Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio: result and report
Serie A · Wednesday 16 September 2026
Result
Botafogo 3-2 Grêmio: match report
Botafogo beat Grêmio 3-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 16 September 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
Danilo opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Botafogo's goals came from Danilo (30'), Álvaro Montoro (52') and Danilo (79'). Grêmio scored through Jovane Cabral (36') and Gustavo Martins (88').
Discipline: Botafogo received 2 yellow cards; Grêmio received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Botafogo were 14th on 32 points from 26 and Grêmio 17th on 28 points from 26. Botafogo went on to finish that season 13th with 39 points, and Grêmio 17th with 37.
Botafogo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Grêmio in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo (8.8), ahead of Danilo (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Botafogo wins, 2 draws and 1 for Grêmio.
Going into the match Botafogo's last five read D-D-L-L-L and Grêmio's L-L-W-L-L.
Key events
- 30'Goal · Danilo
- 36'Goal · Jovane Cabral
- 52'Goal · Álvaro Montoro
- 79'Goal · Danilo
- 88'Goal · Gustavo Martins
- 90+4'Yellow card · Danilo
- 90+4'Yellow card · Danilo
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
- Kaio
- Roger
- Luis Eduardo
- Dodi
- Jordan Barrera
- Francis Amuzu
- Marlon
- Pedro Gabriel
- Nahuel Ferraresi
- Kadir Barría
- Matheus Martins
- Cristian Medina
Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gabriel Batista, Vitinho, Arthur Chaves, Lucas Monzón, Alex Telles, Huguinho, Danilo, Júnior Santos, Edenilson, Álvaro Montoro, Arthur Cabral
Grêmio line-up (4-2-3-1)
Weverton, Diego Caito, Gustavo Martins, Wallace, Caio Paulista, Erick Noriega, Mathías Villasanti, Cristian Pavón, Filip Krovinovic, Jovane Cabral, Carlos Vinícius