With under-20 squad, Botafogo see off Portuguesa-RJ in Carioca opener | OneFootball

Botafogo had a good debut in the Campeonato Carioca. The Alvinegros defeated Portuguesa 2-0 this Thursday at the Luso-Brasileiro stadium. Botafogo’s winning goals came in the second half. Caio Valle scored from the penalty spot and Lucas Camillo extended the lead in stoppage time. 

Standings Situation

With this result, the General Severiano team will finish the first round with three points in Group B. Portuguesa, meanwhile, remains with only one point in Group A.

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📋 Match Summary

🔴 PORTUGUESA-RJ 0 x 2 BOTAFOGO ⚫

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Carioca 🏟️ Venue: Luso-Brasileiro Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: January 15, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Henrique Rocha, João Paulo, Lucas Costa, Guilherme Santos and Anderson Rosa (Portuguesa); Felipe Januário, Kadu, Barrera, Justino and Bernardo Valim (Botafogo) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

🔴Portuguesa-RJ

Douglas Borges; Sávio (Luis Gustavo), Carlos Henrique, Lucas Costa and Guilherme Santos; Henrique Rocha (Chay), João Paulo (Albert), Bruno Mota and Guilherme Silveira; Rhuan (Uelber) and Léo Muchacho (Anderson Rosa)

Coach: Felipe Surian

⚫Botafogo

Raul, Kadu (Mateo Ponte), Danillo, Justino (Lucas Camillo) and Gabriel Abdias; Barnardo Valim, Marquinhos (Newton) and Felipe Januário (Matheus Martins); Kauan Toledo, Arthur Izaque and Caio Valle (Barrera)

Coach: Rodrigo Bellão

How the match went

The match started lively, with both teams focused on attacking. However, both Portuguesa and Botafogo were stopped by the opposing defense. The first dangerous play only happened at the 19th minute. After a corner, Danillo put the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed because the ball curved out of bounds during the kick. Even so, the play energized Botafogo. The Alvinegros threatened again soon after. Marquinhos tried a shot from the edge of the box but was stopped by a good save from Douglas Borges.

The game lost momentum again and only became exciting in the final minutes. Botafogo threatened with a shot from Bernardo Valim, which was stopped by Douglas Borges. Portuguesa found the net with Guilherme Silveira, but the goal was disallowed by the referee. Thus, the match remained tied until halftime.

In the second half, Botafogo returned with more intensity and opened the scoring in the seventh minute. Felipe Januário was brought down in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Caio Valle converted with no chance for Douglas Borges. Lusa only managed to threaten in the 24th minute. Chay took advantage of a cross and headed for a save by Raul.

Botafogo was not intimidated and responded immediately. Barrera tried a shot from outside the box but was stopped by Douglas Borges. However, Portuguesa kept attacking and almost equalized twice with Uelber, but goalkeeper Raul made the saves. After these scares, the Alvinegros improved their marking. Only in the final minutes did Portuguesa create another good chance. Uelber took advantage of a cross in the six-yard box but headed over the bar. In stoppage time, Lucas Camillo tried a long-range shot and found the top corner to seal Botafogo’s victory.

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