Botafogo 2-1 Santos · Brasileirão Serie A
Botafogo beat Santos 2-1 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Botafogo and Santos met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, 16 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Botafogo: L. Emanuel 41'; K. Barría 90'. Santos: Á. Barreal 57'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Botafogo had 17 shots with 6 on target, Santos 22 with 9 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 5 to Botafogo and 6 to Santos. Botafogo conceded 10 fouls, Santos 13. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for Botafogo, 2 for Santos).
Line-ups
Botafogo started in a 4-4-2: Léo Linck, Vitinho, Gabriel Justino, Nahuel Ferraresi, Alex Telles, Lucas Villalba, Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Matheus Martins, L. Emanuel, Kauan Toledo.
Santos started in a 4-2-3-1: Gabriel Brazão, Igor Vinícius, Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres, Gonzalo Escobar, Gustavinho, Willian Arão, Miguelito, Benjamín Rollheiser, Álvaro Barreal, Thaciano.
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