Brazilian Serie A

FT Saturday, August 9, 2025
Botafogo WDWLW 5
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Fortaleza LDWLD 0
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BOT235
FOR000
Castelão · 31,645 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
7
57.4
Possession
42.6
21
SHOTS
9
12
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
307
494
Passes
366
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
52
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
6
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Head to Head

BOT leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

FOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25ViniciusG
  2. 39Gustavo ManchaCD-L
  3. 13Benjamín KuscevicCD-R
  4. 36WeversonLB
  5. 2TingaRB
  6. 38LuccaAM
  7. 5Matheus PereiraLM
  8. 88Lucas SashaRM
  9. 18DeyversonF
  10. 26BrenoAM-L
  11. 80José HerreraAM-R

BOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Leo LinckG
  2. 57David LoiolaCD-L
  3. 21Fernando MarçalCD-R
  4. 13Alex TellesLB
  5. 2VitinhoRB
  6. 10Jefferson SavarinoAM
  7. 35Danilo SantosLM
  8. 28NewtonRM
  9. 98Arthur CabralF
  10. 8Álvaro MontoroAM-L
  11. 7ArturAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Gustavo Mancha (Fortaleza) is shown the red card.
  2. 13' Substitution, Fortaleza. Gastón Ávila replaces Deyverson.
  3. 14' Goal! Fortaleza 0, Botafogo 1. Marçal (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 45'+5' Goal! Fortaleza 0, Botafogo 2. Arthur Cabral (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Montoro with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Fortaleza. Matheus Rossetto replaces Matheus Pereira.
  6. 45' Substitution, Botafogo. Matheus Martins replaces Álvaro Montoro.
  7. 48' Goal! Fortaleza 0, Botafogo 3. Marçal (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arthur Cabral following a corner.
  8. 53' Goal! Fortaleza 0, Botafogo 4. David Ricardo (Botafogo) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a corner.
  9. 58' Substitution, Botafogo. Joaquín Correa replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  10. 58' Substitution, Botafogo. Mateo Ponte replaces Vitinho.
  11. 58' Substitution, Fortaleza. Adam Bareiro replaces José Herrera.
  12. 58' Substitution, Fortaleza. Kervin Andrade replaces Breno Lopes.
  13. 65' Substitution, Fortaleza. Yago Pikachu replaces Lucca Prior.
  14. 67' Substitution, Botafogo. Huguinho replaces Danilo.
  15. 71' Adam Bareiro (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 74' Substitution, Botafogo. Gonzalo Mastriani replaces Arthur Cabral.
  17. 75' Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Fortaleza 0, Botafogo 5. Matheus Martins (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles following a fast break.

Brazil Serie A News

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