Exciting 2-2 draw between Palmeiras and Botafogo, for key 6 of the CONMEBOL tournament – Copa Libertadores 2024.
Botafogo took the lead when Igor Jesus fired home to make it 1-0 in the 10th minute of the second half. 18 minutes into the second half, Jefferson Savarino added to the lead with a shot. Palmeiras went in search of a goal and got their reward. José Manuel López took advantage of a header to beat the opposing goalkeeper and get within one in the 40th minute of the second half. Rony then went for more and managed to level things up after a great play in the 44th minute of the same half.
Palmeiras midfielder Gabriel Menino and Botafogo midfielder Jefferson Savarino were left wanting to score when their shots ended up hitting the post.
The draw came after a match in which Palmeiras was far superior in terms of shots, leaving a statistic of 14 balls that ended up in the goal, 1 that hit the post and 7 that ended up outside.
Rony’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Palmeiras striker showed his best level by scoring 1 goal, shooting 4 times at the opposing goal and making 4 correct passes.
Jefferson Savarino also played a good match. The Botafogo midfielder scored 1 goal, made 12 correct passes and had 2 shots on goal.
Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira lined up his starting XI in a 4-5-1 formation with Weverton in goal; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Vitor Reis and Caio Paulista in the defensive line; Zé Rafael, Richard Rios, Estêvão, Raphael Veiga and Felipe Anderson in the middle; and José Manuel López in attack.
For their part, Artur Jorge’s chosen players took to the field with a 4-5-1 formation with John between the posts; Mateo Ponte, Bastos, Alexander Barboza and Cuiabano in defence; Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Luiz Henrique, Thiago Almada and Jefferson Savarino in the midfield; and Igor Jesus up front.
Facundo Tello Figueroa was appointed as the main referee for the match at the Allianz Parque stadium.
Botafogo sealed their qualification to the quarter-finals with a draw in the return match, after winning the first match of the series against Palmeiras.
Changes in Palmeiras
- 60′ 2H – Richard Rios Montoya was scored by Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, Marcos Luis Rocha Aquino by Gabriel Vinicius Menino, Luis Eduardo Soares da Silva by Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto and Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz by Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos
- 67′ 2T – Jose Rafael Vivian came out for Aníbal Ismael Moreno and Thiago Ezequiel Almada for Danilo das Neves Pinheiro
- 86′ 2H – Raphael Cavalcante Veiga was replaced by Mauricio Magalhães Prado
Cautioned in Palmeiras:
- 35′ 1T Richard Rios (Arguing with a rival)
Exchange in Botafogo
- 45′ 2T – Salieron Luiz Henrique Andre Rosa da Silva by Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos and Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes by Lázaro Vinicius Marques
- 73′ 2T – Gregore De Magalhães da Silva came on for Danilo Barbosa da Silva
Cautions in Botafogo:
- 34′ 1T Alexander Barboza (Arguing with an opponent), 47′ 1T Gregore (Unsporting Conduct), 43′ 2T Mateo Ponte (Unsporting Conduct) and 54′ 2T Tchê Tchê (Arguing with an opponent)
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