Corinthians beat Botafogo, close in on Palmeiras in women's Brasileiro | OneFootball

Corinthians beat Botafogo 3-1 on Friday night at Nilton Santos Stadium in the fifth round of the Brazilian Women’s Championship. Vic Albuquerque, Zanotti, and Jaqueline found the net for the Brabas, while Rebeca pulled one back for the Gloriosas.

Standings situation

With the result, Corinthians moved closer to leaders Palmeiras, who still face São Paulo later this Friday. Timão reached 10 points and climbed to fourth place, cutting the gap to the top to two points. On the other side, Botafogo suffered their third defeat in the tournament and sit in 13th place with four points.

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🏆 Competition: Brazilian Women’s Championship (fifth round) 🏟️ Venue: Nilton Santos Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: March 27, 2026 (Friday) ⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time)

GOALS

How the match unfolded

Corinthians opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the first half. Zanotti played Jaqueline through down the right. The forward drove forward and sent in a low cross for Vic Albuquerque, who simply tapped it into the back of the net.

The Brabas doubled their lead in the 35th minute. Andressa Alves appeared on the left and sent a cross to the far post. Gabi Zanotti headed it down and scored Timão’s second.

Second half

Corinthians extended the lead right at the start of the second half. Duda Sampaio threaded a pass to Andressa Alves on the left. Wearing the No. 8 shirt, she crossed into the middle and Jaqueline headed it into the goal.

In the 42nd minute of the second half, Botafogo cut the deficit. Júllia Moreira controlled the ball with her chest and set up Shashá, who broke into the box down the right and sent a low cross to the far post for an easy finish by Rebeca.

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