Serie A

Season 2026/2027

Serie A

Botafogo vs Flamengo – Lineups & Match Details

Flamengo beat Botafogo 3-0. Goals: Samuel Lino (13'), Léo Pereira (45'), Pedro (49'). Botafogo had 42% possession against Flamengo's 58%. Shots on target: 1-6.

Serie A · Regular Season - 6

Saturday, 14 March 2026

BotafogoBotafogo

0 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

FlamengoFlamengo

Referee: Anderson Daronco, Brazil

Lineups

BotafogoBotafogo4-2-3-1
Raul Steffens1Raul SteffensG
Vitinho2VitinhoD
Bastos15BastosD
A. Barboza20A. BarbozaD
Alex Telles13Alex TellesD
Allan25AllanM
C. Medina6C. MedinaM
Matheus Martins11Matheus MartinsM
Danilo8DaniloM
J. Barrera14J. BarreraM
Arthur Cabral19Arthur CabralF

Substitutes

24Leo LinckG
30J. CorreaF
5N. FerraresiD
28NewtonM
4M. PonteD
88EdenilsonM
7ArturF
17Junior SantosF
77L. M. Villalba JaumeF
10A. MontoroM
34G. JustinoM
45Caio ValleF
FlamengoFlamengo4-2-3-1
A. Rossi1A. RossiG
G. Varela2G. VarelaD
Leo Ortiz3Leo OrtizD
Leo Pereira4Leo PereiraD
Alex Sandro26Alex SandroD
E. Pulgar5E. PulgarM
Jorginho21JorginhoM
J. Carrascal15J. CarrascalM
Lucas Paqueta20Lucas PaquetaM
Samuel Lino16Samuel LinoM
Pedro9PedroF

Substitutes

42A. da Silva VenturaG
49Dyogo AlvesG
13DaniloD
10G. de ArrascaetaM
6Ayrton LucasD
7Luiz AraujoF
22Emerson RoyalD
44VitaoD
19G. PlataF
52Evertton AraujoM
64Wallace YanF
11EvertonF

Match Events

13'G

Samuel Lino

Assist: G. Varela

44'Y

A. Barboza

45'+4Y

Allan

45'+1Y

Alex Telles

45'+9R

A. Barboza

45'G

Léo Pereira

46'S

Matheus Martins

Substitution 1

46'S

Allan

Substitution 2

49'G

Pedro

Assist: G. Varela

55'S

J. Barrera

Substitution 3

59'Y

E. Pulgar

65'S

Alex Sandro

Substitution 1

65'S

Léo Pereira

Substitution 2

67'Y

Jorginho

70'S

E. Pulgar

Substitution 3

71'S

Arthur Cabral

Substitution 4

81'S

Danilo

Substitution 5

86'S

Jorginho

Substitution 4

86'S

J. Carrascal

Substitution 5

Statistics

Botafogo
42%58%
Flamengo
0.75Expected Goals (xG)1.38
7Total Shots18
1Shots on Target6
2Corners4
16Fouls10
0Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)90
3Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Botafogo host Flamengo on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at Estádio Nilton Santos. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Botafogo go into the match 12th in the table; Flamengo sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Botafogo have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Flamengo have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 Oct 2025: Botafogo 0-3 Flamengo; 18 May 2025: Botafogo 0-0 Flamengo; 18 Aug 2024: Botafogo 4-1 Flamengo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Flamengo beat Botafogo 3-0. Flamengo replied with Samuel Lino 13', Léo Pereira 45', Pedro 49'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 49 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Botafogo held 42% of the ball against 58% for Flamengo. Shots on target finished 1-6. Expected goals read 0.75 for Botafogo, 1.38 for Flamengo.

Verdict

Flamengo take the three points; Botafogo look at a thin night for the home crowd. Botafogo sat 12th and Flamengo 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.