2 – 3
“João Cruz broke the deadlock against the run of play, heading home to give Athletico PR a shock lead after Botafogo had already threatened through Alex Telles and Victor Alexander da Silva in the opening exchanges.”
Pivotal“Within two minutes of the opener, Kevin Viveros doubled Athletico's lead with a clinical finish assisted by Dantas, leaving Botafogo shell-shocked before the match had even found its rhythm.”
Pivotal“Any lingering hope Botafogo harboured was extinguished when Viveros completed his brace, tapping home from Kerwin Vargas' assist moments after Dantas had been booked and Álvaro Montoro had struck the post in the 76th minute — a cruel reminder of how lopsided the efficiency gap was.”
Pivotal“Substitute Santiago Rodríguez gave Botafogo a lifeline with a goal that suddenly made the final minutes interesting, reducing the deficit to 1-3 and injecting urgency into a home crowd that had been largely silenced.”
“Rodríguez struck again from a corner in injury time, assisted by Danilo Pereira, to make it 2-3 and set up a frantic finale — but Athletico held on, denying Botafogo a stunning equaliser and securing all three points.”
Botafogo
Athletico PR
Outstanding performance
Botafogo•MidfielderAthletico Paranaense produced one of the most efficient away performances in recent Serie A memory, scoring three goals from just seven shots while Botafogo fired 32 attempts and walked away with nothing to show for the first hour. The visitors struck in a devastating two-minute burst early on — João Cruz opening the scoring in the 11th minute before Kevin Viveros doubled the lead almost immediately — and Botafogo never truly recovered despite controlling 56% of possession and generating 53 dangerous attacks. Viveros' third goal in the 78th minute, assisted by substitute Kerwin Vargas, appeared to have buried the home side, but Santiago Rodríguez produced a stirring late cameo, pulling two back in the final five minutes to set up a nervy finish that never quite materialised. For Botafogo, the result is a damaging blow to their title ambitions given the pre-match context suggesting a high-stakes fixture — 32 shots and three big chances created but only three goals conceded from six on-target efforts tells the story of a team that dominated the game while losing it. Athletico's goalkeeper made six saves to preserve the win, and their defensive discipline — 18 tackles to Botafogo's 14 — underlined a collective resolve that ultimately proved the difference on the night.
How entertaining was this match?
Santiago Rodriguez scores with a right-footed shot.
Danilo Pereira da Silva takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Matheus Martins takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
assist: Danilo
Goal! José Kadir scores to make it 2-3, assisted by Danilo Pereira da Silva.
Corner awarded.
José Kadir takes a right-footed shot but misses.
José Kadir's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Renan Peixoto Nepomuceno comes on for Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega.
Santiago Rodriguez scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Alex Telles
Goal! Santiago Rodriguez scores, making it 1-3.
Matheus Martins takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Matheus Martins comes on for Alvaro Montoro.
José Kadir takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Kerwin Vargas
Goal! Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores to make it 0-3, assisted by Kerwin Vargas.
DantasYellow CardYellow card shown to Dantas.
Alvaro Montoro takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Alex Nicolao Telles takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
José Kadir takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jose Antonio dos Santos Junior takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Santiago Rodriguez replaces Edenilson Andrade dos Santos.
Juan Felipe Aguirre takes a header, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
EdenilsonYellow CardYellow card issued to Edenilson Andrade dos Santos.
Gabriel Justino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
José Kadir replaces Cristian Nicolas Medina.
Corner awarded.
Huguinho replaces Allan Marques Loureiro.
Corner awarded.
Danilo Pereira da Silva takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Dudu Kogitzki is on, and Joao Cruz is off.
Jose Antonio dos Santos Junior takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jose Antonio dos Santos Junior takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alex Nicolao Telles takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Danilo Pereira da Silva takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Danilo Pereira da Silva takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Juan Camilo Portilla Pena comes on for Luiz Gustavo Dias.
Kerwin Vargas is substituted for Leozinho.
Jose Antonio dos Santos Junior comes on for Kauan Toledo.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Allan Marques Loureiro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alvaro Montoro takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Victor Alexander da Silva takes a shot with his left foot, but it is blocked.
Alex Nicolao Telles takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nahuel Ferraresi's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Edenilson Andrade dos Santos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Joao Cruz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kauan Toledo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kauan Toledo receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Nahuel Ferraresi's header is saved.
Offside.
Leozinho takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Edenilson Andrade dos Santos takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Kauan Toledo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Danilo Pereira da Silva attempts a header but misses the shot.
Offside.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Dantas
Goal! Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores, making it 0-2, assisted by Dantas.
Joao Cruz takes a shot with his head and scores.
Jadson Alves dos Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
assist: Jádson
Goal! Joao Cruz scores to make it 0-1.
Shot by Victor Alexander da Silva, Vitinho, with a right-footed shot that misses.
Alex Nicolao Telles takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Andre Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento.
Botafogo host Athletico PR on Monday night under interim coach Rodrigo Bellão, fresh from a managerial sacking and burdened by key absences. Athletico PR arrive in 3rd place and unbeaten in their last eight Brasileirão matches, chasing a sixth consecutive year without defeat against their hosts.
