Arias breaks his duck as Palmeiras beat Botafogo in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras defeated Botafogo on Wednesday night by 2-1, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship. Allan opened the scoring, Jhon Arias broke his drought and extended the lead for Verdão, while Danilo enforced the “law of the ex” and pulled one back for the team from Rio in a match played at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo (SP).

The home team played with one man up throughout the entire second half. Medina, from Botafogo, was shown a straight red card at the 43rd minute of the first half and left the Glorioso shorthanded.

Standings Situation

With this result, the team led by Abel Ferreira reaches 16 points in seven games and occupies second place. Botafogo, meanwhile, remains in the relegation zone, in 17th position, with three points in five matches.

📋 Match Summary

🟢⚪ PALMEIRAS 2 x 1 BOTAFOGO ⚫⚪ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (7th round) 🏟️ Venue: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 29,450 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 2,143,279.00 🟨 Yellow cards: Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras); Joaquín Correa and Lucas Villalba (Botafogo) 🟥 Red cards: Medina (Botafogo)

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Goals

⚽ Allan, 8′ 1st half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Jhon Arias, 7′ 2nd half (Palmeiras) ⚽ Danilo, 13′ 2nd half (Botafogo)

🟢⚪ Palmeiras Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, and Arthur; Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira (Lucas Evangelista), Jhon Arias (Larson), and Allan (Felipe Anderson); Mauricio (Ramón Sosa) and Flaco López (Vitor Roque). Coach: Abel Ferreira

⚫⚪ Botafogo Raul; Vitinho, Bastos (Artur), Ferraresi (Justino), and Alex Telles; Danilo, Medina, and Jordan Barrera (Lucas Villalba); Matheus Martins (Joaquín Correa), Montoro, and Júnior Santos (Santi Rodríguez). Coach: Pablo de Muner

How was the match?

First half

Botafogo had the first chance of the match at two minutes. Alex Telles recovered the ball after a mistake by Giay in the build-up and played it to Montoro, who advanced down the left. The Argentine crossed into the box, Matheus Martins finished from inside the six-yard box and sent it close to Carlos Miguel’s goal. Shortly after, he lifted the ball in from a corner and the Palmeiras goalkeeper punched it away.

Palmeiras responded and opened the scoring at eight minutes. Allan played it to Arias, who passed to Flaco López on the left. The striker crossed low and found Andreas Pereira free inside the box to shoot at goal. The ball deflected off Allan and fooled Raul. At 12 minutes, Arias made a good run, tried from outside the box, and shot wide.

Palmeiras almost made it 2-0 at 17 minutes after a set-piece play. Andreas switched it to Arias, who crossed into the box. Marlon Freitas flicked it on, and Flaco headed for a save by Raul. At 25, Flaco López received on the left and crossed to Jhon Arias, who sent it over the bar. Minutes later, Andreas Pereira shot dangerously from the edge of the box.

Right after the hydration break, Allan received at the edge of the box, shot, and saw the goalkeeper make the save. Botafogo only threatened again at 38. After a free kick, Flaco cleared with a header and Barrera tried from outside the box, but Carlos Miguel saved. Botafogo went down to ten men at 43. Medina brought down Arias in a promising move and was sent off. In stoppage time, Mauricio missed a chance to extend the lead.

Second half

At three minutes, Montoro took a corner kick and sent the ball just wide of Carlos Miguel’s post. Palmeiras extended the lead at seven after fighting for the ball in midfield. Jhon Arias received on the right, entered the box, dribbled past Ferraresi, finished, and scored his first goal for Verdão. Even with one less, Botafogo pulled one back at 13.

Danilo recovered the ball, exchanged passes with Matheus Martins, and entered the box. The former Palmeiras player was tackled by Giay, but managed to keep the ball and shot to score, enforcing the “law of the ex” and keeping Botafogo alive in the game. At 20, Jhon Arias played Mauricio through the middle, he carried it to the edge of the box and shot wide. Soon after, Allan tried and sent it close to the post.

At 41, Larson threatened. Lucas Evangelista broke on the counter and played the youngster in, who shot for a save by Raul. In the final moments, Vitor Roque had chances but couldn’t find the net.

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