Big Carioca: classic in semis, Botafogo out 🤯 | OneFootball

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The last round of the Taça Guanabara reserved great emotions for the fans on Sunday (23).

In dramatic matches, Vasco and Fluminense joined Flamengo and Volta Redonda as semifinalists of the Campeonato Carioca.

Madureira was defeated by Nova Iguaçu and lost the chance to advance to the knockout stage.

In the biggest game of the day, Vasco beat Botafogo 1-0 at São Januário.

Pablo Vegetti, from a penalty, scored the only goal of the match, which classified the home team for the semifinals with the fourth best campaign in the Taça Guanabara.

Botafogo, on the other hand, finished in ninth place and did not get a spot in the Taça Rio.

Meanwhile, Fluminense beat relegated Bangu 3-2 at the Maracanã.

The results left Vasco and Fluminense tied in points, number of wins, goal difference, and goals scored.

The tiebreaker between the rivals occurred only in the direct confrontation, with an advantage for Tricolor.

See below how the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca are (the teams on the left will play the return game as hosts):

Flamengo (1st) x Vasco (4th)

Volta Redonda (2nd) x Fluminense (3rd)

Vasco x Botafogo

Vasco opened the scoring early in the match.

The referee marked a penalty after the ball hit Cuiabano's arm inside the area.

Pablo Vegetti took the shot and converted, making it 1-0 and reaching five goals in the state championship.

The most dangerous player for Botafogo was striker Igor Jesus, who had some dangerous finishes.

On the other side, Vasco also managed to threaten.

But in the second half, the visiting team controlled the actions more, pressing, but not getting the equalizer.

Fluminense x Bangu

The duel at the Maracanã was lively, especially in the second half.

In the first half, an own goal for each side left the score at 1-1.

Juan Sanchéz scored for Flu to open the scoring, and Juan Freytes equalized near the end of the half.

Tricolor returned well from the interval and scored two goals quickly, with Agustín Canobbio and Kevin Serna.

From a penalty, João Veras put Bangu back in the dispute, but the score remained 3-2 until the final whistle.

Now it's a knockout

The semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca will be played in two-legged matches.

The teams with the best campaign throughout the Taça Guanabara will advance in case of a tie in the sum of the scores.

The decision of the state championship also takes place in two games, but a tie in the score leads to a penalty shootout.

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