Serie A Regular Season - 14

Botafogo 1 - 2 FT Remo

Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos

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Futmetrix Verdict
72
FT
Sat, May 2
Português
Botafogo
1-2
Remo
⚡ Intensity 59
⚖️ Balance 78
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 100
Remo stun Botafogo with late winner.

The Shock of the Season: Remo's Late Heist at Havelange

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 72/100. Remo tore up the script to snatch a dramatic away victory that breathes life into their survival campaign while devastating the hosts' continental ambitions.

An Early Breakthrough Asserts Control

The atmosphere at the Olimpico Joao Havelange was electric as the home side sought to solidify their push for Copa Sudamericana football. Botafogo dictated the early tempo, effortlessly moving the ball to break down the defensive lines. They controlled possession beautifully, keeping 58% of the ball. Their early enterprise was swiftly rewarded in the 13th minute. Veteran full-back Alex Telles showcased his enduring vision by delivering a perfectly weighted pass for N. Ferraresi, who confidently slotted home the opener. The sheer Intensity of those opening exchanges seemed to signal a routine victory for the higher-ranked hosts, who mounted relentless set-piece pressure with nine corners as they searched for a quick second goal.

Turning the Tide Under Pressure

However, Remo flatly refused to accept their fate. Despite their precarious position in the drop zone, the visitors slowly clawed their way back into the contest. An avalanche of 34 total shots forced both goalkeepers into constant action, resulting in 11 spectacular saves across the ninety minutes. The Balance of power shifted dramatically in the 70th minute when Alef Manga capitalised on a lapse in defensive concentration, firing in a crucial equaliser. Remarkably, the struggling away side created the bulk of the dangerous chances, ultimately accumulating a stunning 2.03 expected goals as they began to rattle the increasingly nervous home defensive unit.

Stoppage Time Pandemonium

With the Stakes incredibly high at both ends of the Serie A standings, the final twenty minutes became a frantic, end-to-end spectacle. Botafogo desperately committed bodies forward to salvage three points, leaving glaring transitional spaces behind their midfield. In the 90th minute, that vulnerability was brutally punished. Jaja found himself in space and delivered the ultimate dagger, silencing the home crowd with a sensational late finish. The staggering Upset Factor of this 1-2 triumph completely alters the narrative at the foot of the table, pulling the visitors closer to safety while leaving the hosts to rue their profound tactical naivety.

Key Questions

How did Remo pull off this shock result?

By surviving early pressure, generating superior offensive threat (2.03 expected goals), and ruthlessly punishing defensive gaps late in the match through Alef Manga and Jaja.

How dramatic was the late winner by Nahuel Ferraresi?

Ferraresi actually scored Botafogo's 13th-minute opener. The truly dramatic late winner came from Remo's Jaja, who sealed the comeback in the 90th minute.

How did Botafogo complete the comeback from behind?

It was actually Remo, not Botafogo, who completed the remarkable comeback. The visitors overturned an early deficit with two vital second-half strikes.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
58%
42%
Botafogo 58%
Remo 42%
Shots
16
18
Botafogo 16
Remo 18
Shots on Target
5
9
Botafogo 5
Remo 9
Expected Goals (xG)
1.17
2.03
Botafogo 1.17
Remo 2.03
Passes
446
324
Botafogo 446
Remo 324
Pass Accuracy
84%
80%
Botafogo 84%
Remo 80%
Corners
9
6
Botafogo 9
Remo 6
Fouls
14
10
Botafogo 14
Remo 10
Yellow Cards
2
2
Botafogo 2
Remo 2
Red Cards
0
0
Botafogo 0
Remo 0

Match Events

13' N. Ferraresi (Alex Telles)
37' 🟨 Vitinho
D. Tchamba 🟨 45'+1
HT
46' 🔄 K. Barria Edenilson
49' 🟨 Danilo
63' 🔄 Alex Telles Marcal
63' 🔄 C. Medina Allan
Alef Manga 70'
Ze Welison L. Picco 🔄 72'
77' 🔄 A. Montoro Junior Santos
80' 🔄 Allan J. Correa
Ze Ricardo Jaderson 🔄 85'
L. Picco 🟨 88'
Marcelinho Matheus Alexandre 🔄 90'+1
Mayk David Braga 🔄 90'+1
Alef Manga Gabriel Poveda 🔄 90'+1
Jaja 90'+3
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Botafogo

Goalkeepers
Neto
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Vitinho
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Nahuel Ferraresi
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Bastos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alex Telles
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
1
Assists
12%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Cristian Medina
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Álvaro Montoro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
77
Total Mins
77
Entry
Danilo Oliveira
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matheus Martins
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
Arthur Cabral
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kadir Barría
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
BENCH
Raul
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Marçal
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ythallo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caio Roque
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateo Ponte
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Edenilson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
53
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Allan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
80
Entry
Jordan Barrera
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Newton
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joaquín Correa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Chris Ramos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Júnior Santos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Remo

