RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — America Mineiro defeated Botafogo 2-0 on Sunday, April 26, 2026, in the BRA: Copa do Brasil at Estádio Nilton Santos.

Felipe Azevedo dos Santos opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for the visitors. Pedro Gabriel Pereira Lopes added a second goal in the 61st minute. Azevedo, a midfielder from Ubatuba, played 67 minutes. Lopes, an attacker from Sao Paulo, played 66 minutes.

Botafogo received four yellow cards: Erison Danilo de Souza in the 30th minute, Mauro Joel Carli in the 40th, Danilo das Neves Pinheiro in the 42nd and Danilo Fernando Avelar in the 45th. America Mineiro’s Patric Cabral Lalau was booked in the 40th minute, and Danilo Fernando Avelar received a yellow in the 45th.

America Mineiro improved to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Botafogo fell to 0-1 in both. The teams meet again Wednesday, April 29, at America Mineiro’s home ground.