Botafogo prevails over Internacional 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo was able to reverse the score against Internacional.

August 17, 2023

RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Internacional.

The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Flavio Rodrigues De Souza with the help of Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira and Marcia Lopes Caetano. The 4th official was Felipe da Silva Gonçalves. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.64 degrees Celsius or 72.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Botafogo

3 - 1

Internacional

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

18 Total 10
10 On Target 5
5 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 2

124 Attack 105
52 Dangerous attack 21
83 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3

Fouls

13 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Internacional that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Botafogo had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botafogo won the match.

Botafogo shot 18 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Internacional shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Botafogo received 5 yellow cards (Adryelson, Philipe Sampaio, Janderson, Philipe Sampaio and Philipe Sampaio). On the opposite side, Internacional received 3 yellow cards (Sergio Rochet, Gabriel and Gabriel Mercado).

Match Timeline

18'

Maurício(goal)

46'

52'

Sergio Rochet - Yellow

55'

58'

62'

90'

64'

Bruno Henrique- sub ->Wanderson

66'

73'

Danilo Barbosa- sub ->Victor Sá

75'

77'

78'

Matheus Dias- sub ->Alan Patrick

89'

Júnior Santos- sub ->Tchê Tchê

90'

63'

90'

Gabriel Mercado- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Botafogo will have 47 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Internacional will stay with 24 points like Cruzeiro to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away against Bragantino on the 10th of November with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Botafogo (2 draws).

Internacional will host Bragantino on the 21st of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Internacional (3 draws).

Botafogo – Formation

Botafogo

Lucas Perri 12.Brazil

6.4

V. Cuesta 15.Argentina

7.5

Hugo 16.Brazil

7.3

L. Di Plácido 24.Argentina

7.3

Adryelson 34.Brazil

6.8

62'

Tchê Tchê 6.Brazil

7.5

90'

Victor Sá 7.Brazil

7.3

75'

55'

Gustavo Sauer 10.Brazil

6.8

46'

Marlon Freitas 17.Brazil

7.5

Lucas Fernandes 18.Brazil

6.8

46'

Eduardo 33.Brazil

6.8

90'

Substitutes

R. Fernández 1.Paraguay

Igo Gabriel 52.Brazil

Philipe Sampaio 94.Brazil

90'

Danilo Barbosa 5.Brazil

6.8

75'

Matías Segovia 19.Paraguay

JP Galvão 57.Brazil

Raí 75.Brazil

D. Hernández 77.Uruguay

Luis Henrique 11.Brazil

8.1

46'

73'

Carlos Alberto 27.Brazil

Júnior Santos 37.Brazil

6.8

90'

Janderson 39.Brazil

7.1

46'

90'

Botafogo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento decided to play with the following team: Lucas Perri (6.4), L. Di Plácido (7.3), Adryelson (6.8), V. Cuesta (7.5), Hugo (7.3), Tchê Tchê (7.5), Marlon Freitas (7.5), Gustavo Sauer (6.8), Lucas Fernandes (6.8), Victor Sá (7.3) and Eduardo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, Danilo Barbosa (6.8), Luis Henrique (8.1), M. Segovia, Carlos Alberto, Júnior Santos (6.8), Janderson (7.1), Igo Gabriel, JP Galvão, Raí, Diego Manuel Hernández González and Philipe Sampaio.

Substitutions

Botafogo made 5 changes: Lucas Fernandes for Janderson (46′), Gustavo Sauer for Luis Henrique (46′), Victor Sá for Danilo Barbosa (75′), Tchê Tchê for Júnior Santos (90′) and Eduardo for Philipe Sampaio (90′).

Best player: Luis Henrique

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Botafogo was Luis Henrique.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Internacional – Formation

Internacional

Sergio Rochet 33.Uruguay

7.3

52'

Renê 6.Brazil

6.3

Fabricio Bustos 16.Argentina

6.7

Gabriel Mercado 25.Argentina

6.8

90'

Vitão 44.Brazil

6.8

Alan Patrick 10.Brazil

6.3

78'

Wanderson 11.Brazil

6.1

64'

Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile

6.4

66'

Gabriel 23.Brazil

6.8

63'

Maurício 27.Brazil

7.3

58'

18'

Enner Valencia 13.Ecuador

6.7

77'

Substitutes

Keiller 1.Brazil

Emerson Junior 12.Brazil

Igor Gomes 21.Brazil

Nicolás Hernández 22.Colombia

6.3

58'

Bruno Henrique 8.Brazil

7.0

64'

Estêvão 26.Brazil

Matheus Dias 41.Brazil

6.7

78'

Luiz Adriano 9.Brazil

7.3

77'

Pedro Henrique 28.Brazil

6.4

66'

89'

Jean Dias 38.Brazil

Gabriel Barros 42.Brazil

Lucca 45.Brazil

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

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Sergio Rochet (7.3), Fabricio Bustos (6.7), Vitão (6.8), Gabriel Mercado (6.8), Renê (6.3), Charles Aránguiz (6.4), Gabriel (6.8), Mauricio (7.3), Alan Patrick (6.3), Wanderson (6.1) and Enner Valencia (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Keiller, Bruno Henrique (7.0), Luiz Adriano (7.3), Emerson Junior, Igor Gomes, Nicolás Hernández (6.3), Estêvão, Pedro Henrique (6.4), Jean Dias, Matheus Dias (6.7), Gabriel Barros and Lucca.

Substitutions

Internacional made 5 changes: Mauricio for Nicolás Hernández (58′), Wanderson for Bruno Henrique (64′), Charles Aránguiz for Pedro Henrique (66′), Enner Valencia for Luiz Adriano (77′) and Alan Patrick for Matheus Dias (78′).