City
Epaper

Junior Santos leads Botafogo closer to Serie A title

By IANS | Updated: October 19, 2023 15:05 IST

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 19 Junior Santos scored twice as leaders Botafogo edged nearer to their first Brazilian ...

Open in App

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 19 Junior Santos scored twice as leaders Botafogo edged nearer to their first Brazilian Serie A title in 28 years with a 2-1 victory at America Mineiro.

Santos gave the visitors the lead when he cut inside two defenders before curling a left-footed shot from the edge of the 18-yard box into the top right corner.

The hosts equalized through Martin Benitez, who played a slick one-two with Gonzalo Mastriani, before tucking a low finish past goalkeeper Matheus Cavichioli in the 39th minute.

Botafogo restored their advantage just after halftime after smart work from Adryelson. The central defender's pressure led to a turnover in America's own half and the ball fell to Santos, who thumped a 20-yard effort into the top-left corner, Xinhua reports.

The result means Botafogo now has 58 points from 27 games, 12 points ahead of second-placed Bragantino, who has a game in hand.

In other fixtures on Wednesday, Paranaense won 2-1 at Gremio, Cuiaba prevailed 3-0 at Coritiba, Goias won 2-0 at home to Sao Paulo, Bahia overcame Internacional 1-0 at home, and Vasco da Gama edged to a 1-0 home victory over Fortaleza.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

NationalGujarat HC Orders Community Service for Man Who Attended Virtual Hearing from Toilet (VIDEO)

TechnologyCentre pushes for 1600-series call adoption, pilot with 7 banks underway

BusinessCentre pushes for 1600-series call adoption, pilot with 7 banks underway

NationalCensus 2027 preparations kicked off with gazette notification in June: Govt

BusinessPaytm dominates India's merchant payment business, reports Rs 123 Cr profit in Q1 FY26

Other Sports Realted Stories

Other SportsShaktidoot Scheme has been a game-changer for grassroots sports, says Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi

Other SportsStokes warns India ahead of fourth Test, urges ICC to rethink over-rate rules

Other SportsHow the National Sports Governance Bill will help NSFs, players and India's Olympic ambitions

Other SportsBCCI to come under National Sports Governance Bill 2025: Sources

Other Sports‘Sports booster’: Delhi govt doubles Olympic Gold Medal reward to Rs 7 crore