Fluminense 2-0 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 28 September 2025

Result

Fluminense 2-0 Botafogo

Serie A · Sunday 28 September 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Fluminense · Botafogo

Fluminense 2-0 Botafogo: match report

Fluminense won against Botafogo 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 28 September 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Germán Cano opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Fluminense's goals came from Germán Cano (33') and Lima (89'). Botafogo did not score.

Discipline: Fluminense received 2 yellow cards; Botafogo received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Fluminense were 9th on 31 points from 22 and Botafogo 5th on 40 points from 24. Fluminense went on to finish that season 5th with 64 points, and Botafogo 6th with 63.

Fluminense lined up in a 4-4-2 and Botafogo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Martinelli of Fluminense (7.9), ahead of Lima (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Fluminense wins, 0 draws and 3 for Botafogo.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Goal · Germán CanoFluminense · 1-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Luciano AcostaFluminense
  • 39'Yellow card · Santiago RodríguezBotafogo
  • 89'Goal · LimaFluminense · 2-0
  • 90+4'Yellow card · IgnácioFluminense
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Matheus MartinsBotafogo

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Fluminense 0, draws 0, Botafogo 3.

Team news

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Fluminense line-up (4-4-2)

Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Juan Pablo Freytes, Renê, Agustín Canobbio, Martinelli, Hércules, Kevin Serna, Germán Cano, Luciano Acosta

Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Léo Linck, Vitinho, Gabriel Bahia, David Ricardo, Marçal, Newton, Marlon Freitas, Santiago Rodríguez, Jefferson Savarino, Cuiabano, Chris Ramos