Vasco da Gama 0-2 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 12 July 2025

Result

Vasco da Gama 0-2 Botafogo

Serie A · Saturday 12 July 2025, 21:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Vasco da Gama · Botafogo

Vasco da Gama 0-2 Botafogo: match report

Vasco da Gama lost to Botafogo 0-2 in Serie A on Saturday 12 July 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

Arthur Cabral opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Vasco da Gama did not score. Botafogo scored through Arthur Cabral (48') and Nathan Fernandes (78').

Discipline: Vasco da Gama received 2 yellow cards; Botafogo received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Vasco da Gama were 14th on 13 points from 12 and Botafogo 8th on 18 points from 11. Vasco da Gama went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Botafogo 6th with 63.

Vasco da Gama 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 Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo (7.7), ahead of John Victor (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Vasco da Gama wins, 1 draw and 1 for Botafogo.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Alexander BarbozaBotafogo
  • 42'Yellow card · Lucas FreitasVasco da Gama
  • 46'Yellow card · Álvaro MontoroBotafogo
  • 48'Goal · Arthur CabralBotafogo · 0-1
  • 78'Goal · Nathan FernandesBotafogo · 0-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Benjamín GarréVasco da Gama

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Vasco da Gama 0, draws 1, Botafogo 1.

Team news

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Vasco da Gama line-up (4-2-3-1)

Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, João Victor, Lucas Freitas, Lucas Piton, Tchê Tchê, Hugo Moura, Rayan, Philippe Coutinho, Nuno Moreira, Pablo Vegetti

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

John Victor, Vitinho, Kaio, Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Artur, Jefferson Savarino, Álvaro Montoro, Arthur Cabral