RIO DE JANEIRO. Santos was able to capture a draw against Botafogo with a late goal from Messias scored in the (90′) after Botafogo got a lead with a goal from D. Barbosa (11′).
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio assisted by Bruno Raphael Pires and Leone Carvalho. The 4th official was Grazianni Maciel Rocha. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.76 degrees Celsius or 76.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Santos that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Botafogo to win the match.
Botafogo shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Santos shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (Danilo Barbosa and Gabriel Pires). On the opposite side, Santos received 4 yellow cards (Lucas Lima, Jean Lucas, Jean Lucas and Nonato).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Botafogo will have 62 points like Palmeiras to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Santos will have 43 points like Internacional to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away with Internacional on the 2nd of December with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Internacional (4 draws).
Santos will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 28th of November with a 21-11 head to head in favor of Santos (7 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
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11'
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Botafogo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Tiago Retzalff Nunes decided to play with the following team: Lucas Perri , Danilo Barbosa , Adryelson , V. Cuesta , Tchê Tchê , Gabriel Pires , Marlon Freitas , Victor Sá , Júnior Santos , Eduardo and Tiquinho Soares .
The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, M. Segovia , Luis Henrique , Lucas Fernandes, Bastos , L. Di Plácido , Carlos Alberto, Janderson , David Sousa, Raí, Diego Manuel Hernández González and Philipe Sampaio.
Botafogo could not rely on the presence of M. Segovia (injured).
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Victor Sá for L. Di Plácido (70′), Gabriel Pires for Bastos (85′), Tiquinho Soares for Luis Henrique (66′), Eduardo for Janderson (66′) and Jean Lucas for M. Segovia (85′).
Player of the match: Tchê Tchê
The most impressive player for Botafogo was Tchê Tchê.
His rating is with 32 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Santos – Formation
Santos
Santos started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marcelo Fernandes played with: João Paulo , Lucas Braga , Messias , Joaquim , Kevyson , Rodrigo Fernández , Camacho , Jean Lucas , Nonato , Marcos Leonardo and Yeferson Soteldo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Julio Furch , Gabriel Inocêncio, João Lucas, Maximiliano Silvera , Dodi, Stiven Mendoza , Lucas Lima , Jair, Weslley Patati , Diógenes, Júnior Caiçara and Bruno Mezenga.
Santos could not rely on the presence of Maximiliano Silvera (injured).
Substitutions
Santos made 5 changes: Nonato for Lucas Lima (46′), Camacho for Maximiliano Silvera (46′), Kevyson for Stiven Mendoza (73′), Júnior Santos for Julio Furch (85′) and Marcos Leonardo for Weslley Patati (85′).
Player of the match: Messias
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos was Messias.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Internacional – Bragantino – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Flamengo – 0-3
- Fortaleza – Palmeiras – 2-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Grêmio – 3-0
- São Paulo – Cuiabá – 0-0
- Botafogo – Santos – 1-1
- Fluminense – Coritiba – 2-1
