In the Rio derby of the 23rd round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo was defeated by Botafogo 4-1, on Sunday night (18), at the Nilton Santos stadium. Bruno Henrique scored the only goal for the red-black team in the match. Now, the Mais Querido turns the key and focuses on the second leg of the round of XNUMX of the Libertadores against Bolívar, in the altitude of La Paz.

The game
Early in the match, Botafogo opened the scoring with Mateo Ponte, who took advantage of Marlon Freitas' cross behind the red-black defense to score with a header: 1-0.

After the black-and-white goal, Arrascaeta felt a muscle problem and requested a substitution. Victor Hugo came on in his place. The red-and-black team struggled to exchange passes due to Botafogo's high-pressure defense, which was pressuring the ball out.

In the first good attacking move, Mengão leveled the score in the derby! Léo Ortiz delivered a great through ball to Bruno Henrique, who outpaced John and slotted it past him to tie the match: 1-1.

Botafogo had a goal rightly disallowed in the 38th minute. The assistant referee flagged Igor Jesus for offside. In the next play, Ayrton Lucas unleashed a powerful shot from outside the box, which went wide. Less than a minute later, Léo Ortiz found a good pass to Carlinhos in the box. The center forward struck hard, but the ball rose too high and went wide. The first half ended in a draw at Nilton Santos.

In the second half, coach Tite brought on Evertton Araújo in place of Gerson. In the eighth minute, Botafogo scored their second goal through Igor Jesus, who capitalized on a loose ball in the box to put the black and white team ahead: 2-1.

Looking for an equalizer again, Flamengo went all out for a goal. In the 14th minute, Wesley fired a shot from the edge of the box, but the goalkeeper misjudged it, and the ball nearly went in. In the 18th minute, after a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty to Ayrton Lucas on Luiz Henrique. Almada stepped up to take the shot, and Rossi excelled, saving the Argentine's shot.

Botafogo continued to be more dangerous in attack, and Rossi put in an excellent performance, saving numerous shots from the red-and-black goal. In the 38th minute, Matheus Martins scored the third goal for the Black and Whites, making it 3-1.

In stoppage time, Botafogo scored the fourth again with Matheus Martins, who hit the right corner of Rossi's net: 4-1. The game ended at Nilton Santos with a defeat for the red-black team.

Week's agenda
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Thursday (22) to face Bolívar, at 21:30 pm, at the Hernando Siles stadium, in La Paz, for the second leg of the round of XNUMX of the Conmebol Libertadores.

Flamengo
Rossi; Wesley, Fabrício Bruno (Leo Pereira), David Luiz and Ayrton Lucas (Varela); Allan (Lorran), Leo Ortiz and Arrascaeta (Victor Hugo); Gerson (Evertton Araújo), Bruno Henrique and Carlinhos.
Coach: Tite.

Botafogo
John; Mateo Ponte (Tchê Tchê), Bastos, Alexander Barboza and Cuiabano; Gregore, Marlon Freitas (Allan), Luiz Henrique (Carlos Alberto), Savarino and Almada (Matheus Martins); Igor Jesus (Tiquinho Soares).
Coach: Artur Jorge.

Technical sheet
Botafogo 4x1 Flamengo – 23rd Round of the Brazilian Championship
Location: Nilton Santos Stadium, RJ
Date and time: 18/08/2024 at 18:30 am
Refereeing: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ), Rodrigo Figueiredo Correa (RJ) and Thiago Henrique Neto (RJ)
Yellow cards: Cuiabano (BOT), Mateo Ponte (BOT), Ayrton Lucas (FLA), Carlinhos (FLA) and Savarino (BOT)
Goals: Mateo Ponte (2'1st half), Bruno Henrique (23'1st half), Igor Jesus (8'2nd half) and Matheus Martins (38'2nd half).