Match Report
Botafogo SP (16th, 31 pts) visited Sport Recife (9th, 41 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed Sport Recife no better than 14th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Recife 1.32 scored and 1 conceded per game, Botafogo SP 1.11 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.17.
5 games without a win framed Sport Recife's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Sport Recife, 9/15 for Botafogo SP.
Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, capacity 32,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botafogo SP led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Sport Recife: Chrystian Barletta (47'), Marcelo Benevenuto (64'), Chrystian Barletta (90') · Botafogo SP: Zé Hugo (25'), Rafael Gava (42'), Patrick Brey (76')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Recife 71% · Botafogo SP 29% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-2




