The Brazilian Serie A leaders, Botafogo, are one of the favourites to win the Copa Libertadores. São Paulo might pose some challenges to the team, yet at home, Botafogo should pull ahead of their competitor.
After two consecutive setbacks against Bahia (0:1) and Juventude (2:3) in the first half of August, Botafogo switched to championship mode. In their following six matches, they remained unbeaten (four wins and two draws) and scored a total of 12 goals. In the last round of the Copa Libertadores, they overcame Palmeiras (4:3 on aggregate) thanks to their robust attacking play. Notably, on Sunday night, Botafogo's key players, Luiz Henrique and Thiago Almada, once again demonstrated their excellent scoring ability (with both netting a goal), earning a 2:1 victory over Corinthians Paulista .
The alternating wins and losses in the Brazilian championship have distanced São Paulo from the title race—they are now nine points behind Botafogo. Away from home, the team conceded 17 goals in 13 matches, the seventh-worst record, tied with Fluminense. Against Club Nacional de Football in the previous round of the Copa Libertadores (2:0 on aggregate), the Brazilian side was fortunate with their finishing, as in Uruguay, the opponent was closer to victory (2-17 on shots).
Since February 2021, Botafogo have scored at least one goal against São Paulo in five out of their last six encounters. The Serie A leaders will be in good form for this crucial Copa Libertadores match and should find the net at least once.
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Artur Jorge
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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John Victor Maciel Furtado
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gk. | 5 | -5 |
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Roberto Junior Fernández
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gk. | 3 | -4 |
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Gabriel Girotto Franco
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Raul Lô Gonçalves
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto
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df. | 7 | 2 |
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Bastos
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Mateo Ponte Costa
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Alexander Nahuel Barboza Ullúa
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Lucas Halter
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Damián Suárez
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Luis Eduardo Soares da Silva
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Fernando Marçal
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Rafael Pereira
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Adryelson Shawann Lima Silva
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alex Telles
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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João Pedro Galvão
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Pablo Nascimento
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Philipe Sampaio Azevedo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Victor Alexander da Silva
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gregore
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Tche Tche
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Danilo Barbosa da Silva
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Óscar Romero
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves
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mf. | 2 | 2 |
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Thiago Almada
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Allan Marques Loureiro
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Kaue da Silva
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed El Arouch
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
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fw. | 8 | 2 |
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Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
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José Antonio dos Santos Júnior
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Jefferson Ruan Pereira dos Santos
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz
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fw. | 2 | 2 |
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Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Matheus Nascimento de Paula
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Yarlen Faustino Augusto
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Fabiano Rodrigues Pereira
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Carlos Alberto
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Luis Zubeldía
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Rafael Pires Monteiro
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gk. | 8 | -3 |
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Jandrei Chitolina Carniel
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Young Navarro Moraes
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Alan Javier Franco
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Igor Vinícius
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Welington Damascena Santos
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Rafinha
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Patryck Lanza dos Reis
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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João Moreira Sanmartin Souza
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Nahuel Ferraresi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jamal Lewis
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jose Sabino Chagas Monteiro
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Luis Orejuela
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Matheus José Belém de Souza
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ruan Tressoldi Netto
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Santiago Longo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alisson Euler
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Michel Daryl Araújo Villar
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Nestor Bertalia
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Giuliano Galoppo
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Damián Josué Bobadilla Benítez
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Luiz Gustavo
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Pablo Gonçalves Maia Fortunato
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Marcos Antônio
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Rodriguinho
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Felipe Negrucci Berdague
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Liziero
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sebastian Jhegson Mendez
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luciano
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fw. | 8 | 3 |
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André Oliveira Silva
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Jonathan Calleri
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fw. | 6 | 4 |
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Erick de Arruda Serafim
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Ferreirinha
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Lucas Moura
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fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Juan Santos da Silva
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Wellington Soares da Silva
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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William Gomes
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Henrique Carmo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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