Brasileirão: Athletico-PR beat Botafogo, close on Flamengo
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Athletico-PR beat Botafogo 3-2 at Nilton Santos in the 24th round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Luis Miguel Ferreira/athletico.com.br
Athletico-PR defeated Botafogo 3-2 this Monday (24) at Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro and pulled closer to second-placed Flamengo in the Brasileirão Betano. The two red-and-black sides are fighting to catch Palmeiras, who lead with 51 points, keeping the battle for the top spots in the table wide open. With the away result, the Paraná side now has 44 points and is just one point behind its Rio opponent.
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To secure all three points, Furacão relied on the fine form of striker Viveros. The Colombian found the net twice and reclaimed the competition’s top scorer spot. He reached 16 goals, overtaking Flamengo’s Pedro, who has 15. João Cruz scored the visitors’ other goal in the match.
With the win, Athletico extended its unbeaten run in the Brasileirão to nine matches. In that stretch, it recorded six wins and three draws. Its last defeat came before the break for the World Cup, on May 10, in a 1-0 loss to Vasco at São Januário in Rio, in the 15th round.
Beaten at home, Botafogo mounted a late response at the end of the 90 minutes, cutting the score from 3-0 to 3-2 with two goals from Santi Rodríguez. Glorioso remains on 30 points and sits in 11th place.
Athletico-PR beat Botafogo 3-2 at Nilton Santos in the 24th round of the BrasileirãoCredits: Vitor Silva/Botafogo
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