Week 13 features a match on Monday Jun 20th, where São Paulo and Palmeiras will play a match in São Paulo in a meeting of these two Serie A teams in the ever popular São Paulo derby. In their last match, São Paulo recorded a 0-1 loss against Botafogo. Kayque scored the first goal for Botafogo in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, São Paulo couldn’t muster any offence and Botafogo ran away with the shutout win. São Paulo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Palmeiras is fresh off their 4-2 win against Atlético GO. Diego Churin scored the first goal for Atlético GO in the 29th minute, then Jose Rafael Vivian tied it up for Palmeiras in the 42nd minute on a feed from Fonseca de Souza But luckily in the 44th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gustavo Gómez. Palmeiras is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season São Paulo won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Palmeiras, their top scorers are Rony and Gustavo Gómez, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Jonathan Calleri has been the most prolific scorer on São Paulo in his last five matches with 2 goals.