Corinthians did not take advantage of the good start, allowing Botafogo to respond and equalize with a controversial goal

On Sunday (30), Corinthians and Botafogo played a duel of opposites. The Sao Paulo team completely dominated the first half, but stumbled at the goal New Kimica Square Crowded and allowed visitors to respond. But the 2-2 draw came in dramatic fashion with a controversial goal Gustavo Henrique With only a few minutes left to go. The duel was valid until the end of the 36th round of the tournament Brasileirao.

Botafogo, which is not competing for more titles this season, returned to fifth place with 59 points. A bad draw for both of them, but it was worse for Corinthians, who could have reached eighth place with 48 points, surpassing their rival. Sao Paulo. Greatest chance of getting a spot the next day Libertadores For the Parque São Jorge team it still is Brazil Cupwhere they will compete in the semi-finals with Cruzeiro.

Corinthians received important reinforcements from the medical staff: Hugo Souza and Matthewsinho as starters, and Maikon on the bench. With the support of their huge fans, the Sao Paulo team dominated the first half, at the New Quimica Stadium, where the temperature reached around 30 degrees.

Botafogo found themselves completely capitulated in the first 45 minutes. Rio’s team was surrounded and saw Corinthians assert control of the field. David Ancelotti’s men barely managed to get anything going, only managing the first shot in the 38th minute. The midfielders were unable to create play and the attackers failed to press Corinthians’ ball.

On the internal level, the story was completely different. The Corinthians team decided to control the match from the first minute. No wonder, at the age of six, Ranelli opened the scoring. Goalkeeper Leo Link made the wrong play on the ground and set Newton on fire. Botafoguense lost the ball to Ranelli, who found Diguinho. The 18-year-old had all the calm in the world to pass and return the favor to his teammate who opened the scoring.

Corinthians had other good moments in the first stage, while Botafogo practically surrendered. For this reason, Ancelotti had to make two changes when he returned to the dressing room: Allan and Parreira for Newton and Joaquin Correa respectively.

The changes only took a few minutes to take effect for the Cariocas, who saw Ranelli go wide again almost immediately at the start of the second half. Arthur Cabral also took to the field instead of Qadir, who did not even appear in the first half. Corinthians’ performance declined and Botafogo began to enjoy the game little by little.

In the 14th minute, Cuyabano threw a bucket of cold water on the fans in Itaquera. In Botafogo’s first successful shot of the match, the left-back ran beyond the Corinthians defense and broke into the area without the ball. Montoro sent a beautiful pass and the number 6 shot past Hugo Souza.

The draw emboldened the locals until what was bad at 21 became worse for Corinthians. The turning point came with Parreira, who scored a beautiful Draghi goal after rebounding inside the area in an attack that began at Montoro’s feet. A few moments later, the number 8, who replaced the injured Savarino, had to be substituted.

The game became more heated and Corinthians equalized with Joao Pedro, whose shot was blocked on the goal line by Arthur Cabral. Dorival Jr. brought on Gui Negao, Angilleri and Vitinho in an attempt to regain control of the match. The number 29, who arrived at the start of the season, came off the bench to replace Jaro and changed the story of the game.

The most controversial move of the match came from Ranelli, who evaded the ball and started Corinthians’ equaliser. Vitinho made a wonderful dribble over Quibano, then cleared Marlon Freitas and passed to Gustavo Henrique inside the small area. The defender kicked the ball and the ball ended up in Leo Link’s net.

Images were shown on the big screen at the Neo Química Arena, and one moment they showed the ball coming out in one piece, and the next it wasn’t. Judge Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro confirmed the goal and produced some yellow cards in an attempt to control the nerves of the complainants.

Extra time was marked by unfortunate scenes, not by the ball entering the net. A fight involving Maicon and Allan resulted in the only ejection of the match. In a moment of anger, Gevinho attacked the Corinthians midfielder and received a direct red card.

Technical sheet:

Corinthians 2×2 Botafogo

• Corinth – Hugo Souza; Mateusinho, Joao Pedro, Gustavo Henrique, Mateus Bedo (Anguileri); Ranelli, Berino Bidon (Maicon), Jaro (Vitinho), Carrillo (Andre), Diguinho (Joy Negao); Yuri Alberto. idiomatic: Dorival Jr.
• Botafogo -Leo Link; Matteo Ponti, Marsal, David Ricciardo and Quiabano; Marlon Freitas, Newton (Alan) and Savarino (Montoro) (Santi Rodriguez); Arthur, Qadir (Arthur Cabral) and Joaquin Correa (Barrera). idiomatic: David Ancelotti.
• Objectives – Ranelli, 6 minutes after the start of the first half; Quiabano in the 14th minute, Barrera in the 20th minute, and Gustavo Henrique in the 36th minute of the second half.
• Yellow cards – Matteo Ponte, Newton, Allan, Santiago Rodriguez and Arthur Cabral (Botafogo); Ranelli, Matthewsinho and Maicon (Corinthians).
• Red card -Givenew.
• He rules over – Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro (RS).
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