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Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro · Brasileirão Serie A

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 4-0 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Botafogo and Cruzeiro met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, 30 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Botafogo: D. Santos 48', 85'; M. Martins 76'; Artur 90'. Cruzeiro did not score.

How the match went

Cruzeiro saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Botafogo had 10 shots with 5 on target, Cruzeiro 17 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 3 to Botafogo and 7 to Cruzeiro. Botafogo conceded 10 fouls, Cruzeiro 12. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Botafogo, 2 for Cruzeiro).

Line-ups

Botafogo started in a 3-4-3: Neto, M. Ponte, Newton, A. Barboza, Vitinho, Danilo, Allan, A. Telles, S. Rodríguez, A. Cabral, Á. Montoro.

Cruzeiro started in a 4-2-3-1: Cássio, Fagner, F. Bruno, J. Jesus, Kaiki, L. Romero, L. Silva, Gerson, M. Pereira, Wanderson, K. Jorge.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-0 Cruzeiro.
  2. 48'Goal! Botafogo 1-0 Cruzeiro. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by A. Cabral.
  3. 76'Goal! Botafogo 2-0 Cruzeiro. M. Martins (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  4. 85'Goal! Botafogo 3-0 Cruzeiro. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by N. Fernandes.
  5. 90+1'Goal! Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro. Artur (Botafogo) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Botafogo vs Cruzeiro.
  2. 0'Yellow card for M. Anselmi (Botafogo) for argument.
  3. 11'Attempt saved. M. Pereira (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  4. 14'Attempt missed. A. Cabral (Botafogo), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  5. 15'Attempt missed. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), header. xG 0.14.
  6. 17'Yellow card for L. Silva (Cruzeiro) for foul.
  7. 18'Attempt missed. A. Cabral (Botafogo), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.
  9. 30'Attempt blocked. F. Bruno (Cruzeiro), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 30'Attempt blocked. Kaiki (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 31'Attempt saved. Kaiki (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  12. 41'Attempt missed. Allan (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 42'Attempt missed. Wanderson (Cruzeiro), header. xG 0.24.
  14. 43'Attempt blocked. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 45'Attempt missed. Wanderson (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  16. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+3'Attempt blocked. Allan (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  18. 45+4'Yellow card for Allan (Botafogo) for foul.
  19. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-0 Cruzeiro.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 48'Goal! Botafogo 1-0 Cruzeiro. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by A. Cabral.
  22. 55'Attempt blocked. Wanderson (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  23. 56'Substitution, Cruzeiro: K. Arroyo comes on for Wanderson.
  24. 59'Attempt blocked. Gerson (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  25. 60'Attempt missed. Kaiki (Cruzeiro), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  26. 61'Attempt saved. Gerson (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  27. 63'Substitution, Botafogo: Artur comes on for Allan.
  28. 63'Substitution, Botafogo: M. Martins comes on for A. Cabral.
  29. 64'Attempt blocked. D. Santos (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 65'Substitution, Cruzeiro: Christian comes on for L. Silva.
  31. 70'Attempt blocked. Gerson (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  32. 71'Attempt saved. K. Arroyo (Cruzeiro), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  33. 74'Attempt saved. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 76'Goal! Botafogo 2-0 Cruzeiro. M. Martins (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Á. Montoro.
  35. 76'Attempt blocked. K. Jorge (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  36. 77'Substitution, Cruzeiro: M. Henrique comes on for L. Romero.
  37. 78'Substitution, Cruzeiro: J. Marcelo comes on for J. Jesus.
  38. 78'Substitution, Cruzeiro: K. Kenji comes on for Gerson.
  39. 81'Substitution, Botafogo: Marçal comes on for A. Telles.
  40. 81'Substitution, Botafogo: N. Fernandes comes on for Á. Montoro.
  41. 82'Attempt blocked. K. Kenji (Cruzeiro), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  42. 83'Yellow card for K. Kenji (Cruzeiro) for foul.
  43. 85'Goal! Botafogo 3-0 Cruzeiro. D. Santos (Botafogo) scores, assisted by N. Fernandes.
  44. 88'Substitution, Botafogo: J. Barrera comes on for S. Rodríguez.
  45. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  46. 90+1'Goal! Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro. Artur (Botafogo) scores.
  47. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro.
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