Brasileirão: Anselmi’s Botafogo off to a flying start with a thumping win | OneFootball

Martín Anselmi started the Brasileirão with a bang: Botafogo, now under the guidance of the former FC Porto coach, won 4-0 at Cruzeiro's ground.

In the lineup of the Rio de Janeiro team was another former FC Porto player – Alex Telles – who started and captained the team. Arthur Cabral, a former forward for Benfica, was also in the starting lineup. On the "foxes" side, Tite, who succeeded Leonardo Jardim, began the Brazilian championship with a heavy defeat.

Despite the nature of the rout, the goals only came in the second half. Danilo, a midfielder formerly with Nottingham Forest, opened the scoring in the 48th minute and scored again in the 85th minute. Matheus Martins (76th minute) and Artur (90+1 minute) completed the score. With this 4-0 victory, Botafogo leads the Brasileirão after the first round, while Cruzeiro occupies the 20th and last position.

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