Botafogo 1-0 Atletico-MG: Edenilson decides Serie A meeting

Botafogo beat Atletico-MG 1-0 in Serie A, with Edenilson’s 19th-minute goal deciding a match in which Atletico-MG had more possession but created less by expected goals.

Edenilson makes the difference

Botafogo took the lead in the 19th minute when Edenilson scored from Vitinho’s assist, making the running score 1-0. It was the only goal of the match. Botafogo then protected that advantage through several changes, including Alex Telles and Matheus Martins replacing Edenilson and Danilo Pereira in the 55th minute.

The first half also saw C. Medina booked for Botafogo in the 14th minute. T. Perez received Atletico-MG’s first yellow card in the 47th minute, while Marcal and K. Pascini were booked in the 75th and 77th minutes respectively.

Atletico-MG had the ball, Botafogo had the clearer threat

Atletico-MG held 67% possession and completed 567 passes at a 91% accuracy rate, compared with Botafogo’s 33% possession, 237 accurate passes and 80% accuracy. However, both teams registered 12 total shots and three shots on goal, while Botafogo led expected goals 1.48 to 0.33. Gabriel Batista made three saves for the winners.

Result and table context

Both teams had a loss as their most recent pre-match result, but Botafogo responded with victory while Atletico-MG suffered another defeat. The supplied table going into the match listed Botafogo #13 with 39 points from 33 games and Atletico-MG #7 with 50 points from 33 games.

Gustavo Scarpa was the highest-rated player at 8.5 for Atletico-MG, producing two key passes despite the defeat.