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Botafogo suffered an unexpected defeat against Vitória in a thrilling match played at the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro. Despite dominating possession (73%) and creating numerous goal-scoring opportunities (26 shots, 9 on target), the home side couldn’t avoid defeat. Vitória took the lead in the 20th minute thanks to a goal from Alerrandro. Although Botafogo pushed hard, an own goal by Wagner Leonardo in the 88th minute sealed Vitória’s 2-0 victory. The match was characterized by tension, with a total of 12 yellow cards and a red card for Botafogo’s Tiquinho Soares in the closing stages. Despite their numerical advantage and superior shot statistics, Vitória’s efficiency and Botafogo’s lack of precision determined the final result.
Substitutions botafogo: at minute 46 Tiquinho Soares came in and Junior Santos went out., at minute 46 M. Ponte came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 46 Carlos Eduardo came in and Tche Tche went out., at minute 59 Matheus Martins came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 69 O. Romero came in and Gregore went out.
Substitutions vitoria: at minute 56 Carlos Eduardo came in and Janderson went out., at minute 56 Gustavo Mosquito came in and Matheuzinho went out., at minute 61 Filipe Machado came in and Ricardo went out., at minute 76 Leo Naldi came in and Alerrandro went out., at minute 76 Willean Lepo came in and R. Caceres went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Botafogo
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