Vasco battle back for draw against Botafogo in cup quarter-final | OneFootball

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil, Vasco and Botafogo drew 1-1, this Wednesday, at São Januário. Thus, the duel remains open for the semifinal.

Botafogo opened the scoring in the first half, with striker Arthur Cabral. Vasco equalized shortly after, with midfielder Jair.

The return match between the teams takes place on September 11, at Nilton Santos. Whoever wins advances to the semifinal. A new draw will take the duel to penalties.

The Game

Vasco started with an offensive posture and saw Jair shoot at the defense within a minute. Botafogo responded immediately. Arthur Cabral took advantage of a cross and headed dangerously. But at seven minutes, the black and whites opened the scoring. Once again, Arthur Cabral took advantage of a cross and this time headed with no chance for Léo Jardim.

The setback forced Vasco to advance with more intensity. The cross-maltinos equalized at 16 minutes. Jair took advantage of a cross and stretched to send it to the nets. The goal excited the home team, who continued on the attack. Vasco posed a threat at 27 minutes, in a shot by Rayan that went out of bounds. Botafogo responded immediately, when Alexander Barboza took advantage of a corner and headed at Léo Jardim.

The game continued to be lively, as Vasco almost turned it around at 33 minutes. Coutinho tried from the edge of the area and posed a threat. In stoppage time, Vegetti took advantage of a cross and headed for a save by John. Thus, the classic was even at halftime.

In the second half, Vasco almost scored right away within a minute. Coutinho took advantage of a cross and shot for a great save by John. On the rebound, Rayan hit the crossbar.

The home team continued to press and created a great chance at seven minutes. Vegetti was launched in the area and touched on John's exit, who managed to save Botafogo. Then, the black and white goalkeeper made a great save on Puma Rodríguez's shot.

Gradually, Botafogo escaped Vasco's marking and managed to reach the attack. The black and whites created their first chance at 22 minutes, in a shot by Kaio that was stopped by a good save from Léo Jardim. Then, Alex Telles took a dangerous free kick.

In the final part, the classic dropped in performance. Both Vasco and Botafogo started to make many mistakes in the offensive sector. As a result, the match ended in a draw at São Januário

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET VASCO 1 X 1 BOTAFOGO

Location: São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Date: August 27, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 9:30 pm (Brasília time) Referee: Anderson Daronco (RS) Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (RJ) and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR) VAR: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR)

Yellow cards: Vegetti and Hugo Moura (Vasco); Arthur Cabral, Danilo, Marçal and Marlon Freitas (Botafogo)

GOALS

VASCO: Jair, at 16min of the first half BOTAFOGO: Arthur Cabral, at 7min of the first half

LINEUPS

VASCO: Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique (Puma Rodríguez), Hugo Moura, Lucas Freitas and Lucas Piton; Jair, Barros (Thiago Mendes) and Philippe Coutinho (David); Nuno Moreira (Andres Gomez), Pablo Vegetti and Rayan (Estrella) Coach: Fernando Diniz

BOTAFOGO: John, Vitinho, Alexander Barboza, Kaio and Alex Telles (Marçal); Danilo, Marlon Freitas (Allan) and Montoro (Newton); Artur (Matheus Martins), Arthur Cabral and Chris Ramos (Savarino) Coach: Davide Ancelotti

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