Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo: result and report
Serie A · Thursday 12 February 2026
Result
Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo
Serie A · Thursday 12 February 2026, 22:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Fluminense 1-0 Botafogo: match report
Fluminense beat Botafogo 1-0 in Serie A on Thursday 12 February 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Luciano Acosta of Fluminense in the 55th minute.
Discipline: Fluminense received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Botafogo received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Fluminense were 8th on 4 points from 2 and Botafogo 11th on 3 points from 2. Fluminense went on to finish that season 4th with 54 points, and Botafogo 13th with 39.
Fluminense lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Luciano Acosta of Fluminense (7.6), ahead of Martinelli (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Fluminense win, 0 draws and 3 for Botafogo.
Key events
- 7'Yellow card · Samuel Xavier
- 17'Yellow card · Ythallo
- 26'Yellow card · Agustín Canobbio
- 28'Yellow card · Luis Zubeldia
- 45+1'Yellow card · Álvaro Montoro
- 55'Goal · Luciano Acosta
- 60'Red card · Agustín Canobbio
- 69'Yellow card · Luciano Acosta
- 75'Yellow card · Guga
- 86'Yellow card · Newton
- 89'Yellow card · Juan Pablo Freytes
Head-to-head
Team news
Fluminense line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Jemmes, Juan Pablo Freytes, Renê, Facundo Bernal, Martinelli, Agustín Canobbio, Luciano Acosta, Kevin Serna, John Kennedy
Botafogo line-up (3-4-3)
Neto, Ythallo, Newton, Alexander Barboza, Vitinho, Allan, Danilo, Alex Telles, Artur, Arthur Cabral, Álvaro Montoro