Botafogo follows the same path as Libertadores champions. The team is only the fourth team to defeat a rival in the semifinals by five or more goals.
The other three clubs that achieved the feat ended up champions. Therefore, the most recent of them was Flamengo in 2019, which beat Grêmio, at Maracanã, 5 x 0.
Of course, Atlético Nacional (COL) beat Danubio (URU) 6 x 0. In 2014, San Lorenzo (ARG) beat Bolivar (BOL) 5 x 0.
Botafogo thrashed Peñarol – Reproduction/Vitor Silva BFR
Botafogo is collecting records in its history of participation in the Copa Libertadores. Playing in the semifinals of the tournament for the third time in its life, the team scored its second biggest defeat in the competition against Peñarol.
On Wednesday night (24), Glorioso defeated the Uruguayan team, 5 x 0, at Nilton Santos, in the first game of the phase.
The biggest defeat in the team’s history in the tournament also happened in the 2024 edition. In short, in the initial phase, the Glorious scored 6 x 0 against Aurora, a team from Peru.
Certainly, the defeat against Peñarol is the second biggest in the Copa Libertadores, showing the strength of the current squad, achieving two great results in the same edition.
