In this week 35 match on Nov 1st, Botafogo plays host to Cuiabá in a clash of the Serie A. Botafogo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Internacional. Braian Romero scored the first goal for Internacional in the 68th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Botafogo was frustrated by Internacional’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Internacional ended the match with the shutout victory. Botafogo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while cuiabá is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ceará. Deyverson scored the first goal for Cuiabá in the 82nd minute, then Jô tied it up for Ceará in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Ceará at least a draw. Cuiabá looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Jul 10th, Cuiabá hosted Botafogo at the Arena Pantanal in their last match together. Cuiabá was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Alesson struck first for Cuiabá in the 22nd minute, then André Luís added another in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Botafogo couldn’t muster any offence and Cuiabá ran away with the shutout win.
Deyverson has been the most prolific scorer on Cuiabá in the last 5 matches with two goals. Botafogo’s most prolific scorer has been Tiquinho. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.