Athletico-PR Thrashes Botafogo 4–1 to Climb to Second in Brasileirão

Overview

• Athletico, which beat Botafogo 4-1 on Sunday in a rescheduled Round 5 match in Curitiba, scored through Kevin Viveros twice with Juan Aguirre and Lucas Esquivel adding goals after Edenílson briefly equalized.
• The victory lifted Athletico to 16 points in second place, three behind Palmeiras, while Botafogo stayed 17th on six points inside the relegation zone.
• Botafogo played under interim coach Rodrigo Bellão after Martín Anselmi’s dismissal and extended a porous run, with 16 league goals conceded and 27 allowed this year across competitions.
• Midfielder Santi Rodríguez said Athletico “dominated us from beginning to end,” pointing to Botafogo’s trouble breaking lines against the hosts’ back three.
• The game was postponed from early March due to Botafogo’s Libertadores qualifiers, aired on Premiere pay-per-view, and both teams play again Wednesday as Athletico visits Bahia and Botafogo hosts Mirassol.