Botafogo beat Vasco DA Gama 2-1 on Sunday, 05 April 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes. It was played at Estádio São Januário.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Saldivia received a yellow card for Vasco DA Gama at 41'.
Second half: Botafogo made their 1st substitution at 46', with Alex Telles replacing Caio Roque. Júnior Santos received a yellow card for Botafogo at 52'. N. Ferraresi received a yellow card for Botafogo at 55'. Botafogo made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Júnior Santos replacing L. Villalba. Vasco DA Gama took the lead at 61' when David scored, with the assist credited to J. Rodríguez, making the score 1-0. Botafogo leveled the score at 66' when L. Villalba scored, making the score 1-1. Botafogo made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Edenílson replacing K. Barria. Botafogo made their 4th substitution at 68', with Arthur Cabral replacing Álvaro Montoro. Vasco DA Gama made their 1st substitution at 70', with Tchê Tchê replacing M. Hinestroza. Vasco DA Gama made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Rojas replacing Nuno Moreira. Vasco DA Gama made their 3rd substitution at 78', with David replacing C. Spinelli. Botafogo took the lead at 79' when Matheus Martins scored, with the assist credited to Álvaro Montoro, making the score 1-2. Botafogo made their 5th substitution at 88', with Allan replacing Newton. Edenílson received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90'. Raul received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90+2'.
Vasco DA Gama used 3 substitutions while Botafogo used 5 substitutions. Vasco DA Gama got 1 yellow card, while Botafogo got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (17-18).
- Vasco DA Gama controlled possession (63%).
- Botafogo had the sharper finishing (5-9 shots on target).
