Full Time
Serie A · Season 2017
Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro3 December 2017 at 19:00
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho
Match Events
Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Kick Off
Brenner Marlos
26′assist: L. Valencia
⚽
33′
▲ Murilo Cerqueira▼ Arthur Henrique
⚽
38′
Thiago Neves
assist: G. De Arrascaeta
42′Thiago Neves
Joel Carli45′
Half Time
⚽
50′
G. De Arrascaeta
▲ Rodrigo Lindoso▼ Ezequiel
55′60′Henrique
65′
▲ Thiago Neves▼ Alisson
66′Lucas Romero
Ezequiel
69′assist: Brenner Marlos
⚽
▲ Guilherme▼ Marcos Vinicius
71′72′
▲ Digão▼ A. Cabral
75′Rafinha
▲ Brenner Marlos▼ Vinícius Tanque
75′76′Rafinha
90′Giorgian De Arrascaeta
Full Time
Match Statistics
6Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal5
13Total Shots8
1Blocked Shots1
10Shots insidebox4
3Shots outsidebox4
13Fouls28
4Corner Kicks5
3Offsides1
44%Ball Possession56%
1Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
0Goalkeeper Saves4
348Total passes439
275Passes accurate352
79%Passes %80%
Match Summary
Botafogo and Cruzeiro drew 2:2. The match was played in Serie A 2017. Goals were scored by Brenner Marlos 26′, Thiago Neves 38′, G. De Arrascaeta 50′, Ezequiel 69′. 6 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Botafogo had 44% possession while Cruzeiro held 56%. Botafogo had 13 shots (6 on target) compared to 8 (2 on target) for Cruzeiro. Botafogo made 3 substitutions, Cruzeiro made 3.
Rivalry since 2010
Botafogo vs Cruzeiro Head to Head Results
27 stretnutíBotafogo
5
wins
Drawn
10
Cruzeiro
12
wins
Total goals
63 · 2.3/match
Both scored
11/27 · 41%
Over 2.5
11/27 · 41%
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Recent Form
Botafogo
WDDWWD
Cruzeiro
WLLDDW
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API data: 11 May 2026