RIBEIRAO PRETO (Interstat) — Botafogo SP defeated Ceara 1-0 on Monday at Arena NicNet in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, using Hygor’s 74th-minute goal to secure the result. Hygor played 83 minutes before being substituted. Botafogo SP moved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Ceara fell to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Everton Morelli received a yellow card for Botafogo SP in the 45th minute. Ceara’s Luiz Otavio was booked in the 66th minute, and Joao Gabriel was cautioned in the 90+4th minute. Botafogo SP substituted Matheus Sales in the 59th minute, Kelvin and Gabriel Inocencio in the 73rd, Hygor in the 83rd and Rafael Gava in the 84th. Ceara substituted Enzo Lodovico and Melk in the 72nd minute, Matheus Araujo in the 78th, and Julio Cesar and Vinicius Zanocelo in the 83rd. Ceara previously beat Criciuma 1-0.