Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 7 October 2026

Result

Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama

Serie A · Wednesday 7 October 2026, 23:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Botafogo · Vasco da Gama

Botafogo 1-2 Vasco da Gama: match report

Botafogo were beaten by Vasco da Gama 1-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 7 October 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Alan Lescano opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Botafogo's goal came from Alex Telles (60'). Vasco da Gama scored through Alan Lescano (28') and David (50').

Discipline: Botafogo received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Vasco da Gama received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Botafogo were 13th on 35 points from 28 and Vasco da Gama 17th on 31 points from 27. Botafogo went on to finish that season 13th with 39 points, and Vasco da Gama 15th with 38.

Botafogo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Vasco da Gama in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Telles of Botafogo (7.9), ahead of Thiago Mendes (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Botafogo wins, 1 draw and 0 for Vasco da Gama.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Alan LescanoVasco da Gama · 0-1
  • 50'Goal · DavidVasco da Gama · 0-2
  • 60'Goal · Alex TellesBotafogo · 1-2
  • 85'Red card · TiteBotafogo
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Nahuel FerraresiBotafogo

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Botafogo 4, draws 1, Vasco da Gama 0.

Team news

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

Gabriel Batista, Vitinho, Nahuel Ferraresi, Arthur Chaves, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Danilo, Cristian Medina, Hakim Ziyech, Matheus Martins, Arthur Cabral

Vasco da Gama line-up (4-1-4-1)

Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Alan Saldivia, Robert Renan, Cuiabano, Santiago Sosa, Marino Hinestroza, Alan Lescano, Thiago Mendes, Facundo Colidio, Bruno Duarte