Serie A: Botafogo prevails over Bragantino 2-1
RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo beat Bragantino to win 2-1.
RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo overcame Bragantino to win 2-1. It was Botafogo to strike first with a goal of Gabriel at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tche Tche gave the win to Botafogo in the 71′ minute with a goal. Bragantino lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Dyorgines José Padovani Andrade with the assistance of Alessandro Álvaro Rocha de Matos and Fabiano Da Silva Ramires. The 4th official was João Ennio Sobral. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23 degrees Celsius or 73.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Bragantino was in firm control of the ball 58% while Botafogo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Botafogo was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Botafogo won the contest.
Botafogo shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Bragantino shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Gabriel). On the other side, Bragantino received 2 yellow cards (K. Lomonaco and Werik Popo).
After this match, Botafogo will have 44 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Bragantino will stay with 41 points like Goiás to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
Gabriel
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28'28'
K. Lomonaco
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34'34'
Gabriel
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46'46'
Hyoran
Jadsom
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62'62'
Luan Candido
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63'63'
Helinho
Sorriso
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69'69'
Patrick de Paula
Victor Sa
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70'70'
Werik Popo
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71'71'
Tche Tche
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76'76'
Carlos Eduardo
Werik Popo
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77'77'
Gabriel Novaes
Lucas Evangelista
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80'80'
Lucas Piazon
Jeffinho
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90'90'
Diego Goncalves
Junior Santos
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Botafogo will host Cuiabá on the 1st of November with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Cuiabá (1 draw).
Bragantino will play away with Avaí on the 2nd of November with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Bragantino (2 draws).
Botafogo: Formation and Lineups
Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro chose to play with the following team: Gatito Fernández , Daniel Borges , Adryelson , Víctor Cuesta , Marçal , Gabriel Pires , Tchê Tchê , Victor Sá , Júnior Santos , Jeffinho and Tiquinho Soares .
Substitutes
Botafogo made 3 changes: Victor Sa for Patrick de Paula (69′), Jeffinho for Lucas Piazon (80′) and Junior Santos for Diego Goncalves (90′).
Top player: Marçal
Probably the most impressive player in Botafogo was Marçal even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Bragantino: Formation and Lineups
Also Bragantino adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Maurício Nogueira Barbieri played with: Cleiton , Aderlan , Kevin Lomónaco , Natan , Luan Cândido , Raul , Jadsom , Artur , Lucas Evangelista , Sorriso and Werik Popó .
Substitutes
Bragantino made 4 changes: Jadsom for Hyoran (46′), Sorriso for Helinho (63′), Werik Popo for Carlos Eduardo (76′) and Lucas Evangelista for Gabriel Novaes (77′).
Top player: Kevin Lomónaco
Probably the most impressive player in Bragantino was Kevin Lomónaco.
His rating is with 64 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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