Botafogo welcomes one of its main tormentors in recent years in its debut in Series A of the Brazilian Championship: Cruzeiro. Glorioso doesn’t know what it’s like to beat the celestial team 15 games or ten years ago. The last one was in 2016 and in Mineirão.
Even in great moments, such as in the 2024 tournament that became national champions, Botafogo was unable to defeat the Minas Gerais team. Even worse. won both matches in the tournament, one 3-0 at the Nilton Santos Stadium, the stage for this Thursday’s duel (29), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).
In last year’s meeting, another victory for . The celestial team led by Leonardo Jardim beat Italian Davide Ancelotti’s team 2-0. In the return, at Mineirão, a 2-2 draw.
The last 15 matches left a record of six wins for Raposa and nine draws. In Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo’s fast is even longer. It’s been 13 years, since 2013, without knowing what it’s like to win at home. That year, Cruzeiro was Brazilian champion.
In 2016, in the 24th round of Série A, it was the last time that Glorioso celebrated three points against Cruzeiro. On that occasion, Gustavo Canales and Camilo scored the goals in the 2-0 victory over the team led by Mano Menezes.
Throughout history, in 81 games, Cruzeiro has almost twice as many victories as Botafogo. There are 33 Celeste triumphs, against 19 for Glorioso, in addition to 29 draws. The miners scored 117 goals, while the cariocas only scored 89.
