Botafogo RJ beat Atlético MG 1-0 in the Brasileirão - Série A, a first-half goal proving enough to take the points. The scorer was not listed in match data, and the official scoreline did not change after that.

Match Summary

The early spell put Botafogo RJ on the scoreboard. Cristian Medina was booked in the 14th minute, and the hosts still found the game's only goal soon after. Botafogo RJ scored in the 19th minute. The scorer was not listed in match data. From then on the home side had a lead to keep, and Atlético MG had to find a reply.

Half-time arrived with Botafogo RJ still 1-0 up. The visitors' first notable act after the restart was a yellow card for Tomás Pérez in the 47th minute. Atlético MG continued to work for an equalizer and never got one. Botafogo RJ did not add a second either. Fernando Marçal received a yellow card in the 75th minute, and Leo Duarte was booked in the 77th. L. Casagrande showed four yellows, two apiece, and no red cards. At Estádio Nilton Santos it finished 1-0.

Key Moments

The unlisted first-half goal was the swing that decided the points. It came early enough that Atlético MG had a long time to respond, and they still could not alter the official 1-0 result.

The second half was the recovery window. Atlético MG had the minutes and the need, yet the scoreboard never moved. For Botafogo RJ, seeing out a one-goal lead without a second strike was the task after the interval.

Discipline was a quieter subplot that still mattered. Medina's caution arrived so early that Botafogo RJ had to play the rest of the match with that risk in midfield. The late bookings for Marçal and Duarte showed the contest had become more stop-start, but nobody was sent off, and the lead survived.

Match Statistics

Chance quality favored the winners even while the shot count stayed close. Botafogo RJ recorded 1.48 expected goals to 0.33 for Atlético MG and took 12 shots to 11. The visitors put three shots on target against two. Corners finished 4-4. Yellow cards were 2-2, with no reds. The expected-goals gap, more than the on-target count, fits a 1-0 that never looked like a shootout.

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