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Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio · Brasileirão Serie A

Botafogo beat Grêmio 3-2 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Botafogo and Grêmio met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Botafogo: D. Santos 30', 79'; Á. Montoro 52'. Grêmio: J. Cabral 36'; G. Martins 88'.

How the match went

Grêmio saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Botafogo had 10 shots with 7 on target, Grêmio 13 with 3 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 3 to Botafogo and 3 to Grêmio. Botafogo conceded 13 fouls, Grêmio 11. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Botafogo, 1 for Grêmio).

Line-ups

Botafogo started in a 4-2-3-1: Gabriel Batista, Vitinho, Arthur Chaves, Lucas Monzón, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Danilo Santos, Júnior Santos, Edenilson, Álvaro Montoro, Arthur Cabral.

Grêmio started in a 4-2-3-1: Weverton, Diego Caito, Gustavo Martins, Wallace, Caio Paulista, Erick Noriega, Mathias Villasanti, Cristian Pavón, Filip Krovinović, Jovane Cabral, Carlos Vinícius.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 30'Goal! Botafogo 1-0 Grêmio. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  2. 36'Goal! Botafogo 1-1 Grêmio. J. Cabral (Grêmio) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 1-1 Grêmio.
  4. 52'Goal! Botafogo 2-1 Grêmio. Á. Montoro (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Vitinho.
  5. 79'Goal! Botafogo 3-1 Grêmio. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  6. 88'Goal! Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio. G. Martins (Grêmio) scores, assisted by Tetê.
  7. 90+3'VAR check complete: the goal for Grêmio stands.
  8. 90+7'VAR: card upgraded for M. Nascimento (Grêmio).
  9. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio.
Full commentary (50 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Botafogo vs Grêmio.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. C. Vinícius (Grêmio), header. xG 0.07.
  4. 10'Offside, Grêmio.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. D. Santos (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  6. 16'Attempt missed. J. Cabral (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  7. 30'Goal! Botafogo 1-0 Grêmio. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  8. 33'Corner, Grêmio.
  9. 34'Corner, Grêmio.
  10. 34'Attempt missed. J. Cabral (Grêmio), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  11. 34'Attempt missed. E. Noriega (Grêmio), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  12. 36'Goal! Botafogo 1-1 Grêmio. J. Cabral (Grêmio) scores.
  13. 41'Attempt saved. J. Santos (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  14. 44'Corner, Botafogo.
  15. 44'Attempt blocked. J. Santos (Botafogo), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. Vitinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  18. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 1-1 Grêmio.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Botafogo: G. Justino comes on for L. Monzón.
  21. 46'Substitution, Botafogo: D. Pereira comes on for Edenilson.
  22. 48'Attempt missed. Diego Caito (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  23. 49'Corner, Grêmio.
  24. 50'Attempt missed. F. Krovinović (Grêmio), header. xG 0.03.
  25. 52'Goal! Botafogo 2-1 Grêmio. Á. Montoro (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Vitinho.
  26. 59'Substitution, Grêmio: J. Enamorado comes on for J. Cabral.
  27. 62'Attempt saved. C. Vinícius (Grêmio), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 62'Attempt blocked. E. Noriega (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  29. 66'Substitution, Grêmio: M. Braithwaite comes on for F. Krovinović.
  30. 72'Attempt blocked. E. Noriega (Grêmio), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  31. 73'Substitution, Botafogo: Marçal comes on for J. Santos.
  32. 76'Corner, Botafogo.
  33. 76'Attempt saved. A. Telles (Botafogo), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  34. 77'Attempt missed. A. Cabral (Botafogo), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  35. 78'Yellow card for M. Villasanti (Grêmio) for argument.
  36. 78'Substitution, Grêmio: Tetê comes on for C. Pavón.
  37. 78'Substitution, Grêmio: M. Nascimento comes on for E. Noriega.
  38. 79'Goal! Botafogo 3-1 Grêmio. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  39. 79'Substitution, Botafogo: Allan comes on for Á. Montoro.
  40. 85'Corner, Botafogo.
  41. 86'Substitution, Botafogo: T. Soares comes on for A. Cabral.
  42. 88'Goal! Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio. G. Martins (Grêmio) scores, assisted by Tetê.
  43. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  44. 90+3'Offside, Grêmio.
  45. 90+3'VAR check complete: the goal for Grêmio stands.
  46. 90+4'Yellow card for D. Santos (Botafogo) for time wasting.
  47. 90+4'Attempt missed. C. Vinícius (Grêmio), header. xG 0.06.
  48. 90+7'VAR: card upgraded for M. Nascimento (Grêmio).
  49. 90+10'Attempt missed. G. Martins (Grêmio), header. xG 0.04.
  50. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio.
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