Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Friday 30 January 2026

Result

Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Friday 30 January 2026, 00:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Botafogo · Cruzeiro

Botafogo 4-0 Cruzeiro: match report

Botafogo won against Cruzeiro 4-0 in Serie A on Friday 30 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Danilo opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Botafogo's goals came from Danilo (48'), Matheus Martins (76'), Danilo (85') and Artur (90+1'). Cruzeiro did not score.

Discipline: Botafogo received 2 yellow cards; Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards.

Botafogo went on to finish that season 13th with 39 points, and Cruzeiro 3rd with 57.

Botafogo lined up in a 3-4-3 and Cruzeiro in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Danilo of Botafogo (8.2), ahead of Neto (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Botafogo wins, 1 draw and 3 for Cruzeiro.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Lucas SilvaCruzeiro
  • 45+4'Yellow card · AllanBotafogo
  • 48'Goal · DaniloBotafogo · 1-0
  • 63'Yellow card · Martin AnselmiBotafogo
  • 76'Goal · Matheus MartinsBotafogo · 2-0
  • 83'Yellow card · Kaique KenjiCruzeiro
  • 85'Goal · DaniloBotafogo · 3-0
  • 90+1'Goal · ArturBotafogo · 4-0

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Botafogo 0, draws 1, Cruzeiro 3.

Team news

Botafogo line-up (3-4-3)

Neto, Mateo Ponte, Newton, Alexander Barboza, Vitinho, Danilo, Allan, Alex Telles, Santiago Rodríguez, Arthur Cabral, Álvaro Montoro

Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)

Cássio, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, Jonathan Jesus, Kaiki, Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva, Gerson, Matheus Pereira, Wanderson, Kaio Jorge