Cruzeiro 2-2 Botafogo: result and report
Serie A · Thursday 4 December 2025
Result
Cruzeiro 2-2 Botafogo: match report
Cruzeiro drew with Botafogo 2-2 in Serie A on Thursday 4 December 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Christian opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Cruzeiro's goals came from Christian (15') and Matheus Pereira (50'). Botafogo scored through Marçal (57') and Alex Telles (90+5', penalty).
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 2 yellow cards; Botafogo received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 3rd on 69 points from 36 and Botafogo 7th on 59 points from 36. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Botafogo 6th with 63.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marçal of Botafogo (8.1), ahead of Alex Telles (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cruzeiro wins, 0 draws and 0 for Botafogo.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read D-W-D-D-W and Botafogo's D-W-W-D-W.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Christian
- 50'Goal · Matheus Pereira
- 54'Yellow card · Lucas Silva
- 57'Goal · Marçal
- 65'Yellow card · Jordan Barrera
- 67'Yellow card · Cássio
- 70'Yellow card · Allan
- 90+5'Penalty goal · Alex Telles
- 90+11'Red card · David Ricardo
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Cássio, William, Fabrício Bruno, Lucas Villalba, Kaiki, Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva, Christian, Matheus Pereira, Luis Sinisterra, Kaio Jorge
Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Raul, Vitinho, Marçal, David Ricardo, Alex Telles, Allan, Marlon Freitas, Artur, Jordan Barrera, Cuiabano, Arthur Cabral