Cruzeiro vs Botafogo

Serie A 6 Aug 2023, 21:30
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Botafogo
Botafogo
🏟 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) 👤 Raphael Claus Round 18

Match report

Cruzeiro played out a goalless draw with Botafogo in the Serie A on 6 August 2023.

Cruzeiro dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 13 shots to Botafogo's 2.

The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), with Raphael Claus in charge.

Possession 67% - 33% Shots 13 - 2 On target 4 - 1 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 17 - 7 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Neris
Cruzeiro · 70 passes (80% accurate)
8 Luciano Castan 79 passes (92% accurate)
8 Mateus Vital captained the side
8 Lucas Perri 4 saves
8 Adryelson captained the side
First half vs second half
Cruzeiro stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–0 10–2
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 4–0 4–1
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 2
4 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 0
3 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 1
5 Shots Outside Box 1
17 Fouls 7
8 Corners 1
1 Offsides 1
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 4
559 Passes Total 279
473 Passes Accurate 195
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cruzeiro · 4-3-3
98 Anderson
12 William 27 Neris 4 L. Castan 3 Marlon
23 F. Machado 18 M. Jussa 16 L. Silva
96 M. Pereira 21 Gilberto 19 A. Gomes
Botafogo · 4-2-3-1
12 L. Perri
24 L. Plácido 34 Adryelson 15 V. Cuesta 21 Marçal
6 T. Tchê 17 M. Freitas
37 J. Santos 33 Eduardo 7 V. Sá
9 T. Soares
Cruzeiro
Coach
Pepa
Substitutes
  • 7 Mateus Vital
  • 40 Rafael Elias
  • 24 Helibelton Palacios
  • 30 Paulo Vitor
  • 10 Nikão
  • 91 Gabriel Mesquita
  • 43 João Marcelo
  • 14 Kaiki
  • 5 Wallisson Luiz
  • 15 Fernando Henrique
  • 80 Robert
  • 22 Stênio
Botafogo
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 18 Lucas Fernandes
  • 19 Matías Segovia
  • 39 Janderson
  • 27 Carlos Alberto
  • 5 Danilo Barbosa
  • 1 Gatito Fernández
  • 52 Igo Gabriel
  • 94 Philipe Sampaio
  • 16 Hugo
  • 10 Gustavo Sauer
  • 57 JP Galvão
  • 77 Diego Hernández
Substitutions
  • 45+2' ↑ Lucas Fernandes ↓ Tiquinho Soares Botafogo
  • 46' ↑ M. Segovia ↓ Júnior Santos Botafogo
  • 64' ↑ Rafael Elias ↓ Gilberto Cruzeiro
  • 65' ↑ Mateus Vital ↓ Filipe Machado Cruzeiro
  • 69' ↑ H. Palacios ↓ William Cruzeiro
  • 70' ↑ Paulo Vitor ↓ Arthur Gomes Cruzeiro
  • 72' ↑ Janderson ↓ Tchê Tchê Botafogo
  • 73' ↑ Carlos Alberto ↓ Victor Sá Botafogo
  • 74' ↑ Nikão ↓ Matheus Pereira Cruzeiro
  • 90+2' ↑ Danilo Barbosa ↓ Eduardo Botafogo
Cards
  • 38' Tiquinho Soares Botafogo
  • 56' Marcal Botafogo
  • 81' Luciano Castan Cruzeiro
Head-to-head
Cruzeiro 3 5 draws 1 Botafogo
2026-01-30 Botafogo RJ vs Cruzeiro 4 - 0
2025-12-04 Cruzeiro vs Botafogo RJ 2 - 2
2025-08-03 Botafogo vs Cruzeiro 0 - 2
2024-07-28 Botafogo vs Cruzeiro 0 - 3
2024-04-14 Cruzeiro vs Botafogo 3 - 2
2023-12-03 Botafogo vs Cruzeiro 0 - 0
Recent form
Cruzeiro D D D D D
Botafogo D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cruzeiro vs Botafogo?
Cruzeiro drew 0-0 against Botafogo on 6 August 2023.
Who won Cruzeiro vs Botafogo?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Cruzeiro vs Botafogo played?
The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais).
Who had more possession in Cruzeiro vs Botafogo?
Cruzeiro had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.