Flamengo loses to Botafogo 2-1 in the penultimate round of the Copa Rio Feminina

In the seventh round of the Copa Rio Feminina, Flamengo ended up being defeated by Botafogo by 2 to 1 on the morning of this Wednesday (9), at Nilton Santos . Letícia scored the only goal for the red-black team in the classic. In the last round, the Meninas da Gávea need to draw with Fluminense to win the competition's second championship.

THE GAME

With a team made up entirely of reserves, Flamengo started the match by maintaining possession of the ball in attack. Needing a win, Botafogo tried to break out of their defensive half, but found it difficult due to the red-and-blacks' good marking.

At the 30-minute mark, Botafogo opened the scoring with Tipa, who took a shot from outside the area and the ball went into the top corner: 1-0. The red-and-black team continued to attack in search of the equalizer. At 36', Leidiane arrived well on the right and tried to cross. The ball went straight to the goal and the goalkeeper made the save.

In injury time, Leidiane received the ball on the right side of the area and unleashed a shot. The ball hit the outside of the net. The first half ended with a partial victory for the home team, despite the red-and-black dominance .

The Girls from Gávea returned for the second half putting pressure on Botafogo's ball . Seeking to reverse the result, the red-and-black team went on the attack. At 14', Mariana arrived well on the left side of the area and passed to Leidiane, who crossed the ball and it went just past the post.

Mengão equalized in the 18th minute! Letícia, who had just come on, received a good pass in the area and touched the ball past the goalkeeper to level the score: 1-1 . Botafogo had a penalty in their favor in the 31st minute. Carol took the penalty and made it 2-1.

In the final minutes, V itória Almeida invaded the area from the left side and crossed the ball, which goalkeeper Yasmim saved. The red-and-black team tried to tie the game until the final minutes, but the classic ended with a victory for the black-and-whites. The Mais Querido goes into the last round needing only a draw to be crowned two-time champion of the tournament.

FLEMISH

Vivi Holzel, Diovanna (Nubia), Flávia Mota (Monalisa), Barraca and Chai; Driely (Letícia), Louvain (Larissa) and Leidiane (Duda Rodrigues); Mariana, Valéria Cantuário and Vitória Almeida.

Coach: Mauricio Salgado.

Botafogo

Yasmim, Raissa, Fran Bonfanti, Grazi and Thaiane; Natane, Rita Bove and Analu; Carol, Bia and Tipa.

Coach: Léo Goulart.

Upcoming appointments

The Girls from Gávea return to the field on Friday (11) to face Sport, at 6:30 pm, at Ilha do Retiro, for the fourth round of the Women's Brasileirão. For the Copa Rio, the red-black team will face Fluminense, on April 23, at 9 am, in Xerém.

Technical sheet

Botafogo 2x1 Flamengo – 7th Round of the Women's Rio Cup

Location: Nilton Santos Stadium, RJ

Date and time: 04/09/2025 at 9am

Arbitration: José Henrique Vieira, Evelyn Mendes Soares and Paola Rodrigues José

Yellow cards: Natane (BOT), Louvain (FLA) and Chai (FLA)

Goals: BOT: Tipa (30'1st half) and Carol (33'2nd half), FLA: Letícia (18'2nd half).