Goalkeepers
Marcelo Rangel
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Marcelinho
NPC
NPC
91
Minutes
91
Minutes
24%
Pass Acc
6.5
Rating
Marllon
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Duplexe Tchamba
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
Mayk
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Midfielders
Zé Welison
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Patrick
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Yago Pikachu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zé Ricardo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
5
Late Mins
5
Late Mins
85
Total Mins
85
Entry
Jajá
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.2
Rating
Forwards
Alef Manga
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Ivan
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ygor Vinhas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Matheus Alexandre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Léo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cristian Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonel Picco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giovanni Pavani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Braga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jáderson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Pedro Silva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabriel Poveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/04/2021 Remo 0 - 1 Botafogo Serie B Estádio Evandro Almeida
06/13/2021 Botafogo 3 - 0 Remo Serie B Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira
09/04/2021
0 - 1
Serie B Estádio Evandro Almeida
06/13/2021
3 - 0
Serie B Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira
Botafogo Win
Remo Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Palmeiras 14 33 24 11 +13 DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Santos (02-05-2026)WRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)WBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)
2 Flamengo 13 27 26 12 +14 DFlamengo 2 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (03-05-2026)WAtletico-MG 0 - 4 Flamengo (26-04-2026)WFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)WFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)
3 Fluminense 14 26 23 18 +5 LInternacional 2 - 0 Fluminense (03-05-2026)WFluminense 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (26-04-2026)WSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)LFluminense 1 - 2 Flamengo (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)
4 Sao Paulo 14 24 19 13 +6 DSao Paulo 2 - 2 Bahia (03-05-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)LVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)WSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)
5 Atletico Paranaense 14 23 20 15 +5 DAtletico Paranaense 0 - 0 Gremio (02-05-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense (19-04-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)LAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)
6 Bahia 13 22 19 16 +3 DSao Paulo 2 - 2 Bahia (03-05-2026)DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 0 Bahia (19-04-2026)WMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LBahia 1 - 2 Palmeiras (05-04-2026)
7 Coritiba 14 19 16 17 -1 LVitoria 4 - 1 Coritiba (02-05-2026)LGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)WCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)DCoritiba 1 - 1 Fluminense (04-04-2026)
8 Vitoria 13 18 16 18 -2 WVitoria 4 - 1 Coritiba (02-05-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 3 - 1 Vitoria (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)WVitoria 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (11-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)
9 RB Bragantino 13 17 15 15 0 LRB Bragantino 0 - 1 Palmeiras (26-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)WMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)WRB Bragantino 3 - 0 Flamengo (03-04-2026)
10 Internacional 14 17 14 14 0 WInternacional 2 - 0 Fluminense (03-05-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)LInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)WCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)
11 Botafogo 13 17 25 26 -1 LBotafogo 1 - 2 Remo (02-05-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Internacional (25-04-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)DBotafogo 2 - 2 Coritiba (12-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)
12 Vasco DA Gama 14 17 20 21 -1 DFlamengo 2 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (03-05-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)WVasco DA Gama 2 - 1 Sao Paulo (18-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)LVasco DA Gama 1 - 2 Botafogo (05-04-2026)
13 Gremio 14 17 15 16 -1 DAtletico Paranaense 0 - 0 Gremio (02-05-2026)WGremio 1 - 0 Coritiba (26-04-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)DInternacional 0 - 0 Gremio (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)
14 Atletico-MG 14 17 17 20 -3 WCruzeiro 1 - 3 Atletico-MG (03-05-2026)LAtletico-MG 0 - 4 Flamengo (26-04-2026)LCoritiba 2 - 0 Atletico-MG (19-04-2026)LSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)WAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (05-04-2026)
15 Cruzeiro 14 16 18 24 -6 LCruzeiro 1 - 3 Atletico-MG (03-05-2026)WRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio (18-04-2026)WCruzeiro 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-04-2026)LSao Paulo 4 - 1 Cruzeiro (04-04-2026)
16 Corinthians 13 15 9 11 -2 WCorinthians 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (26-04-2026)DVitoria 0 - 0 Corinthians (18-04-2026)DCorinthians 0 - 0 Palmeiras (12-04-2026)LCorinthians 0 - 1 Internacional (05-04-2026)LFluminense 3 - 1 Corinthians (02-04-2026)
17 Santos 14 15 19 22 -3 DPalmeiras 1 - 1 Santos (02-05-2026)DBahia 2 - 2 Santos (25-04-2026)LSantos 2 - 3 Fluminense (19-04-2026)WSantos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG (11-04-2026)LFlamengo 3 - 1 Santos (05-04-2026)
18 Remo 14 11 15 24 -9 WBotafogo 1 - 2 Remo (02-05-2026)LRemo 0 - 1 Cruzeiro (25-04-2026)LRB Bragantino 4 - 2 Remo (19-04-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Vasco DA Gama (11-04-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Remo (05-04-2026)
19 Mirassol 12 9 13 18 -5 LSao Paulo 1 - 0 Mirassol (26-04-2026)WInternacional 1 - 2 Mirassol (19-04-2026)LMirassol 1 - 2 Bahia (11-04-2026)LMirassol 0 - 1 RB Bragantino (05-04-2026)LBotafogo 3 - 2 Mirassol (01-04-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 12 8 12 24 -12 LFluminense 2 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (26-04-2026)LChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Botafogo (18-04-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (12-04-2026)DChapecoense-sc 1 - 1 Vitoria (05-04-2026)LChapecoense-sc 0 - 4 Atletico-MG (02-04-2026)