Serie A: Cuiabá conquers Botafogo 2-0 on Tuesday

RIO DE JANEIRO. Cuiabá conquers Botafogo with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Luis (41') and a goal from Deyverson (52').

RIO DE JANEIRO. Cuiabá tops Botafogo with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Luis (41′) and a goal from Deyverson (52′). Botafogo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In the presence of 16,365 spectators.​ The referee was Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima with the assistance of Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse and Leirson Peng Martins. The 4th official was Felipe da Silva Gonçalves. The weather was mist. The temperature was pleasant around 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.38 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.​

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  Botafogo

  0

  

  Cuiabá

  2

  1 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Botafogo was in firm control of the ball 66% while Cuiabá was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Botafogo was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Cuiabá was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Botafogo shot 23 times, 3 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Cuiabá shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Luis Henrique). On the opposite side, Cuiabá received 1 yellow card (Joaquim Pereira).

After this match, Botafogo will stay with 47 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Cuiabá will have 34 points like Ceará to stay in the 16th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Botafogo will play away against Atlético Mineiro on the 7th of November with a 21-14 head to head in favor of Botafogo (8 draws).

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  Atlético Mineiro

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  Botafogo

  2

  7 Nov 2022 Full time

Cuiabá will host Palmeiras on the 6th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (0 draws).

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  Cuiabá

  1

  

  Palmeiras

  1

  

  6 Nov 2022 Full time

Botafogo: Formation and Lineups

Botafogo started with a 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 (6.6), Daniel Borges (7.0), Adryelson (7.1), Víctor Cuesta (6.4), Marçal (7.8), Gabriel Pires (7.1), Tchê Tchê (7.0), Victor Sá (6.3), Júnior Santos (6.4), Jeffinho (6.2) and Tiquinho Soares (6.7).

Substitutes

Botafogo made 5 changes: Victor Sa for Lucas Fernandes (46′), Daniel Borges for Rafael (55′), Gabriel for J. Montes (55′), Junior Santos for Matheus Nascimento (78′) and Jeffinho for Luis Henrique (78′).

Top player: Marçal

Probably the most impressive player in Botafogo was Marçal.

His rating is (7.8) with 64 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

Cuiabá: Formation and Lineups

Cuiabá started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, António José Cardoso de Oliveira played with: Walter (7.8), Joaquim (7.3), Marllon (6.5), Alan Empereur (7.2), Jonathan Cafú (7.6), Marcão Silva (7.1), Rafael Gava (7.6), Igor Cariús (7.1), Pepê (6.8), Deyverson (7.3) and André Luís (7.2).

Substitutes

Cuiabá made 5 changes: Andre Luis for Felipe Marques (79′), Rafael Gava for Camilo (77′), Pepe for Denilson (88′), Deyverson for Rodriguinho (90′) and Jonathan Cafu for Joao Lucas (90′).

Best player: Walter

The player that probably impressed the most for Cuiabá was the goalkeeper: Walter. His rating is 7.83. He performed 4 saves.