RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo didn’t concede much to Cruzeiro to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Botafogo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Wilton Pereira Sampaio with the support of Nailton Oliveira and Leone Carvalho. The 4th official was Eduardo Tomaz De Aquino Valadão. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.26 degrees Celsius or 86.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Botafogo was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cruzeiro was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Botafogo to win the match.
Botafogo shot 16 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 4 yellow cards (Diego Costa, Adryelson, Danilo Barbosa and Gabriel Pires). Talking about the opposition, Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards (Luciano Castán, Neris and H. Palacios).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Botafogo has 63 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Cruzeiro will has 45 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Botafogo will play away with Internacional on the 7th of December with a 16-10 head to head stats in favor of Internacional (4 draws).
Cruzeiro will host Palmeiras on the 7th of December with a 12-12 head to head stats.
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
32'
62'
Botafogo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Tiago Retzalff Nunes decided to play with the following team: Lucas Perri , Danilo Barbosa , Adryelson , V. Cuesta , Tchê Tchê , Marlon Freitas , Gabriel Pires , Victor Sá , Júnior Santos , Luis Henrique and Tiquinho Soares .
The home team had on the bench: R. Fernández, M. Segovia, Hugo , Lucas Fernandes, Diego Costa , Bastos, Carlos Alberto , Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior , Janderson , JP Galvão, Diego Manuel Hernández González and Philipe Sampaio.
Botafogo could not rely on the presence of Janderson (injured).
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Luis Henrique for Diego Costa (62′), Tiquinho Soares for Hugo (62′), Marlon Freitas for Carlos Alberto (46′), Gabriel Pires for Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior (83′) and Júnior Santos for Janderson (85′).
Player of the match: Tchê Tchê
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Botafogo was Tchê Tchê.
His rating is with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Cruzeiro – Formation
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paulo Autuori de Mello played with: Rafael Cabral , H. Palacios , Neris , Luciano Castán , Marlon , Ian Luccas , Lucas Silva , Japa , Matheus Pereira , Bruno Rodrigues and Arthur Gomes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Wesley Gasolina, Lucas Oliveira, Mateus Vital , Nikão , Kaiki, Fernando Henrique, Henrique Rodrigues Cardoso, Ruan Matheus Rodrigues Santos, João Marcelo , João Pedro , Robert and Anderson.
Substitutions
Cruzeiro made 5 changes: Ian Luccas for Mateus Vital (68′), Matheus Pereira for Nikão (69′), Arthur Gomes for Robert (60′), Lucas Silva for João Marcelo (79′) and Bruno Rodrigues for João Pedro (78′).
Player of the match: Rafael Cabral
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruzeiro was the goalkeeper: Rafael Cabral. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – Santos – 3-0
- Bragantino – Coritiba – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Bahia – 3-2
- Fortaleza – Goiás – 1-0
- Grêmio – Vasco da Gama – 1-0
- Atlético Mineiro – São Paulo – 2-1
- Palmeiras – Fluminense – 1-0
- Botafogo – Cruzeiro – 0-0
- Flamengo – Cuiabá – 2-1
