Last Updated on October 23, 2023 2:55 pm by Erwin Noguera
The 2023 Brasileirao season is nearing its final stretch, and the teams are fighting during each matchday to fulfill their objectives, whether it is reaching an international competition, winning the league, or evading relegation.
On matchday 28, we witnessed some excellent matches that left us with Botafogo adding points again, but, with their draw against Athletico, they are only 7 points away from Bragantino. This team has shown its full potential in recent weeks and, with 4 wins in 5 matches, climbed to second place in the table.
Flamengo continues their mission to reach the top by winning two consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Palmeiras ended their streak of 4 consecutive defeats with an excellent victory on matchday 28.
Now, let’s summarize the most interesting matches of this 28th matchday of the Brasileirão.
Brasileirão Matchday 28 – Roundup – São Paulo vs. Grêmio – Info
When:
Saturday, October 21, 5:30 p.m. ET in the Estadio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbí)
Moneyline odds:
São Paulo -117
Grêmio +330
Draw Offs:
+250
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The first match of this summary was between São Paulo and Grêmio, which was played at the Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium or, as it is popularly known, the Morumbi.
The home team started this match with the right foot and was firmly convinced to take the 3 points to climb up the table. At all times, the Paulistas owned the ball and the match and even limited Grêmio to only 3 shots on goal during the 90 minutes.
São Paulo took the lead in the first half after an excellent goal by Michel Araújo in the 21st minute. This woke the team up and led them to go all out in attack. However, the first half ended with a score of 1-0.
Then, in the second half, the locals kept up the excellent pace of play and, with goals from Pablo Maia (’68) and Luciano da Rocha Neves (’90+7), sealed their 3-0 victory.
Result: São Paulo (3) – (0) Grêmio
Brasileirão Matchday 28 – Roundup – Botafogo vs. Athletico-PR – Info
When:
Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Estadio Nilton Santsi
Moneyline odds:
Botafogo -107
Athletico-PR +310
Draw Offs:
+235
Where can I watch it?
Another very interesting match of this matchday 28 was between Botafogo and Athletico-PR, which left us with many emotions. Still, neither team could take advantage and ended up sharing the points after a 1-1 score.
Botafogo started this match at home with the mission of scoring another victory that would help them stay at the top of the table and, above all, to try to stretch the points advantage over their closest pursuers. Such was Botafogo’s siege that they managed to score the match’s first goal through Tiquinho Soares in the 24th minute.
However, before the end of the first half, Athletico-PR, who did not have many scoring chances till then, managed to take advantage of one to tie the match thanks to a goal by Pablo Felipe Teixeira in minute 41.
From then on, the match was a give-and-take affair, but neither side could do enough damage to win.
Result: Botafogo (1) – (1) Athletico-PR
Brasileirão Matchday 28 – Roundup – Internacional vs. Santos – Info
When:
Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET in the Beira-Rio Stadium
Moneyline odds:
Internacional -149
Santos +440
Draw Offs:
+260
Where can I watch it?
Santos, who had been showing remarkable improvement in recent weeks, crashed on their visit to Internacional and ended up losing with a terrible score of 1-7.
Things started extremely badly for Santos, as in the 1st minute, Kevyson scored an own goal to give the home team an early lead. However, it didn’t end there, as in the 14th minute, Alan Patrick made it 2-0 thanks to a truly amazing goal.
Internacional’s dominance was such that they scored goals in the 27th and 39th minutes to go to the break with a comfortable score of 4-0 in their favor. Santos tried to react at the beginning of the second half, but what they did was worsen their performance, since, in minute 54, Fabricio Bustos scored the 5-0 and, in minute 61′, Enner Valencia scored his double to make the score 6-0.
As if that were not enough, in minute 75 Luiz Adriano scored the 7-0. Finally, Santos scored a consolation goal in the 80th minute thanks to Maximiliano Silvera.
Result: Internacional (7) – (1) Santos
Brasileirão Matchday 28 – Roundup – Bragantino vs. Fluminense – Info
When:
Sunday, October 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET in Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid
Moneyline odds:
Bragantino -129
Fluminense +350
Draw Offs:
+270
Where can I watch it?
Finally, we close this summary of the Brasileirão with the extraordinary match between Red Bull Bragantino and Fluminense, which, although it ended 1-0, was full of emotions from start to finish.
This match had a plethora of scoring opportunities on both sides, so it was strange that it ended only 1-0 in favor of the home team.
Bragantino had many chances to score at the beginning of the match, and this siege on Fluminense helped them to get a penalty in their favor in minute 17′, which Eduardo Sasha converted in a great way. From that moment on, both teams could score goals and go ahead on the scoreboard. However, the ineffectiveness of the forwards from both sides took its toll, and the match ended with an underwhelming score of 1-0 in favor of Bragantino.
Result: Bragantino (1) – (0) Fluminense
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