Atlético Mineiro 2-1 Botafogo: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 2 November 2008
Result
Atlético Mineiro 2-1 Botafogo
Serie A · Sunday 2 November 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Atlético Mineiro 2-1 Botafogo: match report
Atlético Mineiro won against Botafogo 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 2 November 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Leandro Almeida opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Atlético Mineiro's goals came from Leandro Almeida (20', penalty) and Leandro Almeida (77'). Botafogo scored through Carlos Alberto (63').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Atlético Mineiro were 13th on 38 points from 32 and Botafogo 6th on 49 points from 32. Atlético Mineiro went on to finish that season 12th with 48 points, and Botafogo 9th with 53.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Atlético Mineiro wins, 0 draws and 5 for Botafogo.
Going into the match Atlético Mineiro's last five read L-D-L-W-L and Botafogo's L-W-L-W-L.
Key events
- 20'Penalty goal · Leandro Almeida
- 63'Goal · Carlos Alberto
- 77'Goal · Leandro Almeida