📹 Palmeiras beat Botafogo away, keep the leaders within reach

In the Nilton Santos Stadium, Palmeiras beat Botafogo 1-0 on Sunday (17), in the 20th round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship.

MAIS TRÊS PONTOS NO RJ! ✅

7️⃣ vitórias em 9️⃣ jogos disputados fora de casa pelo Brasileirão! AVANTI! 🐷

🏆 Botafogo 0x1 Palmeiras
⚽ Felipe Anderson pic.twitter.com/YM3UrQaeRv

— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) August 18, 2025

Glorioso had a great chance in the first half, when Joaquín Correa faced Weverton one-on-one, but wasted the good opportunity.

CHUTAÇO DE CORREA E DEFESA DO WEVERTON! 🔥 #BOTxPAL#Palmeiras#Botafogo#BrasileirãonoPrimeVideo#FutebolAoVivo#EsporteséNoAmazonPrimepic.twitter.com/MB0vH9OOyb

— Prime Video Sport Brasil (@pvsportbr) August 17, 2025

Verdão, on the other hand, who arrived at the beginning of the match with a finish from Vitor Roque, opened the scoring with Felipe Anderson's sprint.

PALMEIRAS ABRE O PLACAR NO NILTON SANTOS!! 🟢

⚽ Felipe Anderson#BOTxPAL#Palmeiras#Botafogo#BrasileirãonoPrimeVideo#FutebolAoVivo#EsporteséNoAmazonPrimepic.twitter.com/2UMc1L3xXv

— Prime Video Sport Brasil (@pvsportbr) August 18, 2025

In the second half, Botafogo put some starters on the field and gave more work to goalkeeper Weverton, who performed a small miracle in the final minutes.

SAVARINO QUASE EMPATA PRO BOTAFOGO! 😳🥵#BOTxPAL#Palmeiras#Botafogo#BrasileirãonoPrimeVideo#FutebolAoVivo#EsporteséNoAmazonPrimepic.twitter.com/9m2i3MvwJP

— Prime Video Sport Brasil (@pvsportbr) August 18, 2025

🚦 How it stands

With the victory, Palmeiras reached 39 points and took the vice-leadership of the Brazilian Championship. Botafogo, on the other hand, remained with 29 points and in fifth place.

Both teams return to the field in the middle of the week for the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores.

Glorioso, who won the first leg 1-0, plays against LDU, in Ecuador, for a draw to qualify.

And Verdão, who thrashed Universitario, in Peru, 4-0, has "one foot" in the quarterfinals.

In the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo visits Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi, on Sunday (24), while Palmeiras receives Sport, at Allianz Parque, on Monday (25).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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