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Serie A

Season 2026/2027

Serie A

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro – Lineups & Match Details

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 4-0. Goals: Danilo (48'), Matheus Martins (76'), Danilo (85'), Artur (90'). Botafogo had 46% possession against Cruzeiro's 54%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Serie A · Regular Season - 1

Friday, 30 January 2026

BotafogoBotafogo

4 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

CruzeiroCruzeiro

Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan, Brazil

Lineups

BotafogoBotafogo3-4-3
Neto22NetoG
M. Ponte4M. PonteD
Newton28NewtonD
A. Barboza20A. BarbozaD
Vitinho2VitinhoM
Danilo8DaniloM
Allan25AllanM
Alex Telles13Alex TellesM
S. Rodriguez23S. RodriguezF
Arthur Cabral19Arthur CabralF
A. Montoro10A. MontoroF

Substitutes

24Leo LinckG
7ArturF
11Matheus MartinsF
14J. BarreraM
15BastosD
16Nathan FernandesF
21MarcalD
37K. BarriaF
39Arthur IzaqueF
42Kadu SantosD
48Arthur NovaesM
49Kauan ToledoM
CruzeiroCruzeiro4-2-3-1
Cassio1CassioG
Fagner23FagnerD
Fabricio Bruno15Fabricio BrunoD
Jonathan Jesus34Jonathan JesusD
Kaiki6KaikiD
L. Romero29L. RomeroM
Lucas Silva16Lucas SilvaM
Gerson11GersonM
Matheus Pereira10Matheus PereiraM
Wanderson94WandersonM
Kaio Jorge19Kaio JorgeF

Substitutes

81Otavio CostaG
12William FurtadoD
33JandersonD
43Joao MarceloD
36Kaua PratesD
88ChristianM
8Matheus HenriqueM
77JapaM
22N. VillarrealM
99K. ArroyoF
70KenjiF
91ChicoF

Match Events

17'Y

Lucas Silva

45'+4Y

Allan

48'G

Danilo

Assist: Arthur Cabral

56'S

Wanderson

Substitution 1

63'S

Allan

Substitution 1

63'S

Arthur Cabral

Substitution 2

65'S

Lucas Silva

Substitution 2

76'G

Matheus Martins

Assist: Álvaro Montoro

77'S

L. Romero

Substitution 3

78'S

Jonathan

Substitution 4

78'S

Gerson

Substitution 5

81'S

Álvaro Montoro

Substitution 3

81'S

Alex Telles

Substitution 4

83'Y

Kenji

85'G

Danilo

Assist: Nathan Fernandes

88'S

S. Rodríguez

Substitution 5

90'G

Artur

Statistics

Botafogo
46%54%
Cruzeiro
1.43Expected Goals (xG)1.43
10Total Shots17
5Shots on Target4
3Corners7
10Fouls12
0Offsides5
87Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Botafogo host Cruzeiro on Friday, 30 January 2026 at Estádio Nilton Santos. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Botafogo go into the match 12th in the table; Cruzeiro sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Botafogo have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Cruzeiro have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Dec 2025: Botafogo 2-2 Cruzeiro; 3 Aug 2025: Botafogo 0-2 Cruzeiro; 28 Jul 2024: Botafogo 0-3 Cruzeiro. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Botafogo beat Cruzeiro 4-0. Botafogo scored through Danilo 48', Matheus Martins 76', Danilo 85', Artur 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Botafogo held 46% of the ball against 54% for Cruzeiro. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 1.43 for Botafogo, 1.43 for Cruzeiro.

Verdict

The win nudges Botafogo forward and leaves Cruzeiro with work to do. Botafogo sat 12th and Cruzeiro 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.