Palmeiras 2-1 Botafogo: result and report
Serie A · Wednesday 18 March 2026
Result
Palmeiras 2-1 Botafogo: match report
Palmeiras won against Botafogo 2-1 in Serie A on Wednesday 18 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Allan opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Allan (9') and Jhon Arias (53'). Botafogo scored through Danilo (59').
Discipline: Palmeiras received 1 yellow card; Botafogo received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Palmeiras were 2nd on 13 points from 6 and Botafogo 17th on 3 points from 4. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and Botafogo 13th with 39.
Palmeiras lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Andreas Pereira of Palmeiras (7.8), ahead of Jhon Arias (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palmeiras win, 1 draw and 2 for Botafogo.
Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read W-L-W-W-W and Botafogo's L-L-L-W.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Allan
- 45'Red card · Cristian Medina
- 53'Goal · Jhon Arias
- 59'Goal · Danilo
- 88'Yellow card · Ramón Sosa
- 89'Yellow card · Joaquín Correa
- 90+6'Yellow card · Marçal
- 90+6'Yellow card · Lucas Villalba
Head-to-head
Team news
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Palmeiras line-up (4-2-3-1)
Carlos Miguel, Agustín Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Arthur Gabriel, Andreas Pereira, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Mauricio, Jhon Arias, José Manuel López
Botafogo line-up (4-1-3-2)
Raul, Vitinho, Bastos, Nahuel Ferraresi, Alex Telles, Danilo, Jordan Barrera, Cristian Medina, Álvaro Montoro, Matheus Martins, Júnior Santos