Botafogo beat Bahia, leapfrog Mirassol and break into the Brasileiro G4 | OneFootball

Botafogo showed strength and won 2-1 against Bahia this Wednesday at Nilton Santos, in a direct confrontation, for the 26th round of the Brasileirão. The Glorious opened the scoring in the first half with Santi Rodríguez. The black-and-whites extended their lead in the second half with Jeffinho. Bahia reduced the deficit with Rodrigo Nestor.

Standings

With the result, the black-and-whites reached 43 points and took the fourth position in the Brazilian Championship, leaving Mirasso, who also has 43, behind due to the number of victories (12 to 11). Meanwhile, the Bahian team remains with 40 points, in sixth place.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ BOTAFOGO 2X1 BAHIA 🔵⚪ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (26th round) 🏟️ Location: Nilton Santos Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

🟨 Yellow cards: Cuiabano and Alexander Barboza (Botafogo); Arias, Luciano Juba, Gabriel Xavier, and Rodrigo Nestor (Bahia) 🟥 Red cards: Sanabria (Bahia)

Refereeing

Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG) Assistants: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG) and Celso Luiz da Silva (MG) VAR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)

Goals

⚽ Santi Rodríguez, 26′ of the 1st half (Botafogo) ⚽ Rodrigo Nestor, 9′ of the 2nd half (Bahia) ⚽ Jeffinho, 23′ of the 2nd half (Botafogo)

⚫⚪ BOTAFOGO Léo Linck; Vitinho (Mateo Ponte), Alexander Barboza, Kaio Pantaleão (Gabriel), and Cuiabano (David Ricardo); Newton (Allan), Marlon Freitas, and Savarino; Santi Rodríguez, Jeffinho (Artur), and Arthur Cabral. Coach: Davide Ancelotti

🔵⚪ BAHIA Ronaldo; Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Santiago Mingo (Michel Araújo), and Luciano Juba (Zé Guilherme); Rezende, Jean Lucas, and Everton Ribeiro (Rodrigo Nestor); Kayky (Tiago), Willian José (Ademir), and Sanabria. Coach: Rogério Ceni

How was the game?

The match started at a slow pace, with no dangerous chances. Botafogo and Bahia both had an offensive stance but made many mistakes in the offensive sector. The situation only changed at 25 minutes. Cuiabano got the ball after a scramble and shot for a great save by Ronaldo. But in the next minute, Botafogo opened the scoring. Santi Rodríguez took advantage of a low cross and sent it into the net.

Bahia only managed to pose a threat in the final minutes. Zé Guilherme received a pass in the area and shot against the post. Botafogo responded with Santi Rodríguez, but the forward shot against the defense. Even so, the home team maintained their lead until halftime.

In the second half, Botafogo came back strong and extended their lead in 23 seconds. After a cross, Cuiabano shot and Jeffinho appeared in the middle to push it into the net.

However, on their first attack, Bahia reduced the deficit. At nine minutes, Rodrigo Nestor took a free kick, the ball hit the wall and went beyond Léo Linck's reach. The goal encouraged the visitors, who started attacking in search of an equalizer. However, Bahia was left with one less player at 13 minutes. Sanabria fell in the area and the referee called a simulation. As he already had a yellow card, the forward was sent off.

Upcoming matches

In the next round, Botafogo visits Internacional this Saturday at Beira-Rio at 6:30 PM. The following day, Bahia hosts Flamengo at Fonte Nova, also at 6:30 PM.

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