Botafogo and Athletico meet on Monday, August 24, at 8:00 PM Brasilia time, at Nilton Santos Stadium in Round 24 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be broadcast on SporTV and Premiere. The fixture closes out the round and brings together teams in different positions. Botafogo sit 11th with 30 points and a game in hand, while Athletico are third with 41 points.

How to watch Botafogo vs Athletico

  • Cable TV: SporTV
  • Pay-per-view: Premiere
  • Date: Monday, August 24, 2026
  • Kickoff: 8:00 PM Brasilia time
  • Venue: Nilton Santos Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
  • Competition: Brazilian Serie A, Round 24
The Nilton Santos gates open at 6:00 PM. Entry to every section will require facial biometric verification, and the South section will be reserved for Athletico supporters.

Projected Botafogo lineup

Interim head coach Rodrigo Bellao is expected to make changes in goal and attack. Gabriel Batista should replace Warleson, who needed 15 stitches on his chin after a collision against Cienciano. Up front, Arthur Cabral is suspended. The most likely lineup is: Gabriel Batista; Vitinho (Mateo Ponte), Gabriel Justino, Ferraresi and Alex Telles; Huguinho, Cristian Medina, Danilo and Alvaro Montoro; Danilo Pereira and Kadir.

Projected Athletico lineup

Athletico arrive in Rio with problems at full-back. With four players in that area unavailable, Odair Hellmann is expected to deploy Benavidez on the right. Steven Mendoza will be reassessed because of pain in his right thigh. The most likely lineup is: Santos; Teran, Aguirre and Arthur Dias; Benavidez, Jadson, Luiz Gustavo and Steven Mendoza (Kerwin Vargas); Leozinho, Joao Cruz and Kevin Viveros.

Who is ruled out

For Botafogo, Arthur Cabral is suspended. Warleson is not expected to make the squad after needing 15 stitches on his chin. Kaio Pantaleao, Paulinho and Jordan Barrera remain sidelined through injury. For Athletico, Lucas Esquivel has moved into the final phase of his recovery from an ankle injury, Claudinho is recovering from a right-thigh injury, Gilberto Moraes will be rested because of pain in his left ankle tendon, and Leo Derik has pain in his left thigh.

What to watch before kickoff

Botafogo are looking for a response after losing to Vitoria in Brazilian Serie A and being eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana. They must find it against a side unbeaten in eight league matches, currently the competition’s longest active run. There is also unfinished business from the reverse fixture. In March, Athletico won 4-1 in Curitiba. At Nilton Santos, Botafogo must control the visitors’ transitions without their starting center-forward and turn possession into clearer chances.