Vitinho heads Botafogo level as RB Bragantino see red | OneFootball

Botafogo 1-1 RB Bragantino at Nilton Santos on Saturday, extending the hosts' winless Brasileirão run to six matches.

In the 30th minute Lucas Monzón put through his own net to hand the visitors the lead. Wallace Yan was then sent off for violent conduct (44.). Kadir Barría saw a close-range header saved soon after the restart (48.), before Vitinho glanced in a header from Alex Telles' cross to equalise (56.).

Fogão introduced Tiquinho Soares and Kauan Toledo to chase the winner (74.), while Vitinho later departed injured and was replaced by Mateo Ponte (81.).

Gabriel Batista kept Braga at bay with eight saves. Tiago Volpi was busy at the other end too, making five stops.

Fogão controlled large spells, posting 63.9% possession and 21 attempts. Braga were clinical on the break, forcing eight shots on target from 14 efforts.

Next, Fogão host Grêmio. Braga visit Flamengo.