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Botafogo defeats Juventude in a decisive victory at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Rio de Janeiro, April 6, 2025 – Botafogo secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Juventude in a match corresponding to the second round of the Brazilian Serie A, played at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. The match, officiated by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima, was marked by Botafogo’s dominance in possession (57%) and their clinical finishing.
Igor Jesus opened the scoring in the 24th minute, assisted by Artur. In the second half, Matheus Ponte sealed the victory with a goal in the 62nd minute, assisted by Cuiabano. Despite a disallowed goal for Igor Jesus due to offside in the 71st minute, Botafogo displayed clear dominance. Juventude, with 43% possession, attempted to respond with 14 shots (3 on target), but failed to overcome the solid rival defense. The match was punctuated by numerous yellow cards: two for Botafogo (A. Barboza and Gregore) and three for Juventude (E. Batalla, D. Giraldo and Adriano Martins). Despite the numerical superiority in cards, Juventude couldn’t counteract Botafogo’s offensive game. Botafogo finished with 13 shots (5 on target), while Juventude had 14 (3 on target).
Substitutions botafogo: at minute 55 S. Rodriguez came in and Patrick de Paula went out., at minute 55 M. Ponte came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 82 Newton came in and Gregore went out., at minute 82 Alex Telles came in and Cuiabano went out., at minute 87 Gonzalo Mastriani came in and Igor Jesus went out.
Substitutions juventude: at minute 58 Mauricio Garcez came in and Petterson went out., at minute 72 Giovanny came in and E. Batalla went out., at minute 72 Nene came in and D. Giraldo went out., at minute 72 Matheus Babi came in and Gabriel Taliari went out., at minute 90 Emerson Galego came in and Mandaca went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Botafogo
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