Botafogo down to ten men, lose comeback to Sampaio Corrêa in Carioca | OneFootball

With one man down and after taking the lead, Botafogo was defeated 2-1 by Sampaio Corrêa this Sunday at Lourivaldão, in the Campeonato Carioca.

"Standings SituationWith this result, the Alvinegros remain with three points, in second place in Group B of the State Championship. Meanwhile, the team from the Região dos Lagos also reached three points, sitting in fifth place in Group A.

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MATCH SHEET

SAMPAIO CORRÊA 2 X 1 BOTAFOGO

🏆Competition: Campeonato Carioca 🏟️Venue: Lourival Gomes Stadium, in Sampaio Corrêa (RJ) 📅Date: January 18, 2026, Sunday ⏰Time: 8:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨Yellow cards: Pablo, Daniel Nunes, and Alexandre (Sampaio Corrêa); Raul, Caio Valle, Lucas Camilo, and Justino (Botafogo) 🟥Red cards: Rogerinho (Botafogo)

Refereeing

Referee: Julio Cesar de Oliveira Assistants: Carlos Henrique Cardoso and Danilo Oliveira da Silva VAR: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda

Goals ⚽Kauan Toledo, 4 minutes into the 1st half (Botafogo) ⚽Rodrigo Andrade, 39 minutes into the 1st half (Sampaio Corrêa) ⚽Lucas Mareta, 5 minutes into the 2nd half (Sampaio Corrêa)

SAMPAIO CORRÊA:

Zé Carlos, Lucas Carvalho (Brayan), Daniel Nunes, Lucas Marreta, and Guilherme; Pablo (Magno), Alexandre (Marcellinho), and Rodrigo Andrade (Elias); Iacovelli, Octávio, and Ewerton (Luan) Coach: Alfredo Sampaio

BOTAFOGO:

Raul; Rogerinho, Danillo, Justino, and Gabriel Abdias; Bernardo Valim, Marquinhos, and Felipe Januário (Lucas Camilo); Kauan Toledo (Matheus Fortunato), Caio Valle (Samuel), and Arthur Izaque (Matheusinho) Coach: Rodrigo Bellão (assistant)

How the match went

Botafogo started the match well and opened the scoring just four minutes into the first half. Kauan Toledo received a pass in the box and sent it into the net.

At 27 minutes, Rogerinho committed a hard foul on Iacovelli and was sent off. With a numerical advantage, the home team equalized at 39 minutes. Rodrigo Andrade took advantage of a defensive error when clearing the ball and leveled the score. 

In the second half, Sampaio Corrêa came back with the same intensity as the first half and was rewarded with a comeback at five minutes. After a scramble in the box, the ball fell to Lucas Marreta, who finished it off.

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