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00:00we will keep you abreast of what's going on with Estudiantes
00:04against Calevobo in La Plata but our focus is here on the big one in Group A
00:11the holders the champions Botafogo
00:18roared on by this home support
00:20opportunity once more now for Botafogo
00:29Savarino peels wide right Savarino's ball in and there's the goal from Igor Jesus
00:38down to 10 men but the defending champions have the goal they crave and that has brought the house down
00:47well in the 2024 final they went down to 10 men and produced the biggest result of them all
00:57and tonight in a game they simply must win they've gone down to 10 again and yet
01:05they delivered the biggest moment of the first half a beautiful ball in from Savarino
01:11and Igor Jesus doing what Igor Jesus does, Botafogo won, Universidad de Chile nil
01:20Botafogo have done it they've beaten Universidad de Chile by a goal to nil
01:25and they do qualify for the last 16 of the competition the defending champions will have a shot
01:32at retaining the title in the knockout stages in the second half of this year
01:41they were made to work hard tonight especially after Jacques Cunier was sent off after 28 minutes