Danilo decisive as Botafogo beat Grêmio in the Brasileiro | OneFootball

Botafogo beat Grêmio 3-2 this Wednesday, the 16th, at Nilton Santos Stadium, in a postponed match from the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. Danilo Santos scored twice and Álvaro Montoro added the other for the home side, while Jovane Cabral and Gustavo Martins pulled one back for the team from Rio Grande do Sul.

The result took Botafogo to 35 points in 11th place. The team temporarily managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari remains 16th with 26 points and is still close to the bottom of the Brasileirão table.

Danilo steps up to put Botafogo ahead

The Rio de Janeiro side began the match on the front foot and made it difficult for their opponents to play out from the back. Grêmio managed to even out the game as the minutes passed, but it was Botafogo who opened the scoring.

Danilo Santos started the move for the first goal by nutmegging Mathias Villasanti. After driving forward, the midfielder arrived inside the box and finished accurately to put the Lone Star Club ahead.

Grêmio did not take long to respond. Jovane Cabral took a free kick from near the box, the ball deflected off Junior Santos and wrong-footed goalkeeper Gabriel Batista. The equalizer restored balance to the match, and the first half ended without any further change to the score.

Montoro and Danilo put Botafogo back in front

The second half began with Grêmio trying to exploit the spaces left by Botafogo. In one of their first attacks, Jovane Cabral led a counterattack and looked for Carlos Vinícius, but Chaves got there ahead of the striker and cleared the danger.

Botafogo responded in the sixth minute. After a passing move, Junior Santos played Vitinho down the flank. The full-back crossed to the far post, and the loose ball fell to Montoro. Even from a tight angle, the Argentine struck it with the outside of his foot and found the top corner to make it 2-1.

Grêmio went in search of another equalizer. Carlos Vinícius had a chance inside the box, but Gabriel Batista saved the angled shot. Botafogo found space again and extended the lead in the 33rd minute. Vitinho beat his marker on the right and found Álvaro Montoro.

The midfielder laid it off first time for Danilo Santos, who curled a shot into the corner for his second goal of the match. Grêmio still managed to cut the deficit in the 42nd minute. Tetê floated the ball into the box.

Gustavo Martins appeared unmarked to head it over the goalkeeper and score Grêmio’s second. In the final minutes, the team from Rio Grande do Sul tried to press for an equalizer, while Botafogo looked to protect its lead.

The Rio de Janeiro side managed the result until the final whistle and secured three important points at Nilton Santos. With the win, Botafogo moved up to 35 points and climbed to 11th place. Grêmio, meanwhile, remains on 26 points in 16th.

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