Cruzeiro 2-0 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Thursday 19 September 2013

Result

Cruzeiro 2-0 Botafogo

Serie A · Thursday 19 September 2013, 00:50 UTC · half-time 1-0

Cruzeiro · Botafogo · Serie A predictions

Cruzeiro 2-0 Botafogo: match report

Cruzeiro beat Botafogo 2-0 in Serie A on Thursday 19 September 2013. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Nílton opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Nílton (45+1'), Júlio Baptista (81', penalty) and Júlio Baptista (87'). Botafogo did not score.

Discipline: Cruzeiro received 1 yellow card; Botafogo received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Cruzeiro were 1st on 46 points from 21 and Botafogo 2nd on 40 points from 21. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 1st with 81 points, and Botafogo 5th with 60.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw and 5 for Botafogo.

Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Botafogo's D-W-W-W-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+1'Goal · NíltonCruzeiro · 1-0
  • 54'Missed penalty · Clarence SeedorfBotafogo
  • 57'Yellow card · EliasBotafogo
  • 78'Yellow card · Júlio BaptistaCruzeiro
  • 81'Penalty goal · Júlio BaptistaCruzeiro · 2-0
  • 87'Goal · Júlio BaptistaCruzeiro · 3-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Cruzeiro 4, draws 1, Botafogo 5.