Cruzeiro 0-1 Botafogo: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 26 July 2026
Result
Cruzeiro 0-1 Botafogo: match report
Cruzeiro lost to Botafogo 0-1 in Serie A on Sunday 26 July 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.
The only goal came from Gabriel Justino of Botafogo in the 41st minute.
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 4 yellow cards; Botafogo received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 8th on 27 points from 19 and Botafogo 9th on 26 points from 19. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 3rd with 57 points, and Botafogo 13th with 39.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-4-2 and Botafogo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Warleson of Botafogo (7.9), ahead of Gabriel Justino (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw and 1 for Botafogo.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-D-W-D-W and Botafogo's D-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 26'Yellow card · Warleson
- 35'Yellow card · Huguinho
- 41'Goal · Gabriel Justino
- 45+3'Yellow card · Fagner
- 45+4'Yellow card · Nahuel Ferraresi
- 56'Yellow card · Jonathan Jesus
- 88'Yellow card · Alex Telles
- 90+4'Yellow card · Kadir Barría
- 90+7'Yellow card · Keny Arroyo
- 90+8'Yellow card · Kaio Jorge
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cruzeiro line-up (4-4-2)
Otávio Costa, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, Jonathan Jesus, Gabriel Rojas, Marquinhos, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Luis Sinisterra, Bruno Rodrigues, Kaio Jorge
Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Warleson, Vitinho, Gabriel Justino, Nahuel Ferraresi, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Álvaro Montoro, Danilo, Matheus Martins, Arthur Cabral