Botafogo Closes in on Brasileirão Top 4 After Rivals Drop Points

The 22nd round of Brazilian Championship for the Botafogowhich remained in 5th place with 35 points. In addition to beating Red Bull Bragantino, the Glorious saw three of the four teams in front of him in the table stumble over the weekend.

O Bahiafourth placed with 36 points, was beaten by Mirassol In the interior of São Paulo by 5 to 1. With this, Botafogo reduced from all four to a point at a distance to the G-4, which represents a direct place in Libertadores-2026.

Although the title seems a distant horizon, Botafogo also shortened the difference to Flemish e Palm treeswho tied with Grêmio and Corinthians, respectively. Just the Cruisewhich has two more games than the stove, won, resuming the vice-leadership.

The distance to Flamengo, a 47-point leader, is currently at 12, but Botafogo has a game less than the red-black team.

Check out the classification of the Brazilian Championship:

Results of the 22nd round:

30/8 – Ceará 0x1 Youth
30/8 – Botafogo 4 × 1 Red Bull Bragantino
30/8 – Cruise 1 × 0 São Paulo
31/8 – Flamengo 1 × 1 cruise
31/8 – Santos 0x0 Fluminense
31/8 – Corinthians 1 × 1 Palmeiras
31/8 – Mirassol 5 × 1 Bahia
31/8-Victory 1 × 0 Atlético-MG
31/ – International 2 × 1 fortress
31/8 – Sport 1×3 Vasco

Round 23 Games:

13/9 – 16h – Grêmio x Mirassol
13/9 – 16h – Fortaleza x Vitória
13/9 – 6:30 pm – Palmeiras x Internacional
13/9 – 21h – Fluminense x Corinthians
14/9 – 11h – Red Bull Bragantino x Sport
14/9-16h-Atlético-MG X Santos
14/9 – 16h – Youth x Flamengo
9/14 – 5:30 pm – Sao Paulo x Botafogo
9/14 – 8:30 pm – Vasco x Ceará
9/15 – 20h – Bahia x Cruzeiro

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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