August 14th features a match where São Paulo hosts Bragantino at Estádio Cícero Pompeu De Toledo in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. São Paulo sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Flamengo. Lazaro Vinicius Marques scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Gabriel Barbosa Almeida added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from de Barros Ribeiro In the end, São Paulo couldn’t muster any offence and Flamengo ran away with the shutout win. São Paulo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Bragantino, recorded a 1-2 loss against Atlético GO. Rodrigues Freitas scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the 52nd minute, then Diego Churin added another in the 60th minute. Bragantino is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Apr 23rd, Bragantino and São Paulo battled to a 1-1 draw. Alerrandro struck first for Bragantino in the 1st minute, then in the 70th minute, Welington Damascena Santos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Éder earning São Paulo a comeback draw.
Both Alerrandro and Luan Candido have been the hottest scorers for Bragantino in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. For São Paulo, their top scorers are Nikão and Luciano, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.