Season 2026/2027

Serie A

Botafogo vs Santos – Lineups & Match Details

Botafogo beat Santos 2-1. Goals: Player #null (41'), Player #6052 (57'), Player #544681 (90'). Botafogo had 48% possession against Santos's 52%. Shots on target: 7-9.

Serie A · Regular Season - 19

Thursday, 16 July 2026

Botafogo

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Santos

Referee: R. Pereira

Lineups

Botafogo4-4-2

24Léo LinckG

2VitinhoD

34Gabriel JustinoD

5Nahuel FerraresiD

13Alex TellesD

77Lucas VillalbaM

75HuguinhoM

6Cristian MedinaM

11Matheus MartinsM

79Lucas EmanuelF

59Kauan ToledoF

Substitutes

23Santiago RodríguezM

37Kadir BarríaF

88EdenilsonM

21MarçalD

4Mateo PonteD

62Cleber LucasG

1RaulG

26AnthonyD

63HerickD

42Kadu SantosD

14Jordan BarreraM

38Victor HugoM

Santos4-2-3-1

77Gabriel BrazãoG

18Igor ViníciusD

4Lucas VeríssimoD

14Luan PeresD

31Gonzalo EscobarD

48Gustavo Henrique PereiraM

15Willian ArãoM

30MiguelitoM

32Benjamín RollheiserM

22Álvaro BarrealM

16ThacianoF

Substitutes

28Christian OlivaM

57NadsonF

11RonyF

25Gabriel MeninoM

49Gabriel BontempoM

1DiogenesG

98Adonis FríasD

26João Paulo AnaniasD

27DavizinhoF

81Samuel MendesM

7Robinho JúniorF

Match Events

25'Y

#505409

26'Y

#10492

41'G

#null

45'+2Y

#305821

45'+2Y

#6052

54'S

#506480

Substitution 1

57'G

#6052

64'S

#305821

Substitution 1

64'S

#10492

Substitution 2

64'S

#345756

Substitution 3

71'S

#119485

Substitution 4

71'S

#9949

Substitution 5

77'S

#413140

Substitution 2

78'Y

#2440

78'S

#null

Substitution 3

86'S

#8661

Substitution 4

86'S

#378

Substitution 5

90'+5G

#544681

90'+7Y

#544681

Statistics

Botafogo

48%52%

Santos

2.46Expected Goals (xG)2.62

17Total Shots22

7Shots on Target9

5Corners5

10Fouls13

0Offsides0

81Pass Accuracy (%)79

3Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Botafogo host Santos on Thursday, 16 July 2026 at Estádio Nilton Santos. The kick-off time is 22:30 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Botafogo go into the match 11th in the table; Santos sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Botafogo have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Santos have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Oct 2025: Botafogo 2-2 Santos; 1 Jun 2025: Botafogo 1-0 Santos; 26 Nov 2023: Botafogo 1-1 Santos. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Botafogo beat Santos 2-1. Botafogo scored through Unknown 41', K. Barria 90'. Santos replied with Á. Barreal 57'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Botafogo held 48% of the ball against 52% for Santos. Shots on target finished 7-9. Expected goals read 2.46 for Botafogo, 2.62 for Santos.

Verdict

The win nudges Botafogo forward and leaves Santos with work to do. Botafogo sat 11th and Santos 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.