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In a rescheduled match from the fifth round of the 2026 Brasileirão, Athletico-PR beat Botafogo 4-1 at Arena da Baixada this Sunday (29).

Furacão needed just three minutes of play to take the lead.

Center-back Alexander Barboza hesitated in a challenge in midfield, and forward Viveros burst into the box at speed before firing across goal and beating goalkeeper Raul.

Still without a head coach after Martín Anselmi’s dismissal, Alvinegro struggled badly to create chances.

However, at the end of the first half, after a corner was swung into the box, Barboza got a touch, goalkeeper Santos made the save, but Edenilson pounced on the rebound to equalize.

The level score, however, did not last long.

In stoppage time, Dudu got to the byline and crossed into the box. Julimar missed it, but Viveros — once again — finished brilliantly to put Athletico-PR back in front.

After the break, four minutes in, full-back Esquivel sent a free kick into the box, and center-back Aguirre headed into the corner to extend the lead for the red-and-black side.

Athletico found the net again, this time through Benavídez, but Viveros was caught offside.

And to "put the final nail in the coffin," Esquivel whipped in a curling free kick from the right and lobbed goalkeeper Raul to turn the win into a rout.

Without a head coach (and under interim management by Rodrigo Bellão from the U-20 team), Botafogo could only watch Furacão pass the ball around until the final whistle, complete with chants of "olé" from the red-and-black crowd.

🥱 Rescheduled matches

Three matches from the fourth round still need to be played, but the CBF has not announced the new dates.

📅 Next Brasileirão round

With the end of the FIFA international break on Tuesday (31), when Brazil faces Croatia in a World Cup warm-up friendly, the national championship resumes on Wednesday (1) with the ninth round.

📊 See the updated standings

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 YASUYOSHI CHIBA