Santos hold Botafogo to a draw, move a point clear of the drop zone | OneFootball

Botafogo and Santos played out an action-packed match this Sunday, for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. At Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Peixe fell behind on the scoreboard twice, but managed to snatch a 2-2 draw. Joaquín Correa scored both goals for the home side, while Souza and Barreal found the net for the visitors.

Standings

With this result, Santos remains in 16th place, now with 32 points, one more than Vitória, who lost to Corinthians and currently sits just above the relegation zone. Botafogo, meanwhile, is in sixth, with 47 points.

Match Details

⚫⚪ BOTAFOGO 2 x 2 SANTOS ⚪⚫

🏆 Competition: 30th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: October 26, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 20,533 💰 Revenue: R$ 721,803.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Marlos Freitas, Jeffinho, Allan, Barboza (Botafogo); Brazão, Alexis Duarte, Souza, Luan Peres (Santos) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

Botafogo

Léo Linck; Vitinho, Newton, Barboza and Cuiabano; Marlon Freitas and Danilo; Santi Rodríguez, Jeffinho (Savarino) and Joaquín Correa; Chris Ramos (Arthur Cabral).

Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Alexis Duarte (Guilherme), Adonis Frías and Luan Peres; Igor Vinícius, João Schmidt, Victor Hugo (Willian Arão), Rollheiser and Souza (Escobar); Barreal (Caballero) and Lautaro Díaz (Tiquinho Soares).

How the match unfolded

The game started practically 1-0 for Botafogo. After just 22 seconds, the home team opened the scoring and registered the fastest goal of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. Danilo controlled the ball in midfield and played it to Jeffinho, who delivered a beautiful pass to Joaquín Correa. The striker then finished past Brazão to score.

Trailing, Peixe tried to regroup and push forward. The team hovered around the opponent’s box and, after several forced crosses, one finally paid off. Igor Vinícius advanced down the right and sent in a low cross. Newton tried to clear it, but kicked it straight to Souza, who saw the ball end up in the back of the net and celebrated.

However, it didn’t take long for Botafogo to regain the lead, again through Joaquín Correa. The striker exchanged passes with Jeffinho on the left wing and curled a beautiful shot into the top corner, scoring a stunner at Nilton Santos.

After the break, coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda abandoned the three-center-back formation and brought on Guilherme. The change, however, took a while to have an effect. Fogão started the second half pressing and only failed to extend their lead because Gabriel Brazão made some great saves. The goalkeeper made excellent stops from Danilo (twice) and Barboza.

Then, in the 22nd minute, the referee awarded a penalty to Santos. Souza made an individual run down the left and was brought down by Vitinho in the box. Barreal stepped up and smashed it home to level the score.

From then on, Botafogo piled on even more pressure. In the 37th minute, Brazão shone again with another tough save, this time from a powerful shot by Savarino. In the end, the game continued at the same pace, but the home team couldn’t break through the Santos defense.

Botafogo’s next match

Santos’ next match

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