Botafogo edges past Atletico Paranaense in a tight encounter
Botafogo secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Atletico Paranaense in a thrilling and closely contested match played at the Ligga Arena in Curitiba, Paraná.
The only goal of the game came in the 14th minute through I. da Cruz, who capitalized on an assist from J. Savarino to put Botafogo ahead. Atletico Paranaense sought an equalizer with persistence, but Botafogo’s defense proved strong and didn’t allow the home side to create too many clear-cut scoring chances.
The match was marked by the intensity of both teams, with a total of 29 fouls committed. Botafogo received three yellow cards, while Atletico Paranaense accumulated two.
Substitutions atletico paranaense: at minute 46 Nikao came in and Cuello went out., at minute 46 Julimar came in and B. Zapelli went out., at minute 63 Praxedes came in and Gabriel went out., at minute 63 Joao Cruz came in and M. Gamarra went out., at minute 84 L. Di Yorio came in and Gonzalo Mastriani went out.
Substitutions botafogo: at minute 71 Matheus Martins came in and Luiz Henrique went out., at minute 71 Allan came in and Gregore went out., at minute 78 Danilo Barbosa came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 87 Tche Tche came in and Marlon Freitas went out., at minute 87 Tiquinho Soares came in and I. da Cruz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Paranaense
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