In a weekend match on Sunday Oct 9th, in week 31, Botafogo will travel to São Paulo to battle São Paulo in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. 13th placed São Paulo is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Avaí. Costa Barbosa struck first for São Paulo in the 25th minute on a feed from Reinaldo Manoel da Silva, then Luciano added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rodrigo Nestor Bertalia In the end, Avaí couldn’t muster any offence and São Paulo ran away with the shutout win. São Paulo is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Botafogo, recorded a 1-3 loss against Palmeiras. Tiquinho struck first for Botafogo in the 20th minute on a feed from Renzo Saravia, then Furtado Scarpa tied it up for Palmeiras in the 26th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 36th minute on a goal by Mayke Rocha de Oliveira. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Botafogo won by a score of 1 to 0. Kayque scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 61st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, São Paulo was frustrated by Botafogo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botafogo ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Botafogo, their top scorers are Carlos Eduardo and Tiquinho, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Éder has been the most prolific scorer on São Paulo in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.