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Botafogo vs EstudiantesLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Copa Libertadores20252025
Botafogo

Botafogo

Cruz42'
Jesus52'
Artur85'
3
-FT
2
May 15, 2025
Estádio Nilton Santos|Rio de Janeiro
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Estudiantes

Estudiantes

Palacios62'(P)
Palacios77'

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

90'+3Yellow Card
Eric Meza
Eric Meza
Estudiantes
90'Substitution
Danilo Barbosa
Danilo Barbosa· In
Artur
Artur· Out
Botafogo
90'Substitution
Joaquín Tobio Burgos
Joaquín Tobio Burgos· In
Santiago Arzamendia
Santiago Arzamendia· Out
Estudiantes
90'Yellow Card
Cuiabano
Cuiabano
Botafogo
89'Substitution
Allan
Allan· In
Marlon Freitas
Marlon Freitas· Out
Botafogo
Goal!
3-2
Artur
Artur
85'·Botafogo
⚽
83'Substitution
Jeffinho
Jeffinho· In
Alex Telles
Alex Telles· Out
Botafogo
83'Substitution
Mateo Ponte
Mateo Ponte· In
Vitinho
Vitinho· Out
Botafogo
79'Substitution
Edwuin Cetré
Edwuin Cetré· In
Sebastián Boselli
Sebastián Boselli· Out
Estudiantes
Goal!
2-2
Tiago Palacios
Tiago Palacios
77'·Estudiantes
⚽
75'Substitution
Nathan Fernandes
Nathan Fernandes· In
Rwan Cruz
Rwan Cruz· Out
Botafogo
65'Yellow Card
Santiago Arzamendia
Santiago Arzamendia
Estudiantes
Goal!
2-1
Tiago Palacios
Tiago Palacios
62'·Estudiantes
⚽
59'Substitution
Ezequiel Piovi
Ezequiel Piovi· In
Gabriel Neves
Gabriel Neves· Out
Estudiantes
59'Substitution
Facundo Farías
Facundo Farías· In
José Sosa
José Sosa· Out
Estudiantes
59'Substitution
Luciano Giménez
Luciano Giménez· In
Lucas Alario
Lucas Alario· Out
Estudiantes
Goal!
2-0
Igor Jesus
Igor Jesus
52'·Botafogo
⚽
Goal!
1-0
Rwan Cruz
Rwan Cruz
42'·Botafogo
⚽
19'Yellow Card
Santiago Ascacíbar
Santiago Ascacíbar
Estudiantes

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Botafogo
Botafogo
Estudiantes
Estudiantes
59%Ball Possession41%
20Shots Total8
6Shots On Target4
9Corners1
7Fouls7
1Yellow Cards3
0Offsides4
2Saves3
512Passes373
125Attacks69
59Dangerous Attacks18
12Goal Attempts5
12Shots Off Target4
14Shots Inside Box6
6Shots Outside Box2
3Goals2
3Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
6Tackles11
449Accurate Passes302
0Red Cards0
81Ball Safe82
87.7%Pass Accuracy80.97%

Team Lineups

Botafogo
Botafogo
Manager: R. Alves Paiva

Starting XI

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JVJohn Victor
John Victor
-
VVitinho
Vitinho
-
JCJair Cunha
Jair Cunha
-
DRDavid Ricardo
David Ricardo
-
ATAlex Telles
Alex Telles
-
AArtur
Artur
-
GGregore
Gregore
-
MFMarlon Freitas
Marlon Freitas
-
CCuiabano
Cuiabano
-
RCRwan Cruz
Rwan Cruz
-
IJIgor Jesus
Igor Jesus

Substitutes

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MPMateo Ponte
Mateo Ponte
-
DBDanilo Barbosa
Danilo Barbosa
-
PPPatrick de Paula
Patrick de Paula
-
NFNathan Fernandes
Nathan Fernandes
-
MMarçal
Marçal
-
SRSantiago Rodríguez
Santiago Rodríguez
-
LLLéo Linck
Léo Linck
-
AAllan
Allan
-
NNewton
Newton
-
EMElias Manoel
Elias Manoel
-
JJeffinho
Jeffinho
-
KLKauan Lindes
Kauan Lindes
Estudiantes
Estudiantes
Manager: E. Domínguez

Starting XI

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MMMatías Mansilla
Matías Mansilla
-
EMEric Meza
Eric Meza
-
SBSebastián Boselli
Sebastián Boselli
-
SNSantiago Núñez
Santiago Núñez
-
FRFacundo Rodríguez
Facundo Rodríguez
-
SASantiago Arzamendia
Santiago Arzamendia
-
TPTiago Palacios
Tiago Palacios
-
SASantiago Ascacíbar
Santiago Ascacíbar
-
GNGabriel Neves
Gabriel Neves
-
JSJosé Sosa
José Sosa
-
LALucas Alario
Lucas Alario

