Ten-man Botafogo beat Atlético-MG, end night in Brasileirão G4 | OneFootball

The Botafogo is back in the Top 4 of the Brazilian Championship. This Saturday, the Glorious defeated Atlético-MG 1-0 at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the 24th round of the Brasileirão. The only goal of the match was scored by Santi Rodríguez.

Table Situation

With the result, Botafogo moved up to fourth place in the Brazilian Championship, with the same 39 points as Mirassol. The Rio team sleeps in the Top 4, but may lose the position this Sunday, at 4:00 pm (Brasília time), when the São Paulo team hosts Juventude. Meanwhile, Atlético-MG remains in 13th position, with 25.

📋 Match Summary ⚫⚪ Botafogo 1 x 0 Atlético-MG ⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship – 24th Round 🏟️ Venue: Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão), Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: September 21, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 pm (Brasília time)

🟨 Yellow Cards: Marçal, Marlon Freitas, Santiago Rodríguez, Montoro, Léo Linck (Botafogo); Lyanco, Hulk (Atlético-MG) 🟥 Red Card: Chris Ramos (Botafogo)

Goals

⚽ Botafogo: Santiago Rodríguez, at 2' of the 2nd half

Lineups

⚫⚪ Botafogo Léo Linck; Vitinho, Kaio, Alexander Barboza and Marçal; Marlon Freitas, Newton and Montoro (Cuiabano); Savarino (Joaquín Correa), Santiago Rodríguez (Allan) and Chris Ramos Coach: Davide Ancelotti

⚫ Atlético-MG Everson; Natanael, Lyanco (Gustavo Scarpa), Junior Alonso and Caio Paulista (Guilherme Arana); Fausto Vera, Alan Franco and Igor Gomes (Rony); Reinier (Biel) and Hulk Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

How was the game?

The first half was a faithful portrait of the rivalry between the finalists of the last Libertadores: tense, physical and with few clear chances. Botafogo had the main opportunity in a cross from Montoro that Vitinho, free in the area, unbelievably shot wide. Atlético-MG responded with danger, mainly with Hulk, who forced goalkeeper Léo Linck to make a spectacular save from a free kick, and with Reinier, who hit the post in a one-two with the number 7.

The atmosphere heated up with discussions and cards for both sides. And the hardest blow for Botafogo came at 45 minutes. After VAR review, striker Chris Ramos was sent off for an elbow on Igor Gomes. Going to the locker room with 0-0 on the scoreboard and one less player seemed a premonition of a second half of suffering.

But what was seen after the break was a team with a renewed spirit. And just 2 minutes in, the surprise that changed the game. Montoro made a great play on the left, dribbled past the marker and crossed perfectly for Santiago Rodríguez. The Uruguayan rose stylishly and headed into the corner of Everson. The assistant marked offside, but after a tense VAR check, the goal was validated. Explosion of joy at Nilton Santos: even with ten, Botafogo was ahead.

What followed was a manual on how to defend bravely. With the advantage on the scoreboard and the numerical disadvantage, Botafogo locked itself in a defensive deadlock. Atlético-MG, with possession, pressured in all ways, but was stopped by the great performance of the alvinegra defense and the safe interventions of goalkeeper Léo Linck. The image of the match was the total commitment of the players, symbolized by the head clash between Marçal and Santi Rodríguez himself, who continued on the field even after treatment. Galo still had a golden chance with Hulk at the end, but the striker sent it wide.

Next Matches

Botafogo

Visits Grêmio for the postponed match of the 16th round of the Brasileirão, at the Arena, at 7:30 pm this Wednesday (24).

Atlético-MG

Hosts Bolívar for the return match of the South American quarterfinals, at the MRV Arena, at 7:00 pm this Wednesday (24).

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