Botafogo vs Gremio 3-2
J. Cabral 36'
Gustavo Martins 88'
Botafogo beat Grêmio 3-2 at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos in Serie A Round 21 on 16 September 2026. Danilo Santos scored at 30' and 79', with A. Montoro adding a goal at 52' for the hosts, while J. Cabral (36') and Gustavo Martins (88') replied for Grêmio. Botafogo won despite having just 36% possession and fewer shots overall, though they landed 7 shots on target to Grêmio's 3.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Danilo Santos assist A. Montoro30'
- 36'J. Cabral
- L. Monzon for G. Justino46'
- Edenilson for Danilo Pereira46'
- A. Montoro assist Vitinho52'
- 60'J. Cabral for J. Enamorado
- 66'F. Krovinovic for M. Braithwaite
- Junior Santos for Marcal73'
- 78'Mathias Villasanti · Yellow card
- 78'C. Pavon for Tete
- 78'E. Noriega for Matheus Nascimento
- Danilo Santos assist A. Montoro79'
- A. Montoro for Allan85'
- Arthur Cabral for Tiquinho Soares86'
- 88'Gustavo Martins assist Tete
- Danilo Santos · Yellow card90+4'
- 90+7'Matheus Nascimento · VAR check
- 90+3'Carlos Vinícius · VAR check
Match stats
Line-ups
Botafogo starting XI
- 12Gabriel Batista
- 2Vitinho
- 3Arthur Chaves
- 33L. Monzon
- 13Alex Telles
- 75Huguinho
- 8Danilo Santos
- 7Junior Santos
- 88Edenilson
- 10A. Montoro
- 19Arthur Cabral
Botafogo bench · coach Tite
Gremio starting XI
- 1Weverton
- 27Diego Caito
- 6Gustavo Martins
- 82Wallace
- 38Caio Paulista
- 8E. Noriega
- 20M. Villasanti
- 7C. Pavon
- 10F. Krovinovic
- 77J. Cabral
- 95Carlos Vinicius
Gremio bench · coach Gaucho Renato
Player ratings VIP
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Gremio formlast ten
Serie A table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Coritiba | 34 | -11 | 42 |
| 12 |  Mirassol | 34 | -9 | 40 |
| 13 |  Botafogo | 33 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 |  Vasco DA Gama | 32 | -9 | 38 |
| 15 |  Vitoria | 33 | -13 | 38 |
| 16 |  Internacional | 34 | -4 | 38 |
| 17 |  Gremio | 33 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 |  Corinthians | 33 | -6 | 36 |
| 19 |  Remo | 33 | -15 | 29 |
Match info
CompetitionSerie A
RoundMatchweek 21
Kick-off
VenueEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeEdina Alves Batista