Substitutes

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FIFabricio Iacovich
Fabricio Iacovich
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FFFacundo Farías
Facundo Farías
-
GBGastón Benedetti
Gastón Benedetti
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MMMauro Méndez
Mauro Méndez
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JBJoaquín Tobio Burgos
Joaquín Tobio Burgos
-
ECEdwuin Cetré
Edwuin Cetré
-
AMAlexis Manyoma
Alexis Manyoma
-
EPEzequiel Piovi
Ezequiel Piovi
-
LGLuciano Giménez
Luciano Giménez
-
BKBautista Kociubinski
Bautista Kociubinski
-
RMRamiro Funes Mori
Ramiro Funes Mori
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FPFabricio Pérez
Fabricio Pérez

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Vitinho
Vitinho
DF
-83'000/1
56(91%)
-
4/5
Artur
Artur
MF
-90'111/3
28(82%)
1
5/11
Rwan Cruz
Rwan Cruz
FW
-75'101/4
15(80%)
1
2/7
John Victor
John Victor
GK
-90'00-
31(90%)
-
-
Alex Telles
Alex Telles
DF
-83'01-
40(83%)
-
2/3
Marlon Freitas
Marlon Freitas
MF
-89'010/3
60(84%)
2
3/4
Gregore
Gregore
MF
-90'00-
86(93%)
-
4/6
Jair Cunha
Jair Cunha
DF
-90'00-
71(92%)
-
2/4
David Ricardo
David Ricardo
DF
-90'00-
68(91%)
-
1/1
Cuiabano
Cuiabano
MF
-90'001/2
19(79%)
1
4/10
Igor Jesus
Igor Jesus
FW
-90'103/7
26(69%)
-
6/9
Mateo Ponte
Mateo Ponte
DF
-7'00-
2(100%)
-
-
Danilo Barbosa
Danilo Barbosa
MF
-1'00-
-
-
-
Nathan Fernandes
Nathan Fernandes
FW
-15'00-
6(100%)
2
2/5
Allan
Allan
MF
-1'00-
-
-
2/2
Jeffinho
Jeffinho
FW
-7'00-
4(100%)
-
1/3

Botafogo vs Estudiantes — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Botafogo15W2202012/1512-2
Estudiantes15L101017/154-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Botafogo — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 vs Fluminense2025-04-27
  2. W4-0 vs Capital Brasilia2025-04-30
  3. L0-1 @ Bahia2025-05-04
  4. W2-1 @ Carabobo2025-05-06
  5. W4-0 vs Internacional2025-05-11
Estudiantes — last 5 games
  1. W1-0 vs Botafogo2025-04-24
  2. D0-0 vs Tigre2025-04-28
  3. L0-4 @ Argentinos Juniors2025-05-02
  4. W3-0 @ Universidad Chile2025-05-08
  5. L0-2 @ Rosario Central2025-05-10
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
2
Period covered
2017-05-26 – 2025-04-24
Botafogo wins
0
Draws
0
Estudiantes wins
2
Avg goals per meeting
1
Over 2.5 goals
0%
Both teams scored
0%
Home side won
100%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 2 finished meetings (2017-05-26 – 2025-04-24) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-04-24Estudiantes1-0Botafogo
2017-05-26Estudiantes1-0Botafogo
Standings context (current table)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Botafogo26123WLWWW20
Estudiantes16126LWWLW9-8

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context
Points gap
0 ptsBotafogo 12 · Estudiantes 12
Positions
#2 vs #1
Goals per game
1.33/0.83 vs 1.83/0.83scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-05-15

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches
Botafogo
Won 0%
(0/2)
Draw 0%
(0/2)
Estudiantes
Won 100%
(2/2)
Goals
0-2
Total matches
2

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

0
Botafogo wins
0
Draws
2
Estudiantes wins
Goals Scored
0 - 2
Apr 24, 2025 • Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes
Estudiantes
1-0
Botafogo
Botafogo
May 26, 2017 • Copa Libertadores
Estudiantes
Estudiantes
1-0
Botafogo
Botafogo

Fixtures

Matchday 5 — Copa Libertadores

Match Report

Both sides brought 12 points into this one — Botafogo 2nd, Estudiantes 1st. The last five rounds placed Estudiantes no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Botafogo were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.83, Estudiantes 1.83 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.

Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, capacity 44,611, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botafogo led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.

Goal scorers

Botafogo: Rwan Cruz (42'), Igor Jesus (52'), Artur (85') · Estudiantes: Tiago Palacios (62'), Tiago Palacios (77')

More details:

Botafogo — live results and scheduleEstudiantes — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Botafogo vs Estudiantes?
Botafogo 3-2 Estudiantes. Copa Libertadores match played on 15 May 2025.
What league is Botafogo vs Estudiantes in?
This match is part of the Copa Libertadores. The match was played at Estádio Nilton Santos. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.
What is the head-to-head record between Botafogo and Estudiantes?
In 2 meetings between 2017 and 2025: Botafogo has 0 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses against Estudiantes.
Where was Botafogo vs Estudiantes played?
The match was played at Estádio Nilton Santos.