Athletico beat Botafogo 3-2 in a remarkable Brasileiro Série A contest. Despite having only 45% possession and seven shots to Botafogo's 32, they raced into a three-goal lead and then held off a frantic late fightback.
João Cruz put Athletico ahead in the 11th minute, and Kevin Viveros doubled the lead two minutes later with Dantas providing the pass. Viveros struck again in the 78th minute from Kerwin Calderón Vargas' assist to make it 0-3. Santiago Rodríguez pulled one back for Botafogo in the 85th minute and added another in the 90th, Danilo assisting, but Athletico held on.
The statistics paint a strange picture: Botafogo had 32 shots, 55% possession and an expected goals figure of 2.75 against 0.83, yet lost. Kevin Viveros' brace was the difference, as Athletico scored with three of their six efforts on target. Botafogo's two late goals made the scoreline respectable, but the damage was done early.
