Botafogo RJ 3-2 Grêmio RS: Match Recap and Result

Match: 16 September 2026, 22:30 UTC · Published: 17 September 2026 · 387 words

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Botafogo RJ beat Grêmio RS 3-2 in the Brasileirão - Série A at Estádio Nilton Santos. The hosts collected the points in an open 3-2 contest, even though Grêmio RS spent most of the night in possession.

Match Summary

Botafogo RJ started in a 4-2-3-1, Gabriel Batista in goal and Arthur Cabral at centre forward. Huguinho and Danilo Santos sat in midfield, with Edenílson, Júnior Santos and Álvaro Montoro ahead of them. Grêmio RS used a 4-1-4-1, Weverton in goal, E. Noriega screening the defense, and Carlos Vinícius as the lone striker.

The visitors dictated how the match was played. Grêmio RS had 64 percent of the ball and Botafogo RJ 36 percent, a pattern that lasted rather than arriving as a late change of shape. That control never became a winning scoreline. The official result was 3-2 to Botafogo RJ.

Grêmio RS were booked in the 78th minute. Botafogo RJ also finished with a yellow card. There were no red cards, and the last phase of the game stayed 11 against 11.

Key Moments

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Territory did not decide this one. Grêmio RS had nearly two thirds of possession and still lost 3-2, which is the clearest swing of the night: the side that saw less of the ball took the points.

Botafogo RJ were more accurate when they shot. They attempted fewer efforts than Grêmio RS and still tested the goalkeeper more often, which is how a 36 percent possession share became a home win.

The yellow card for Grêmio RS in the 78th minute was the main late incident. It did not produce a dismissal, so the closing minutes were still a full-strength contest.

Match Statistics

Grêmio RS out-possessed Botafogo RJ 64 percent to 36 and outshot them 12 to 10, yet the home side landed seven shots on target to three. Corners were shared, three each. Yellow cards finished 1-1, with no reds on either side.

What the Result Means

Botafogo are 14th in Serie A on 32 points from 26 matches, with a goal difference of minus three. Their last five games have brought two draws and three losses. Gremio sit 16th with 28 points from 26 matches and a goal difference of minus seven, with one win and four losses in their last five. The sides are four points apart.