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Botafogo 2-3 Athletico · Brasileirão Serie A

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

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Match report

Botafogo and Athletico met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, 24 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Botafogo: S. Rodríguez 85', 90'. Athletico: J. Cruz 11'; K. Viveros 13', 78'.

How the match went

Botafogo saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Botafogo had 33 shots with 8 on target, Athletico 7 with 6 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 13 to Botafogo and 2 to Athletico. Botafogo conceded 12 fouls, Athletico 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Botafogo, 1 for Athletico).

Line-ups

Botafogo started in a 4-2-3-1: Gabriel Batista, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Gabriel Justino, Alex Telles, Cristian Medina, Allan, Edenilson, Álvaro Montoro, Kauan Toledo, Danilo Pereira.

Athletico started in a 3-4-2-1: Santos, Dantas, Juan Felipe Aguirre, Arthur Dias, Gastón Benavídez, Jádson, Luiz Gustavo, Steven Mendoza, Leozinho, João Cruz, Kevin Viveros.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Athletico. J. Cruz (Athletico) scores.
  2. 13'Goal! Botafogo 0-2 Athletico. K. Viveros (Athletico) scores, assisted by Dantas.
  3. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-2 Athletico.
  4. 78'Goal! Botafogo 0-3 Athletico. K. Viveros (Athletico) scores, assisted by K. C. Vargas.
  5. 85'Goal! Botafogo 1-3 Athletico. S. Rodríguez (Botafogo) scores.
  6. 90+2'Goal! Botafogo 2-3 Athletico. S. Rodríguez (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Danilo.
  7. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 2-3 Athletico.
Full commentary (73 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Botafogo vs Athletico.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. A. Telles (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. Vitinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 11'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Athletico. J. Cruz (Athletico) scores.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. Jádson (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 13'Goal! Botafogo 0-2 Athletico. K. Viveros (Athletico) scores, assisted by Dantas.
  7. 16'Attempt missed. Danilo (Botafogo), header. xG 0.54.
  8. 19'Offside, Botafogo.
  9. 21'Attempt saved. K. Toledo (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  10. 26'Off the woodwork! Edenilson (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.18.
  11. 28'Attempt missed. Leozinho (Athletico), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  12. 30'Offside, Botafogo.
  13. 32'Attempt saved. N. Ferraresi (Botafogo), header from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  14. 34'Corner, Botafogo.
  15. 35'Attempt missed. K. Toledo (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  16. 35'Yellow card for K. Toledo (Botafogo) for foul.
  17. 36'Attempt saved. J. Cruz (Athletico), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 37'Corner, Botafogo.
  19. 37'Corner, Botafogo.
  20. 38'Attempt missed. Edenilson (Botafogo), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  21. 38'Corner, Botafogo.
  22. 39'Attempt saved. N. Ferraresi (Botafogo), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  23. 42'Attempt missed. A. Telles (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  24. 45'Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  26. 45+1'Attempt missed. Allan (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 45+1'Attempt blocked. Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-2 Athletico.
  29. 46'The second half is under way.
  30. 46'Substitution, Athletico: J. Portilla comes on for L. Gustavo.
  31. 46'Substitution, Athletico: K. C. Vargas comes on for Leozinho.
  32. 46'Substitution, Botafogo: J. Santos comes on for K. Toledo.
  33. 49'Corner, Botafogo.
  34. 50'Corner, Botafogo.
  35. 50'Corner, Botafogo.
  36. 53'Attempt saved. Danilo (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  37. 53'Attempt blocked. Danilo (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.14.
  38. 57'Attempt blocked. A. Telles (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  39. 58'Attempt missed. J. Santos (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 59'Corner, Botafogo.
  41. 60'Attempt missed. J. Santos (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  42. 61'Substitution, Athletico: Dudu comes on for J. Cruz.
  43. 62'Corner, Botafogo.
  44. 62'Attempt blocked. Danilo (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  45. 62'Corner, Botafogo.
  46. 63'Substitution, Botafogo: K. Barría comes on for C. Medina.
  47. 63'Substitution, Botafogo: Huguinho comes on for Allan.
  48. 63'Attempt missed. G. Justino (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  49. 68'Yellow card for Edenilson (Botafogo) for argument.
  50. 70'Corner, Athletico.
  51. 70'Attempt saved. J. F. Aguirre (Athletico), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  52. 72'Substitution, Botafogo: S. Rodríguez comes on for Edenilson.
  53. 72'Attempt missed. J. Santos (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  54. 73'Attempt blocked. K. Barría (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  55. 74'Attempt blocked. A. Telles (Botafogo), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  56. 76'Off the woodwork! Á. Montoro (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  57. 77'Yellow card for Dantas (Athletico) for foul.
  58. 78'Goal! Botafogo 0-3 Athletico. K. Viveros (Athletico) scores, assisted by K. C. Vargas.
  59. 80'Substitution, Botafogo: M. Martins comes on for Á. Montoro.
  60. 80'Attempt saved. K. Barría (Botafogo), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  61. 83'Attempt saved. M. Martins (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  62. 84'Corner, Botafogo.
  63. 85'Goal! Botafogo 1-3 Athletico. S. Rodríguez (Botafogo) scores.
  64. 85'Substitution, Athletico: R. P. Nepomuceno comes on for K. Viveros.
  65. 88'Attempt missed. K. Barría (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  66. 88'Attempt blocked. K. Barría (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  67. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  68. 90+2'Corner, Botafogo.
  69. 90+2'Attempt blocked. Danilo (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
  70. 90+2'Attempt blocked. M. Martins (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  71. 90+2'Goal! Botafogo 2-3 Athletico. S. Rodríguez (Botafogo) scores, assisted by Danilo.
  72. 90+6'Attempt missed. N. Ferraresi (Botafogo), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.
  73. 90'Full-time. Botafogo 2-3 Athletico.
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