo), header. xG 0.06.
  9. 29'Attempt missed. M. Freitas (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 40'Yellow card for E. Mancuso (Fortaleza).
  11. 45'Goal! Botafogo 1-1 Fortaleza. Á. Montoro (Botafogo) scores.
  12. 45'Yellow card for A. Bareiro (Fortaleza).
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 46'Substitution, Fortaleza: M. Rossetto comes on for Y. Pikachu.
  15. 47'Attempt missed. T. Pochettino (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  16. 48'Goal! Botafogo 2-1 Fortaleza. A. Cabral (Botafogo) scores.
  17. 52'Attempt blocked. L. Gazal (Fortaleza), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  18. 56'Goal! Botafogo 2-2 Fortaleza. A. Bareiro (Fortaleza) converts the penalty.
  19. 59'Attempt missed. A. Cabral (Botafogo), header. xG 0.18.
  20. 60'Attempt missed. G. Ávila (Fortaleza), header from a set piece. xG 0.00.
  21. 61'Attempt saved. Vitinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  22. 64'Substitution, Fortaleza: Deyverson comes on for A. Bareiro.
  23. 67'Attempt missed. Artur (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 68'Substitution, Botafogo: Cuiabano comes on for A. Telles.
  25. 68'Substitution, Botafogo: S. Rodríguez comes on for Artur.
  26. 70'Substitution, Fortaleza: Weverson comes on for D. Barbosa.
  27. 77'Attempt missed. B. Lopes (Fortaleza), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  28. 79'Substitution, Botafogo: M. Ponte comes on for Vitinho.
  29. 79'Attempt saved. T. Pochettino (Fortaleza), header. xG 0.05.
  30. 80'Attempt blocked. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  31. 82'Substitution, Fortaleza: L. Crispim comes on for Pierre.
  32. 82'Substitution, Fortaleza: R. Santos comes on for B. Lopes.
  33. 84'Goal! Botafogo 3-2 Fortaleza. Marçal (Botafogo) scores.
  34. 90'Goal! Botafogo 4-2 Fortaleza. M. Ponte (Botafogo) scores.
  35. 90'Yellow card for R. Santos (Fortaleza).
  36. 90'Yellow card for K. Toledo (Botafogo).
  37. 90'Substitution, Botafogo: Newton comes on for J. Barrera.
  38. 90'Substitution, Botafogo: K. Toledo comes on for Á. Montoro.
  39. 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Freitas (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
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