Overview

• Kickoff is 19:30 at Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio, with live coverage on Premiere.
• Mirassol sits fourth on 38 points and Botafogo sixth on 35, making this a direct battle for a top-four place.
• Goalkeeper Neto sustained a complete rectus femoris rupture and will have surgery, ruling him out for the rest of 2025, and Léo Linck starts.
• Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles and Marlon Freitas are expected to return, Álvaro Montoro is available to start, and Arthur Cabral remains a doubt with a muscle issue.
• Mirassol arrives on a three-match league winning run, while Ancelotti has used 15 different lineups in 16 games and is urging an immediate reaction after recent setbacks.