📹 Ancelottinho on the bench, tributes and poor pitch as Botafogo beat Vasco | OneFootball

At the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília, Botafogo defeated Vasco 2-0 this Saturday (12th), during the 13th round of the Brasileirão 2025.

At the entrance to the classic, Vasco players wore a shirt in support of Adson, who broke his leg in training. And the Glorioso fans unveiled a large banner in tribute to the eternal idol Garrincha.

And Botafogo had the "debut" of Davide Ancelotti. Not exactly as a coach, but on the bench.

This is because "Ancelottinho" still does not have a coach registration with the CBF BID, so the son of the Brazilian National Team coach signed the scoresheet as a goalkeeping coach. Cláudio Caçapa was the coach on the sidelines.

With the ball rolling, the first half was below expectations.

The poor pitch at Mané Garrincha hindered the creation of plays, and the good moments were mostly from shots outside the box.

The best opportunity of the initial stage was when Arthur Cabral received a pass from Vitinho, shot while being blocked, almost lobbed Léo Jardim, but the Vasco goalkeeper managed to make the save.

After the break, however, the Brazilian and American champion made their presence felt.

Just two minutes in, Artur found Montoro, who dribbled Paulo Henrique and shot for a great save by Léo Jardim. But Arthur Cabral picked up the rebound and scored his first goal in the black and white jersey to open the scoring in the classic.

Rayan had a chance to equalize but was stopped by John.

But the "final nail in the coffin" came at the end.

After missing a goal after dribbling Léo Jardim, Nathan Fernandes completed Marlon Freitas' assist, almost in the small area, to extend the lead. The highlight of the play was Montoro's vision to find the black and white captain.

🚦 Standings

With the victory, Botafogo reached 21 points and climbed to fifth place. Meanwhile, Vasco remained with 13 points and in 14th place on the table.

It is also worth noting that Glorioso has one less game because they were in the United States for the Club World Cup when the 12th round of the Brasileirão was held, on June 12.

The Gigante da Colina returns to the field on Tuesday (15th), when they visit Independiente del Valle in Ecuador for the first leg of the Conmebol Sudamericana round of 16 playoffs.

Meanwhile, Botafogo hosts Vitória on Wednesday (16th) for the 14th round of the Brasileirão.

Featured photo: Vítor Silva/Flickr Botafogo FR

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