Carlos Alberto, Igor Jesus, Óscar Romero (penalty) and Luiz Henrique (penalty) scored the goals for the Rio de Janeiro team.
Making his debut on the night, Costa Rican Joel Campbell scored the home side’s only goal of the match.
Glorioso started the day with the same score as Flamengo at the top of the championship and reached 43 points with the victory in Goiânia.
The team led by coach Artur Jorge had gone two rounds without a win in the championship.
Atlético-GO remains stuck at the bottom of the table and is now without a win in the last 12 rounds.
See the match highlights below:
The game at the Antônio Accioly stadium went into half-time tied at 1 x 1.
Botafogo secured victory with three goals in the second half
In the final stretch of the match, the atmosphere on the field became heated, with arguments between the players.
One of these moments of tension was led by Luiz Henrique, who provoked his opponents by suffering the penalty that resulted in the 2 x 1 score.
In the match’s injury time, Janderson and Tchê Tchê were sent off amid a new disagreement.
Featured photo: Vitor Silva/Botafogo
2024-08-04 01:34:23
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