Brasileirão Série A 2026 Matchweek 16 · 17 May 2026
Botafogo vs Corinthians in the Brasileirão Série A 2026.
At Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro.
Botafogo beat Corinthians 3–1. Arthur Cabral opened the scoring for Botafogo after 7 minutes. Arthur Cabral made it 2–1 after 32 minutes, and that was the winner.
Botafogo went into the match 14th and came out of it 9th, on 21 points. Corinthians went into the match 15th and came out of it 17th, on 18 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 16 | +13 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 14 | +15 | 30 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 16 | +6 | 30 |
| 4 | Sao Paulo | 16 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico Paranaense | 15 | +4 | 23 |
| 6 | Bahia | 15 | +2 | 23 |
| 7 | Coritiba | 16 | +2 | 23 |
| 8 | Internacional | 16 | +3 | 21 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | +1 | 21 |
| 10 | Atletico-MG | 16 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | RB Bragantino | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Vasco DA Gama | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Vitoria | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Gremio | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Santos | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Mirassol | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Remo | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 | Chapecoense-sc | 14 | -13 | 9 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.