After the spectacular debut with a 4-0 rout over Cruzeiro, the Botafogo visit the Grêmio this Wednesday (4/2), at 9:30 pm, at Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre, for the second round of the Brazilian Championship.
It will be coach Martín Anselmi’s first game outside Rio de Janeiro in charge of Botafogo and the first reunion of Luis Castrocoach of Tricolor Gaúcho, with his former club – he was Fogão’s first coach in the SAF Era.
With a situation still undefined behind the scenes, Botafogo arrives in Porto Alegre with just one new absence: Marçal, who suffered a knee strain in the defeat to Fluminense on Sunday, in the Brasileirão, when the team played with nine substitutes.
With most of the starters rested, coach Martín Anselmi should repeat the lineup he used in his debut against Cruzeiro. The new addition to the list of related players is the return of Kauan Toledo, who competed in the Copinha.
✖️ Botafogo embezzlement
- Kaio Pantaleão (multiligament injury to the left knee)
- Ythallo (not registered)
- Marçal (right knee strain)
- Wallace Davi (not registered)
- Lucas Villalba (not registered)
- Joaquin Correa (injury)
- Chris Ramos (injury)
🔍 The opponent
Botafogo reunites with Luís Castro, who returned to Brazilian football to manage Grêmio and will face his former club for the first time. Tricolor Gaúcho comes from three games without winning, two against Gauchão and the debut in the Brazilian Championship, when they lost to Fluminense at Maracanã by 2-1.
The moment is one of instability in Porto Alegre. Regarding the debut, Noriega should win Dodi’s place, while Edenilson, Willian and Monsalve compete for a place. Recovering from a muscle injury in his left thigh, Kannemann was not involved, as were Cristaldo and Cuéllar.
🎟️ Tickets
Tickets for Botafogo fans are on sale at cart.ingresse.com for R$95 (full price) and R$47.50 (members and half-price). Access for black and white fans must be through gate 6, from 7:30 pm, using facial biometrics.
📺 Where to watch
The match will be broadcast from TV Globo for RJ, RS, AC, AM, AP, ES, MA, RN, RO, RR, SC, DF, Belo Horizonte, Coronel Fabriciano, Montes Claros and Juiz de Fora (MG), Santarém (PA) and Petrolina (PE), with narration by Gustavo Villani and comments by Junior and Ana Thaís Matos; and the Premiere.
📋 Arbitration
- Arbitrator: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
- Assistant 1: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG)
- Assistant 2: Celso Luiz da Silva (MG)
- 4th referee: Leo Simão Holanda (CE)
- Inspector: Eveliny Pereira de Almeida da Silva (RJ)
- Assessor: Ubirajara Ferraz Jota (PE)
- OUR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)
- AVAR: Clovis Amaral da Silva (PE)
- AVAR 2: José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira (AL)
- VAR Observer: Cláudio José de Oliveira Soares (RJ)
- Quality manager: Maria Victoria Benetti Vargas (RJ)
TECHNICAL SHEET
GREMIO X BOTAFOGO
Stadium: Grêmio Arena
Date-Time: 4/2/2026 – 21h30
Arbitrator: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
Assistants: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG) and Celso Luiz da Silva (MG)
OUR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)
Tickets: cart.ingresse.com
Where to watch: Globe and Premiere
GREMIO: Weverton; João Pedro, Gustavo Martins, Wagner Leonardo and Marlon; Noriega, Arthur and Edenilson (Willian or Monsalve); Tetê, Carlos Vinícius and Amuzu – Coach: Luís Castro.
BOTAFOGO: Grandchild; Mateo Ponte, Newton and Alexander Barboza; Vitinho, Allan, Danilo and Alex Telles; Santi Rodríguez, Arthur Cabral and Álvaro Montoro – Coach: Martín Anselmi.
