Desperate, Botafogo launched the attack and, despite giving themselves space, came close to reducing the loss. Arthur Cabral acted as a midfielder, received the ball outside the area and sent a sweet pass to Barrera, who came face to face with Weverton and hit the opponent’s post.
Two substitutes came off the bench and confirmed the result. André Henrique, who took over from the protagonist Carlos Vinícius, won the dispute with Alexander Barboza and forced Neto to work. On the goalkeeper’s rebound, Edenílson, Tetê’s replacement, didn’t waste: 5 to 2.
Danilo tried to give hope to the locals in the 40th minute. The midfielder took advantage of a cross from the left, converted a volley and had a deflection from Wagner Leonardo to reach, with four goals, Carlos Vinícius in the top scorer of the national tournament: 5 to 3.
TECHNICAL SHEET
GREMIO 5×3 BOTAFOGO
Date and time: February 4, 2026, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time)
Competition: 2nd round of the Brasileirão
Local: Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre
Arbitrator: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
Assistants: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira and Celso Luiz da Silva
OUR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto
Yellow cards: Alexander Barboza, Allan (BOT)
Red cards: there was no
Goals: Arthur Cabral (BOT), 17 minutes into the 1st half; Carlos Vinícius (GRE), 25 minutes into the 1st half, 5 minutes and 11 minutes into the 2nd half; Danilo (BOT), 35 minutes into the 1st half and 40 minutes into the 2nd half; Tetê (GRE), 14 minutes into the 2nd half; Edenílson (GRE), 35 minutes into the 2nd half
