2024 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas season

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Botafogo
2024 season
ManagerTiago Nunes
(until 22 February)
Fábio Matias
(interim, from 23 February to 10 April)
Artur Jorge
(from 11 April)[1]
StadiumEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Série A1st
Campeonato CariocaTaça Rio winners
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Copa LibertadoresFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luiz Henrique (6)
All:
Júnior Santos (19)
Highest home attendance64,727 vs Criciúma
Biggest winBotafogo 6–0 Aurora
Biggest defeatBotafogo 0–3 Cruzeiro
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 5 November 2024.

The 2024 season is Botafogo's 120th in existence and the third year in the top flight. They are playing in the Série A and the Campeonato Carioca and the Copa Libertadores.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 20 September 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Paraguay PAR Gatito Fernández (vice-captain)
2 DF Brazil BRA Rafael
3 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Halter
4 DF Uruguay URU Mateo Ponte
5 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Barbosa
6 MF Brazil BRA Tchê Tchê (captain)
7 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique
9 FW Brazil BRA Tiquinho Soares
10 FW Venezuela VEN Jefferson Savarino
11 FW Brazil BRA Júnior Santos
12 GK Brazil BRA John
13 DF Brazil BRA Alex Telles
15 DF Angola ANG Bastos
16 DF Brazil BRA Hugo
17 MF Brazil BRA Marlon Freitas
20 DF Argentina ARG Alexander Barboza
21 DF Brazil BRA Marçal
22 DF Brazil BRA Vitinho
23 MF Argentina ARG Thiago Almada
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Brazil BRA Kauê
26 MF Brazil BRA Gregore
27 FW Brazil BRA Carlos Alberto
28 MF Brazil BRA Allan
30 GK Brazil BRA Lucas Barreto
33 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo
34 DF Brazil BRA Adryelson (on loan from Lyon)
37 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Martins
38 DF Brazil BRA Jefferson Maciel
47 FW Brazil BRA Jeffinho (on loan from Lyon)
66 DF Brazil BRA Cuiabano
67 FW Brazil BRA Yarlen
70 MF Paraguay PAR Óscar Romero
79 FW Brazil BRA Fabiano
90 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Nascimento
91 DF Brazil BRA Pablo (on loan from Flamengo)
97 GK Brazil BRA Raul
99 FW Brazil BRA Igor Jesus

Botafogo B and Youth Academy

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 MF Brazil BRA Rhuan
49 FW Brazil BRA Sapata
63 DF Brazil BRA Serafim
72 DF Brazil BRA Luís Octávio
76 DF Brazil BRA Devid
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Esteban Espinosa
— MF Brazil BRA Bernardo Valim
— MF Brazil BRA JP Galvão
— FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Darius Lewis

