Botafogo held by Caracas in Copa Sul-Americana opener, booed off | OneFootball

This Thursday, Botafogo made its debut in Group E of the Copa Sudamericana. Glorioso drew 1-1 with Venezuela’s Caracas in a match played at Nilton Santos Stadium. Arthur Cabral and Wilfred Correa scored the goals of the game. At the end of the 90 minutes, the crowd at the stadium booed the team coached by Franclim Carvalho.

Standings situation

With the result, both teams begin the competition with one point each. Botafogo sits in second place in the group, while Caracas is in third.

📋 Match summary

⚫⚪BOTAFOGO 1 x 1 CARACAS 🔴🟡

🏆 Competition: Copa Sudamericana – Group E – Matchday 1 🏟️ Venue: Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: April 9, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Bastos (Botafogo), Barrera (Botafogo) and Barboza (Botafogo) 🟥 Red cards: None

Goals

⚽Wilfred Correa, 42′ of the 1st half (Caracas)

⚽Arthur Cabral, 4′ of the 2nd half (Botafogo)

Refereeing

⚫⚪ BOTAFOGO

Raul, Vitinho (Mateo Ponte), Bastos, Barboza and Caio Roque (Jhoan Hernandez); Allan, Danilo and Montoro; Matheus Martins (Arthur Cabral), Santi Rodríguez (Barrera) and Júnior Santos (Kadir). Coach: Franclim Carvalho

🔴🟡 CARACAS

Benítez, Fereira, Quintero, Mago and Yendis; Larotonda, Correa (La Mantía) and Figueroa (Reinoso); Lezama (Martínez), González (Fernández) and Covea (Uribe). Coach: Fernando Aristeguieta

How the match unfolded

In Franclim Carvalho’s debut with Glorioso, Caracas opened the scoring in the 42nd minute of the first half. From a corner kick, Wilfred Correa collected the loose ball at the edge of the box unmarked and beat Raul.

Botafogo, who were the better side in the match, equalized four minutes into the second half. Danilo crossed and goalkeeper Benítez came out to intercept. On the rebound, Arthur Cabral finished into the back of the net. At the end of the match, the fans booed the team.

Botafogo’s next match

Match: Botafogo x Coritiba

Competition: Brasileirão – Matchday 11

Date: 04/12 (Sunday), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time)

Venue: Nilton Santos Stadium

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