Martín Anselmi made his debut in the Brasileirão on the right foot. Botafogo, now coached by the former FC Porto, thrashed Cruzeiro (4-0). For the Rio de Janeiro team, another former FC Porto player – Alex Telles – was a starter and captained the team. Arthur Cabral, former Benfica striker, also started. On the side of the «fox», Tite, former Brazil coach (who replaced Leonardo Jardim), started the Brasileirão with a heavy defeat. Despite the signs of a rout, the goals only came in the second half. Danilo, ex-Nottingham Forest midfielder, opened the scoring at the start of the second half (48m). The 24-year-old Brazilian would later score twice (85m). Goals from Matheus Martins (76m) and Artur (90+1m) also contributed to the victory. With this victory (4-0), Botafogo takes the lead in the Brasileirão at the end of the first round. On the other hand, Cruzeiro is in 20th and last position. Confirm all games and the classification of the Brasileirão.
