Cruzeiro 3-2 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 14 April 2024

Result

Cruzeiro 3-2 Botafogo

Serie A · Sunday 14 April 2024, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Cruzeiro · Botafogo

Cruzeiro 3-2 Botafogo: match report

Cruzeiro won against Botafogo 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday 14 April 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Tiquinho Soares opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Lucas Silva (20'), Rafa Silva (64') and Rafael Elias (90+1'). Botafogo scored through Tiquinho Soares (5') and Danilo Barbosa (83').

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards; Botafogo received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 9th with 52 points, and Botafogo 1st with 79.

Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-3-3 and Botafogo in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to William of Cruzeiro (8.1), ahead of Danilo Barbosa (7.7).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Tiquinho SoaresBotafogo · 0-1
  • 20'Goal · Lucas SilvaCruzeiro · 1-1
  • 27'Yellow card · GregoreBotafogo
  • 31'Yellow card · Arthur GomesCruzeiro
  • 36'Yellow card · Zé IvaldoCruzeiro
  • 36'Yellow card · Júnior SantosBotafogo
  • 64'Goal · Rafa SilvaCruzeiro · 2-1
  • 66'Yellow card · Rafa SilvaCruzeiro
  • 72'Red card · Alexander BarbozaBotafogo
  • 83'Goal · Danilo BarbosaBotafogo · 2-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Danilo BarbosaBotafogo
  • 90+1'Goal · Rafael EliasCruzeiro · 3-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Rafael EliasCruzeiro

Team news

Unavailable

  • Rafael BiluCruzeiro · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)
  • João PedroCruzeiro · suspension (Special Leave)
  • EduardoBotafogo · injury (Unknown Injury)

Cruzeiro line-up (4-3-3)

Anderson, William, Neris, Zé Ivaldo, Marlon, Ramiro, Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva, Rafa Silva, Matheus Pereira, Arthur Gomes

Botafogo line-up (4-4-2)

Roberto Fernández, Mateo Ponte, Lucas Halter, Bastos, Marçal, Luiz Henrique, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Jeffinho, Tiquinho Soares, Júnior Santos