In a weekend match in week 32, on Sunday Oct 16th, Palmeiras hosts São Paulo at Allianz Parque in a clash of the Serie A in the anticipated São Paulo derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Palmeiras is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Atlético GO. Murilo Cerqueira struck first for Palmeiras in the 49th minute on a feed from Furtado Scarpa, then Shaylon tied it up for Atlético GO in the 65th minute earning Atlético GO a comeback draw. Palmeiras looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, São Paulo recorded a 0-1 loss against Botafogo. Tiquinho struck first for Botafogo in the 90th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed São Paulo couldn’t manage to score, and Botafogo took the shutout win. São Paulo is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Allianz Parque, São Paulo won by a score of 1 to 2. Joaquín Piquerez struck first for Palmeiras in the 10th minute on a feed from Gabriel Veron, then Raphael Veiga added another in the 13th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 10th minute on a goal by Joaquín Piquerez.
Jonathan Calleri has been the most prolific scorer on São Paulo in the last five matches with two goals. Palmeiras is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rocha de Oliveira and Murilo Cerqueira each having 2 goals in their last 5.