Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama · Brasileirão Serie A
Botafogo lost to Vasco da Gama 1-2 in the Brasileirão Serie A. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Botafogo and Vasco da Gama met in the Brasileirão Serie A at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Botafogo: A. Telles 60'. Vasco da Gama: A. Lescano 28'; David 51'.
How the match went
Vasco da Gama saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Botafogo had 11 shots with 2 on target, Vasco da Gama 17 with 8 on target. There were 21 corners in total, 7 to Botafogo and 14 to Vasco da Gama. Botafogo conceded 10 fouls, Vasco da Gama 12. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Botafogo, 0 for Vasco da Gama) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Botafogo started in a 4-2-3-1: Gabriel Batista, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Arthur Chaves, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Danilo Santos, Cristian Medina, Hakim Ziyech, Matheus Martins, Arthur Cabral.
Vasco da Gama started in a 4-1-4-1: Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Alan Saldivia, Robert Renan, Cuiabano, Santiago Sosa, Marino Hinestroza, Alan Lescano, Thiago Mendes, Facundo Colidio, Bruno Duarte.
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Minute by minute
- 28'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Vasco da Gama. A. Lescano (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by B. Duarte.
- 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-1 Vasco da Gama.
- 51'Goal! Botafogo 0-2 Vasco da Gama. David (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by F. Colidio.
- 60'Goal! Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama. A. Telles (Botafogo) scores.
- 74'VAR check complete: the goal for Vasco da Gama stands.
- 84'VAR check complete: the goal for Botafogo stands.
- 85'Red card! Tite (Botafogo) is sent off for argument.
- 90'Full-time. Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama.
Full commentary (73 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Botafogo vs Vasco da Gama.
- 2'Corner, Botafogo.
- 3'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 10'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 12'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 14'Attempt missed. Cuiabano (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 20'Attempt missed. B. Duarte (Vasco da Gama), shot. xG 0.01.
- 20'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 22'Attempt saved. Vitinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 25'Attempt blocked. B. Duarte (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 26'Attempt missed. B. Duarte (Vasco da Gama), header. xG 0.11.
- 26'Attempt saved. T. Mendes (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 27'Corner, Botafogo.
- 28'Goal! Botafogo 0-1 Vasco da Gama. A. Lescano (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by B. Duarte.
- 31'Corner, Botafogo.
- 31'Attempt missed. A. Cabral (Botafogo), header from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 31'Attempt blocked. A. Chaves (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 34'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 34'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 37'Attempt missed. Vitinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 42'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: David comes on for B. Duarte.
- 43'Attempt blocked. H. Ziyech (Botafogo), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 43'Corner, Botafogo.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+5'Attempt missed. M. Martins (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Botafogo 0-1 Vasco da Gama.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Corner, Botafogo.
- 51'Goal! Botafogo 0-2 Vasco da Gama. David (Vasco da Gama) scores, assisted by F. Colidio.
- 54'Off the woodwork! S. Sosa (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 56'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 56'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 57'Substitution, Botafogo: J. Santos comes on for C. Medina.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. Santos (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Goal! Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama. A. Telles (Botafogo) scores.
- 63'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 63'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 64'Attempt blocked. F. Colidio (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 64'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 65'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: Adson comes on for M. Hinestroza.
- 65'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: Tchê Tchê comes on for A. Lescano.
- 69'Substitution, Botafogo: K. Toledo comes on for M. Martins.
- 69'Attempt missed. J. Santos (Botafogo), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 70'Corner, Botafogo.
- 74'VAR check complete: the goal for Vasco da Gama stands.
- 76'Offside, Vasco da Gama.
- 77'Attempt missed. David (Vasco da Gama), header. xG 0.11.
- 79'Attempt saved. T. Mendes (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 80'Substitution, Botafogo: T. Soares comes on for A. Cabral.
- 80'Substitution, Botafogo: K. Barría comes on for H. Ziyech.
- 80'Substitution, Botafogo: M. Ponte comes on for Vitinho.
- 84'VAR check complete: the goal for Botafogo stands.
- 85'Red card! Tite (Botafogo) is sent off for argument.
- 86'Offside, Botafogo.
- 88'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: N. Moreira comes on for F. Colidio.
- 88'Substitution, Vasco da Gama: P. Rodríguez comes on for P. Henrique.
- 89'Corner, Botafogo.
- 89'Attempt missed. Huguinho (Botafogo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 89'Attempt blocked. K. Toledo (Botafogo), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Botafogo: ? comes on for A. Chaves.
- 90+3'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 90+3'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 90+4'Corner, Vasco da Gama.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. P. Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. David (Vasco da Gama), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90+5'Offside, Botafogo.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. R. Renan (Vasco da Gama), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 90+7'Yellow card for N. Ferraresi (Botafogo) for foul.
- 90+8'Attempt missed. P. Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 90+9'Offside, Botafogo.
- 90'Full-time. Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama.