Botafogo held by Vitória, miss chance to break into Brasileirão’s top five | OneFootball

In a duel at Barradão, Vitória and Botafogo drew 0-0 this Sunday, in the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship. With this result, Glorioso missed the opportunity to enter the G5 of the competition.

Standings Situation

With this result, the team from Bahia reached 35 points, still outside the relegation zone, in 16th place. Meanwhile, the black-and-whites have 52 points, in sixth position.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫️VITÓRIA 0 X 0 BOTAFOGO⚫️⚪️

🏆 Competition: 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Barradão, in Salvador 📅 Date: November 9, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Ramon (Vitória); Correa (Botafogo)

Refereeing

🔴⚫️VITÓRIA

Thiago Couto, Zé Marcos, Neris and Lucas Halter; Ronald (Ricardo Ryller), Willian Oliveira, Cantalapiedra (Lucas Braga), Matheuzinho (Osvaldo) and Ramon; Erick (Saverio) and Renzo López (Renato Kayser) Coach: Jair Ventura

⚫️⚪️BOTAFOGO

Léo Linck, Vitinho, Alexander Barboza, David Ricardo and Alex Telles (Cuiabano); Danilo (Mastriani), Marlon Freitas, Savarino (Jeffinho), Correa and Santi Rodríguez (Newton); Arthur Cabral (Chris Ramos) Coach: Davide Ancelotti

How the Match Went

Botafogo started the match better and wasted a great chance to open the scoring at six minutes. After a corner kick, the ball reached Barboza in the six-yard box. However, the defender finished poorly, sending it out of play. 

After the scare, Vitória pushed forward with more intensity. However, the home side barely troubled the Rio defense. Botafogo continued to find space to advance, but faltered in the final pass. The home team only created a good chance at 19 minutes. Lopez was played through in the box and tried to chip Léo Linck, but saw the ball go over the crossbar. 

In the final minutes, Botafogo kept possession and almost scored at 43 minutes. Barboza took advantage of a cross and headed the ball onto the crossbar. Thus, the match remained goalless at halftime.

The first good chance of the second half only came at 22 minutes. After a cross into the box, Neris headed dangerously and almost opened the scoring for Vitória. Then, it was Lucas Halter’s turn to miss the target with another header. In the final stretch, Vitória grew into the match. However, the red-and-blacks kept failing at the moment of finishing. Botafogo also pushed forward, but had to settle for a draw at Barradão.

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