Botafogo held by Flu as Telles strikes from a free kick | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Botafogo and Fluminense drew 1-1. In the 44th minute, Alex Telles put Fogão ahead with a left-footed free kick into the top left corner. Soon after the restart, Ignacio levelled for Flu with a header from Kevin Serna's cross following a corner (58.). Fogão produced 20 attempts, seven on target, reflecting their direct threat. Glorioso rise from eighth to seventh and visit Cienciano in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana next.

Player of the Match: Kevin Serna drove Tricolor Carioca's response, setting up the equaliser, completing three accurate crosses from four and testing the goalkeeper with two efforts.

Stat of the Match: Fábio produced six saves, keeping Flu level after falling behind.

Three Things We Learned: Set pieces told, with Fogão scoring from a free kick and Flu replying via a corner. Tricolor Carioca finished with 59.0% possession, emphasising their ball dominance. Tricolor Carioca host Independiente Rivadavia in the CONMEBOL Libertadores next.