The first leg of the Copa Libertadores playoff between São Paulo and Botafogo (0:0) was far from a showcase of the tournament's best. Both Brazilian top clubs opted to limit their opponent's chances, and they are likely to repeat the same strategy on Thursday night, although the Serie A leaders will have more opportunities to approach the opponent's goal.
In the most recent round of the championship, São Paulo scored only their second goal in a stretch of six games, which was not enough to overcome Internacional (1:3). In their away game against Botafogo, the team was on the defensive (9-32 in shots and 35-65% in possession). At home, São Paulo have had two consecutive setbacks, and in their last 10 games, the total over 2.5 has been reached only three times.
While competing in the Copa Libertadores, Botafogo also lead Serie A — on Sunday, they secured a last-minute victory over Fluminense (1:0). In the league, the team has claimed 25 points on the road (the best record) — they have kept clean sheets in their last two away games. Clearly, at São Paulo's field, Botafogo will avoid taking risks — they prefer to wait for their moment on the counter-attack.
The goalless draw last week was the seventh consecutive game in which São Paulo failed to defeat Botafogo. The consistent Serie A leaders will at least avoid defeat in regulation time.
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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. | 9 | -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. | 9 | 0 |
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Alan Javier Franco
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Welington Damascena Santos
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Igor Vinícius
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Rafinha
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Nahuel Ferraresi
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Patryck Lanza dos Reis
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Jose Sabino Chagas Monteiro
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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João Moreira Sanmartin Souza
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jamal Lewis
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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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Michel Daryl Araújo Villar
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Alisson Euler
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Rodrigo Nestor Bertalia
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Damián Josué Bobadilla Benítez
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mf. | 5 | 1 |
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Giuliano Galoppo
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Luiz Gustavo
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mf. | 5 | 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. | 9 | 3 |
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André Oliveira Silva
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fw. | 7 | 1 |
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Jonathan Calleri
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fw. | 7 | 4 |
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Lucas Moura
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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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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Wellington Soares da Silva
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Juan Santos da Silva
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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William Gomes
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Henrique Carmo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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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. | 6 | -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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Bastos
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto
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df. | 7 | 2 |
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Mateo Ponte Costa
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Alexander Nahuel Barboza Ullúa
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df. | 6 | 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. | 2 | 0 |
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Alex Telles
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Rafael Pereira
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Victor Alexander da Silva
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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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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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Gregore
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Tche Tche
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
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mf. | 7 | 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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Thiago Almada
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves
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mf. | 2 | 2 |
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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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Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
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fw. | 9 | 2 |
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Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos
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fw. | 7 | 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. | 3 | 2 |
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Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos
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fw. | 3 | 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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