Athletico-PR thrash Botafogo, knock São Paulo off second in Brasileiro | OneFootball

Athletico-PR moved into second place in the Brasileirão on Sunday night. At Arena da Baixada, the home team thrashed Botafogo 4-1 in a postponed match from the fifth round and overtook São Paulo in the standings.

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Standings situation

With 16 points, behind only Palmeiras, Athletico-PR takes over second place. Botafogo, meanwhile, remains on six points and sits just 17th, the first spot inside the relegation zone.

📋 Match summary

🔴 ATHLETICO-PR 4 x 1 BOTAFOGO ⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship | 5th round 🏟️ Venue: Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba (PR) 📅 Date: March 29, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Luiz Gustavo, Arthur Dias (Athletico Paranaense), Medina, Barboza, Júnior Santos (Botafogo) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Goals

🔴Athletico-PR

Santos; Benavídez, Aguirre, Arthur Dias (Terán) and Esquivel; Luiz Gustavo, Jadson and Dudu (Portilla); Julimar (Zapelli), Viveros (Renan Peixoto) and Mendoza (Léo Derik) Coach: Odair Hellmann

⚫ Botafogo

Raul; Vitinho, Bastos, Alexander Barboza and Alex Telles; Edenílson (Barrera), Medina, Santi Rodríguez (Villalba) and Montoro; Matheus Martins (Júnior Santos) and Arthur Cabral (Nathan Fernandes) Coach: Rodrigo Bellão

How the match unfolded

Athletico-PR needed just three minutes to open the scoring. Alexander Barboza missed his clearance attempt and opened the way for Viveros. Free, the Colombian advanced down the right, entered the box and shot through Raul’s legs.

Despite showing little inspiration, Botafogo equalized in the 42nd minute. Alex Telles took the corner and Barboza got a dangerous touch on it. Santos managed to parry, but Edenílson, from inside the six-yard box, finished.

Athletico-PR regained control and did not take long to extend the lead, in the 47th minute. Dudu took advantage of space on the right and crossed into the box. The ball went past Julimar, but Viveros arrived unmarked to finish in front of an empty net.

The home side scored the third just four minutes into the second half. Aguirre appeared between the center backs after Esquivel’s free-kick delivery and redirected it into the net. In the 35th minute, Esquivel took a free kick from the right and goalkeeper Raul let it in.

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*By Gazeta Press

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