Brazilian Serie A

FT Thursday, December 4, 2025
Botafogo WDWWD 2
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Cruzeiro WDDWD 2
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BOT022
CRU112
Estadio Mineirão · 34,649 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
3
57
Possession
43
8
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
286
444
Passes
341
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
48
37
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
40
14
Clearances
40

Head to Head

CRU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CRU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1CássioG
  2. 25Lucas VillalbaCD-L
  3. 15Fabrício BrunoCD-R
  4. 6KaikiLB
  5. 12WilliamRB
  6. 10Matheus PereiraAM
  7. 16Lucas SilvaLM
  8. 29Lucas RomeroRM
  9. 19Kaio JorgeF
  10. 17Luis SinisterraAM-L
  11. 88ChristianAM-R

BOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1RaulG
  2. 57David LoiolaCD-L
  3. 21Fernando MarçalCD-R
  4. 13Alex TellesLB
  5. 2VitinhoRB
  6. 14Jordan BarreraAM
  7. 17Marlon FreitasLM
  8. 25AllanRM
  9. 98Arthur CabralF
  10. 6CuiabanoAM-L
  11. 7ArturAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Botafogo 0. Christian (Cruzeiro) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra.
  2. 50' Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Botafogo 0. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  3. 53' Substitution, Botafogo. Álvaro Montoro replaces Cuiabano.
  4. 54' Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Botafogo 1. Marçal (Botafogo) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 65' Jordán Barrera (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 67' Allan (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 67' Cássio (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 68' Substitution, Cruzeiro. Eduardo replaces Luis Sinisterra.
  10. 68' Substitution, Cruzeiro. Keny Arroyo replaces Kaio Jorge because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, Botafogo. Newton replaces Allan.
  12. 85' Substitution, Botafogo. Kauan Toledo replaces Vitinho.
  13. 86' Substitution, Cruzeiro. Walace replaces Lucas Silva.
  14. 89' Substitution, Botafogo. José Kadir replaces Jordán Barrera.
  15. 90'+5' Goal! Cruzeiro 2, Botafogo 2. Alex Telles (Botafogo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 90'+6' Substitution, Cruzeiro. Matheus Henrique replaces Christian.
  17. 90'+6' Substitution, Cruzeiro. Yannick Bolasie replaces Matheus Pereira.
  18. 90'+11' David Ricardo (Botafogo) is shown the red card.

Brazil Serie A News

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