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Igo Gabriel (to Confiança until 30 November 2024)
— GK Brazil BRA João Fernando (to São Bento until 31 October 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Daniel Borges (to América Mineiro until 31 December 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Henrique Vermudt (to Ferroviário until 30 November 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Kawan (to Estrela da Amadora until 30 June 2025)
— DF Ecuador ECU Luis Segovia (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Philipe Sampaio (to Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2024)
— DF Brazil BRA Vitor Marinho (to ABC until 30 November 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Breno (to São Bernardo until 30 November 2024)
— MF Uruguay URU Diego Hernández (to León until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Luís Oyama (to Juventude until 31 December 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Newton (to Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Patrick de Paula (at Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Raí (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Chay (to CRB until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Emerson Urso (to Vila Nova until 30 November 2024)
— FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Sauer (to Cuiabá until 31 December 2024)
— FW Paraguay PAR Matías Segovia (to Al-Ain until 30 June 2025)
— FW Uruguay URU Valentín Adamo (to Union Española until 31 December 2024)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Brazil Carlos Alberto Brazil América Mineiro R$5 million 1 January 2024 [3]
MF Brazil Jeffinho France Lyon Loan 5 January 2024 [4]
MF Brazil Luiz Henrique Spain Real Betis €16,000,000 1 February 2024
DF Uruguay Damián Suárez Unattatched Free 9 February 2024 [5]
MF Brazil Gregore United States Inter Miami €2,500,000 19 February 2024 [6]
MF Paraguay Óscar Romero Unattached Free 18 March 2024 [7]
GK Brazil João Fernando Brazil Boavista Loan return 16 April 2024
DF Brazil Cuiabano Brazil Grêmio €1,400,000 19 April 2024 [8]
GK Brazil Gabriel Toebe Studt Brazil Avenida Loan return 1 May 2024
FW Brazil Carlos Alberto Belgium RWD Molenbeek Loan return 30 June 2024
MF Brazil Allan United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Free 10 July 2024 [9]
FW Brazil Igor Jesus United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli Free 10 July 2024 [10]
MF Argentina Thiago Almada United States Atlanta United FC $21,000,000 10 July 2024 [11]
MF Brazil Matheus Martins Italy Udinese €10,000,000 30 July 2024 [12]
MF France Mohamed El Arouch France Lyon Undisclosed 21 August 2024 [13]
DF Brazil Vitinho England Burnley Undisclosed 30 August 2024
DF Brazil Adryelson France Lyon Loan 2 September 2024 [14]
DF Brazil Alex Telles Unattached Free 3 September 2024 [15]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Spain Diego Costa Brazil Grêmio End of contract 1 January 2024 [16]
GK Brazil João Fernando Brazil Boavista Loan 1 January 2024
GK Brazil Gabriel Toebe Studt Brazil Avenida Loan 1 January 2024
FW Brazil Carlos Alberto Belgium RWD Molenbeek Loan 10 January 2024
MF Uruguay Diego Hernández Mexico Club León Loan 29 July 2024 [17]
MF Nicaragua Jacob Montes Belgium RWD Molenbeek Free 30 July 2024 [18]
MF Brazil Patrick de Paula Brazil Criciúma Loan 22 August 2024 [19]
DF Brazil Jefferson Maciel Portugal Portimonense Undisclosed 24 August 2024 [20]
DF Ecuador Luis Segovia Brazil CRB Loan 29 August 2024 [21]
DF Uruguay Damián Suárez Uruguay Peñarol Contract termination 2 September 2024 [22]
MF France Mohamed El Arouch Released 20 September 2024 [23]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série A 14 April 2024 December 2024 Matchday 1 32 20 7 5 52 26 +26 062.50
Campeonato Carioca 17 January 2024 31 March 2024 Taça Guanabara Taça Rio winners 15 10 2 3 29 13 +16 066.67
Copa do Brasil 2 May 2024 7 August 2024 Third round Round of 16 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Copa Libertadores 22 February 2024 Second stage 16 7 6 3 28 16 +12 043.75
Total 67 39 16 12 113 58 +55 058.21

Last updated: 5 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Série A

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Main article: 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Botafogo (T) 32 20 7 5 52 26 +26 67 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Palmeiras (X) 32 18 7 7 53 27 +26 61
3 Fortaleza (X) 32 17 9 6 44 32 +12 60
4 Internacional (X) 32 15 11 6 44 28 +16 56
5 Flamengo (X) 31 16 7 8 50 37 +13 55 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.[24]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 20 7 5 52 26  +26 67 11 3 2 28 11  +17 9 4 3 24 15  +9

Last updated: 5 November 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHH
ResultLWWWLDWWWDLWDWWWWWDLWLWDWWWDWDWW
Position149313433124332211112111211111111
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 29 February.[25]

14 April 2024 1 Cruzeiro 3–2 Botafogo Belo Horizonte
17:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 20,701
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
18 April 2024 2 Botafogo 1–0 Atlético Goianiense Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
21 April 2024 3 Botafogo 5–1 Juventude Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 13,273
Referee: Arthur Gomes Rabelo
28 April 2024 4 Flamengo 0–2 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
11:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 53,683
Referee: Raphael Claus
5 May 2024 5 Botafogo 1–2 Bahia Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 22,685
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
12 May 2024 6 Fortaleza 1–1 Botafogo Fortaleza
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Castelão
Attendance: 15,914
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
2 June 2024 7 Corinthians 0–1 Botafogo São Paulo
21:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 41,281
Referee: Anderson Daronco
12 June 2024 8 Botafogo 1–0 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 27,239
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
16 June 2024 9 Grêmio 1–2 Botafogo Cariacica
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Attendance: 15,811
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
19 June 2024 10 Botafogo 1–1 Athletico Paranaense Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 19,589
Referee: Ramon Abatti
22 June 2024 11 Criciúma 2–1 Botafogo Criciúma
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Heriberto Hülse
Attendance: 16,256
Referee: Luiz Flávio
26 June 2024 12 Botafogo 2–1 Red Bull Bragantino Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 13,333
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
29 June 2024 13 Vasco da Gama 1–1 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Ramon Abatti
3 July 2024 14 Cuiabá 1–2 Botafogo Cuiabá
18:00 UTC−4
Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 7,849
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
7 July 2024 15 Botafogo 3–0 Atlético Mineiro Rio de Janeiro
20:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein
11 July 2024 16 Vitória 0–1 Botafogo Salvador
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 16,549
Referee: Ramon Abatti
17 July 2024 17 Botafogo 1–0 Palmeiras Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 39,570
Referee: Anderson Daronco
20 July 2024 18 Botafogo 1–0 Internacional Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 31,344
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
24 July 2024 19 São Paulo 2–2 Botafogo São Paulo
19:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 53,244
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima
27 July 2024 20 Botafogo 0–3 Cruzeiro Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 24,057
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
3 August 2024 21 Atlético Goianiense 1–4 Botafogo Goiânia
20:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Felipe Fernandes De Lima
11 August 2024 22 Juventude 3–2 Botafogo Caxias do Sul
11:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
18 August 2024 23 Botafogo 4–1 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 25,888
Referee: Bruno Arleu De Araújo
25 August 2024 24 Bahia 0–0 Botafogo Salvador
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 39,625
Referee: Ramon Abatti
31 August 2024 25 Botafogo 2–0 Fortaleza Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 32,564
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza
14 September 2024 26 Botafogo 2–1 Corinthians Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 32,691
Referee: Anderson Daronco
21 September 2024 27 Fluminense 0–1 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 29,710
Referee: Wilton Sampaio
28 September 2024 28 Botafogo 0–0 Grêmio Brasília
21:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 30,735
Referee: Maguielson Lima Barbosa
5 October 2024 29 Athletico Paranaense 0–1 Botafogo Curitiba
16:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Ligga Arena
Attendance: 22,726
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza
18 October 2024 30 Botafogo 1–1 Criciúma Rio de Janeiro
20:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 64,727
Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan
26 October 2024 31 Red Bull Bragantino 0–1 Botafogo Bragança Paulista
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid
Referee: Anderson Daronco
5 November 2024 32 Botafogo 3–0 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
9 November 2024 33 Botafogo v Cuiabá Rio de Janeiro
16:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos

