Has Cruzeiro ever beaten Botafogo?

Yes — Cruzeiro won 3 of the last 4 meetings. Botafogo won 0 and 1 ended level.

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Serie A10

Botafogo

Cruzeiro 40

Football› Serie A› Round 1› Botafogo vs Cruzeiro

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro — result, stats & head-to-head, 30 Jan 2026

Botafogo vs CruzeiroSerie A · Round 1 · Estádio Nilton Santos4–0

Matches

Botafogo 4–0 Full time

Cruzeiro

Starting XI

Botafogo—

23↓Molina7.1↓ 88'
19↓Cabral7.2↓ 63'
10↓Montoro7.4↓ 81'
2da Silva6.9
8⚽Oliveira8.2
25↓Loureiro6.9↓ 63'
13↓CTelles7.3↓ 81'
4Ponte Costa7.0
28Júnior7.2
20Ullúa7.1
22Murara Neto7.5

Cruzeiro—

19Pinto Ramos6.4
94↓Campos6.2↓ 56'
10Pereira7.5
11↓Silva6.7↓ 78'
16↓CSilva Borges7.0↓ 65'
29↓Romero7.0↓ 77'
6da Silva6.3
34↓Alves6.4↓ 78'
15Faria6.1
23Lemos6.4
1Ramos5.7

Timeline

23'
Kaio Jorge VAR check
Half time
48'
Danilo · 1–0assist: Arthur Cabral
76'
Matheus Martins · 2–0assist: Álvaro Montoro
85'
Danilo · 3–0assist: Nathan Fernandes
90+1'
Artur · 4–0Right foot shot

Show all 19 events (+14 subs & bookings)

17'
Lucas Silva yellow card
23'
Kaio Jorge VAR check
45+4'
Allan yellow card
Half time
48'
Danilo · 1–0assist: Arthur Cabral
56'
Wanderson ↑ Keny Arroyo ↓substitution
63'
Martin Anselmiyellow card
63'
Allan ↑ Artur ↓substitution
63'
Arthur Cabral ↑ Matheus Martins ↓substitution
65'
Lucas Silva ↑ Christian ↓substitution
76'
Matheus Martins · 2–0assist: Álvaro Montoro
77'
Lucas Romero ↑ Matheus Henrique ↓substitution
78'
Gerson ↑ Kaique Kenji ↓substitution
78'
Jonathan Jesus ↑ João Marcelo ↓substitution
81'
Álvaro Montoro ↑ Nathan Fernandes ↓substitution
81'
Alex Telles ↑ Marçal ↓substitution
83'
Kaique Kenjiyellow card
85'
Danilo · 3–0assist: Nathan Fernandes
88'
Santiago Rodríguez ↑ Jordan Barrera ↓substitution
90+1'
Artur · 4–0Right foot shot

Botafogo left · Cruzeiro right

Periods

Botafogo

1st half0

2nd half4

Extra time0

Cruzeiro

1st half0

2nd half0

Extra time0

Match statistics

10Shots17

5Shots on target4

3Corners7

10Fouls12

12Tackles12

1Yellow cards2

Match information

Serie ACompetition

1Round

Fri 30 Jan · 00:30 UTCKickoff

Estádio Nilton SantosVenue

46,831Capacity

Possession

46% · 54%

Duels won

47% · 53%

Pass accuracy

87% · 86%

Breakdown

Shooting

8Shots inside box14

2Shots outside box3

2Shots blocked8

2Big chances created4

0Big chances missed4

Passing

380Passes449

16Crosses15

4Accurate crosses9

43Long passes29

23Accurate long passes9

Defence

4Interceptions12

4Keeper saves1

Duels & dribbles

16Dribble attempts16

11Successful dribbles10

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Botafogo · bench

Guimarães7.5↑ 63'

Santos7.3↑ 63'

Herrera↑ 88'

QuissangaDF

Fernandes7.0↑ 81'

Oliveira6.6↑ 81'

LinckGK

BarriaFW

39IzaqueFW

SantosDF

48Alves NovaesMF

49ToledoMF

Cruzeiro · bench

de Souza5.2↑ 77'

FurtadoDF

22VillarealMF

33MarquesDF

de AlmeidaDF

Ferreira6.1↑ 78'

Correa6.5↑ 78'

de OliveiraMF

CostaGK

Cardoso6.2↑ 65'

AragãoFW

Alvarado6.7↑ 56'

Managers

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Botafogo have won 0 and Cruzeiro 3 — 1 ended level.

2025 ·

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo 2–2 2025 ·

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro 0–2 2024 ·

Botafogo vs Cruzeiro 0–3 2024 ·

Cruzeiro vs Botafogo 3–2 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Botafogo WWDDW

Cruzeiro DWDDL

Serie A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Flamengo	30	19	7	4	58	25	+33	64
2	Palmeiras	30	18	9	3	52	22	+30	63
3	Athletico PR	30	15	8	7	49	35	+14	53
4	Fluminense	30	14	9	7	48	37	+11	51
5	Bahia	30	13	10	7	44	36	+8	49
6	Cruzeiro	30	14	6	10	46	44	+2	48
7	Atlético Mineiro	30	13	8	9	41	35	+6	47
8	Santos	30	11	9	10	46	45	+1	42
9	Bragantino	30	11	7	12	38	35	+3	40
10	São Paulo	30	11	6	13	35	35	0	39
11	Coritiba	30	10	9	11	38	48	-10	39
12	Vitória	30	10	6	14	33	44	-11	36
13	Botafogo	30	9	9	12	43	48	-5	36
14	Vasco da Gama	29	9	8	12	36	42	-6	35
15	Mirassol	30	8	9	13	34	44	-10	33
16	Corinthians	30	8	8	14	31	38	-7	32
17	Internacional	30	7	11	12	33	38	-5	32
18	Grêmio	30	7	10	13	32	40	-8	31
19	Remo	30	5	10	15	33	48	-15	25
20	Chapecoense	29	3	9	17	30	61	-31	18