Botafogo 0-2 Cruzeiro — Brazil Série A, 3 Aug 2025
Cruzeiro beat Botafogo 2-0 in the Brazil Série A on 3 August 2025 at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro. Christian, Matheus Pereira got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Botafogo have won 0 and Cruzeiro 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos · Rio de Janeiro·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 9'
- 0-123'
- 26'Foul
- 33'VARPenalty cancelled
- 0-241'assist: Kaio Jorge
- Half-time0-2
- 46'out: David Ricardo
- 53'Foul
- 58'out: Cuiabano
- 59'
- 59'
- 61'Foul
- 70'out: Danilo
- 70'out: Marquinhos
- 75'Foul
- 89'
- 89'
- 90+4'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
Botafogo
- 7.5Jefferson SavarinoM
- 7.2ArturM
- 6.9Álvaro MontoroM
- 6.9Alex TellesD
- 6.9VitinhoD
- 6.9Marlon FreitasM
- 6.9Arthur CabralF
- 6.9CuiabanoD
- 6.7DaniloM
- 6.7Joaquín CorreaF
- 6.6David RicardoD
- 6.6AllanM
- 6.5NewtonM
- 6.3John VictorG
- 6.2Kaio PantaleãoD
- 6.2Alexander BarbozaD
Cruzeiro
- 7.9KaikiD
- 7.7ChristianM
- 7.7Matheus PereiraF
- 7.5Fabrício BrunoD
- 7.5WilliamD
- 7.3Kaio JorgeF
- 7.3Lucas VillalbaD
- 7.3CássioG
- 6.9Lucas SilvaM
- 6.7Lucas RomeroM
- 6.6WandersonM
- 6.6MarquinhosF
Line-ups
Substitutes
BotafogoDavide Ancelotti
Substitutes
- 21MarcalD
- 30J. Correa59'F6.7
- 39Gonzalo MastrianiF
- 23Santiago RodríguezM
- 35Danilo70'M6.7
- 28Newton59'M6.5
- 24Leo LinckG
- 4Mateo PonteD
- 11Matheus MartinsF
- 57David Ricardo46'D6.6
- 6Cuiabano58'D6.9
- 48HuguinhoD
CruzeiroJosé Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim
Substitutes
- 11Yannick BolasieF
- 9Gabriel BarbosaF
- 8Matheus Henrique89'M
- 5WalaceM
- 21Eduardo89'M
- 26Lautaro Díaz90+4'F
- 14M. GamarraD
- 41Leo AragaoG
- 7Marquinhos70'F6.6
- 34Jonathan JesusD
- 70KenjiF
- 36Kaua PratesD
Team statistics
Botafogo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Savarino | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Artur | 59 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Álvaro Montoro | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Alex Telles | 58 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Vitinho | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marlon Freitas | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Arthur Cabral | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Cuiabano | 32 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Danilo | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Joaquín Correa | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Ricardo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Allan | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Newton | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| John Victor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kaio Pantaleão | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alexander Barboza | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Cruzeiro
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiki | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Christian | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Matheus Pereira | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Fabrício Bruno | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| William | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Kaio Jorge | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Lucas Villalba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Cássio | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Lucas Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lucas Romero | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Wanderson | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Marquinhos | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
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