Campeonato Carioca

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Main article: 2024 Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Vasco da Gama 11 6 4 1 20 10 +10 22 Advance to semifinals
4 Fluminense 11 6 3 2 17 11 +6 21
5 Botafogo 11 6 2 3 19 11 +8 20 Advance to Taça Rio semifinals
6 Boavista 11 5 3 3 18 21 −3 18
7 Portuguesa 11 3 5 3 9 12 −3 14
Source: FERJ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) disciplinary record; 7) random draw.
17 January 2024 1 Botafogo 1–0 Madureira Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 7,874
Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
20 January 2024 2 Botafogo 2–0 Bangu Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 6,474
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz
24 January 2024 3 Boavista 1–0 Botafogo Saquarema
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano
27 January 2024 4 Botafogo 2–0 Sampaio Corrêa Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Lucas Coelho Santos
30 January 2024 5 Botafogo 1–1 Portuguesa RJ Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
3 February 2024 6 Botafogo 2–2 Nova Iguaçu Gama
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra
Attendance: 5,710
Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
7 February 2024 7 Flamengo 1–0 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 46,798
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz
14 February 2024 8 Volta Redonda 0–3 Botafogo Volta Redonda
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha
18 February 2024 9 Botafogo 2–4 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 25,673
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes
24 February 2024 10 Audax Rio 0–2 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Bruno Mota Correia
3 March 2024 11 Fluminense 2–4 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves

Taca Rio

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Semi-finals
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10 March 2024 First leg Sampaio Corrêa 1–2 Botafogo Saquarema
16:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça
Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha
17 March 2024 Second leg Botafogo 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Sampaio Corrêa Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves
Final
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27 March 2024 First leg Boavista 0–4 Botafogo Saquarema
19:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça
Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus
31 March 2024 Second leg Botafogo 2–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Boavista Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz

Copa do Brasil

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Main article: 2024 Copa do Brasil

Third round

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3 May 2024 First leg Botafogo 1–0 Vitória Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Referee: Luiz Flávio
23 May 2024 Second leg Vitória 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Botafogo Salvador
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Barradão
Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima

Round of 16

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30 July 2024 First leg Botafogo 1–1 Bahia Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 19,121
Referee: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza
7 August 2024 Second leg Bahia 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Botafogo Salvador
19:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Rafael Rodrigo Klein

Copa Libertadores

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Main article: 2024 Copa Libertadores

Second stage

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21 February 2024 First leg Aurora Bolivia 1–1 Brazil Botafogo Cochabamba, Bolivia
20:30 UTC−4
Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
28 February 2024 Second leg Botafogo Brazil 6–0
(7–1 agg.)		 Bolivia Aurora Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 21,917
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Third stage

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6 March 2024 First leg Botafogo Brazil 2–1 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
13 March 2024 Second leg Red Bull Bragantino Brazil 1–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Brazil Botafogo Bragança Paulista
21:30 UTC−3

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