Botafogo 1-2 Cruzeiro: result and report
Serie A · Saturday 18 September 2010
Result
Botafogo 1-2 Cruzeiro
Serie A · Saturday 18 September 2010, 21:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Botafogo 1-2 Cruzeiro: match report
Botafogo lost to Cruzeiro 1-2 in Serie A on Saturday 18 September 2010. The half-time score was 1-0.
Alessandro Da Conceicao Pinto opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Botafogo's goals came from Alessandro Da Conceicao Pinto (5') and Sebastián Abreu (75', penalty). Cruzeiro scored through Walter Montillo (58', penalty) and Walter Montillo (71').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Botafogo were 4th on 36 points from 22 and Cruzeiro 3rd on 39 points from 22. Botafogo went on to finish that season 6th with 56 points, and Cruzeiro 1st with 72.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Botafogo wins, 1 draw and 5 for Cruzeiro.
Going into the match Botafogo's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Cruzeiro's W-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Alessandro Da Conceicao Pinto
- 58'Penalty goal · Walter Montillo
- 71'Goal · Walter Montillo
- 75'Penalty goal · Sebastián Abreu