RIO DE JANEIRO. Flamengo beat Botafogo to win 2-1. It was Flamengo to strike first with an early goal of Marlon Freitas at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 19′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bruno Henrique gave the win to Flamengo in the 73′ minute with a goal.
Gabriel Pires received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Botafogo lost the match.
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. In front of 40,769 spectators. The referee was Raphael Claus who had the assistance of Neuza Ines Back and Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse. The 4th official was Alex Gomes Stefano. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.8 degrees Celsius or 89.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Flamengo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Flamengo succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Botafogo shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Flamengo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 3 yellow cards (Tchê Tchê, V. Cuesta and Gabriel Pires). On the other side, Flamengo received 3 yellow cards (Bruno Henrique, Fabrício Bruno and Ayrton Lucas).
(Botafogo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Botafogo will stay with 51 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Flamengo will have 39 points like Grêmio to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away with Bragantino on the 10th of November with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Botafogo (2 draws).
Flamengo will host Bragantino on the 27th of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
50'
84'
19'
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 , JP Galvão , Adryelson , V. Cuesta , Marçal , Gabriel Pires , Marlon Freitas , M. Segovia , Eduardo , Victor Sá and Tiquinho Soares .
The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, Danilo Barbosa, Tchê Tchê , Luis Henrique , Hugo, Lucas Fernandes, Diego Costa , L. Di Plácido, Carlos Alberto, Júnior Santos , Janderson and Philipe Sampaio.
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Gabriel Pires for Tchê Tchê (57′), M. Segovia for Luis Henrique (56′), Tiquinho Soares for Diego Costa (57′), Eduardo for Janderson (82′) and Victor Sá for Júnior Santos (84′).
Best player: Victor Sá
The most impressive player for Botafogo was Victor Sá.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Flamengo – Formation
Flamengo
Flamengo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Matheus Cunha , Wesley , Fabrício Bruno , Léo Pereira , Ayrton Lucas , Erick Pulgar , Allan , Victor Hugo , Gerson , Bruno Henrique and Pedro .
They had on the bench: Santos, Rodrigo Caio, Everton Ribeiro , Thiago Maia , Gabriel Barbosa, Everton , Filipe Luís, Agustín Rossi, David Luiz , Pablo, Matheuzinho and Igor.
Substitutions
Flamengo made 4 changes: Victor Hugo for Everton Ribeiro (68′), Allan for Thiago Maia (77′), Bruno Henrique for Everton (77′) and Gerson for David Luiz (86′).
Best player: Bruno Henrique
The player that probably impressed the most for Flamengo was Bruno Henrique.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cruzeiro – Bragantino – 0-0
- América Mineiro – Santos – 2-0
- Bahia – Vasco da Gama – 1-1
- Grêmio – Cuiabá – 2-0
- Corinthians – Palmeiras – 0-0
- Botafogo – Flamengo – 1-2
- Fluminense – Fortaleza – 1-0
