Portuguese Cuiaba António Oliveira won the second victory in a row in the 16th round Brazilianwith a score of 2:0, in the reception of Botafogo under the leadership of compatriot Luis Castro, who ended the game with less than two elements on the field.
The hosts knew how to take advantage of the opponent’s mistakes, making the best use of the flanks. Alesson was in the right place at the right time in the 22nd minute to rebound and, from inside the box, shoot low to open the scoring, causing the teams to go on break.
The second half followed the same pattern and, despite greater possession of the ball, Botafogo was unable to create finishing chances, and in the 73rd minute the task was complicated by the removal of Hugo.
In the 84th minute, Igor Karius hit the net after a rebound, but VAR ruled out the goal due to offside. In stoppage time (90+2), Daniel Borges received a second yellow card and then a red one, leaving Botafogo with nine elements on the field. And on 90 + 8′ Andre Louis in the person of the goalkeeper is the best answer to the masterful transfer of Rafael Gava, closing the account.
With this win, Cuiaba scored 19 points and moved up five positions in the standings to 13th place. Botafogo with this defeat lost the opportunity to reach the classification zone for Libertadores, adding 21 points (11th place).
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