Botafogo vs Coritiba

Botafogo and Coritiba played out a breathless 2-2 draw at the Nilton Santos on Sunday, with a last-gasp defensive howler robbing the hosts of what would have been a vital three points in Brazil's Série A. Coritiba went ahead when Breno Lopes latched onto a precise pass from Josué to finish on 34 minutes. Botafogo, woeful in the first half, came alive after the break — Danilo spun sharply inside the area to equalize on 55', then Arthur Cabral put the hosts in front with a clinical strike on 76'. But the lead lasted barely three minutes: substitute Lucas Villalba's defensive lapse gifted Joaquín Lavega a simple finish on 79' to silence the home crowd. The draw keeps Botafogo in 11th place on 13 points, underscoring a worrying lack of consistency, while Coritiba hold seventh on 16 — a hard-earned away point for the Paraná side.