São Paulo draws 0-0 with Botafogo on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SãO PAULO. São Paulo and Botafogo played out a goalless draw.

August 21, 2023

SãO PAULO. São Paulo and Botafogo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. São Paulo was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%).

The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium in São Paulo on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the collaboration of Alex dos Santos and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Gustavo Holanda Souza. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.89 degrees Celsius or 80.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

São Paulo

0 - 0

Botafogo

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

13 Total 12
4 On Target 1
9 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 4

94 Attack 107
40 Dangerous attack 39
89 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

São Paulo had a strong ball possession 64% while Botafogo was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

São Paulo was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough São Paulo to win the match.

São Paulo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Botafogo shot 12 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

São Paulo received 3 yellow cards (Luciano, Welington and Diego Costa). On the opposite side, Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (L. Di Plácido and Tchê Tchê).

Match Timeline

10'

43'

Hugo- sub ->Marçal

Lucas Moura- sub ->James Rodríguez

46'

Luciano- Yellow

50'

Welington- Yellow

53'

62'

Tchê Tchê- Yellow

J. Calleri- sub ->Juan

62'

63'

72'

73'

Júnior Santos- sub ->Victor Sá

74'

Rodriguinho- sub ->Luciano

83'

Alexandre Pato- sub ->Gabriel Neves

83'

Diego Costa- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, São Paulo will have 28 points like Cuiabá to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Botafogo will have 48 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, São Paulo will host Bragantino on the 3rd of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Botafogo will play away agasint Bragantino on the 10th of November with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Botafogo (2 draws).

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo

Jandrei 93.Brazil

6.8

Nathan Mendes 45.Brazil

6.4

Diego Costa 4.Brazil

7.5

90'

R. Arboleda 5.Ecuador

8.1

Welington 6.Brazil

7.1

53'

J. Rodríguez 19.Colombia

6.4

46'

Gabriel Neves 20.Uruguay

7.3

83'

Pablo Maia 29.Brazil

6.4

10'

Juan 31.Brazil

6.4

62'

M. Araújo 15.Uruguay

7.0

Luciano 10.Brazil

7.1

83'

50'

Substitutes

Rafael 23.Brazil

João Moreira 30.Brazil

Lucas Beraldo 35.Brazil

Tore André Flo 13.Brazil

Talles Costa 37.Brazil

Pedro Vilhena 47.Brazil

Luan Silva 8.Brazil

7.1

10'

Rodriguinho 18.Brazil

83'

Alisson 25.Brazil

Lucas Moura 7.Brazil

6.7

46'

J. Calleri 9.Argentina

6.8

62'

Alexandre Pato 12.Brazil

83'

São Paulo started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior decided to play with the following team: Jandrei (6.8), Nathan Mendes (6.4), Robert Arboleda (8.1), Diego Costa (7.5), Welington (7.1), Michel Araújo (7.0), Gabriel Neves (7.3), Pablo Maia (6.4), Juan (6.4), James Rodríguez (6.4) and Luciano (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Moura (6.7), Luan (7.1), Jonathan Calleri (6.8), Alexandre Pato, Tore André Flo, Rodriguinho, Rafael, Alisson, Moreira, Lucas Beraldo, Talles Costa and Pedro Vilhena.

São Paulo could not rely on the presence of Lucas Moura (injured) and Rodriguinho (injured).

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: Pablo Maia for Luan (10′), James Rodríguez for Lucas Moura (46′), Juan for Jonathan Calleri (62′), Luciano for Rodriguinho (83′) and Gabriel Neves for Alexandre Pato (83′).

Best player: Robert Arboleda

The player that probably impressed the most for São Paulo was Robert Arboleda.

His rating is (8.1) with 56 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Botafogo – Formation

Botafogo

Lucas Perri 12.Brazil

7.3

V. Cuesta 15.Argentina

7.0

Marçal 21.Brazil

7.0

43'

L. Di Plácido 24.Argentina

6.8

63'

Adryelson 34.Brazil

7.1

Tchê Tchê 6.Brazil

7.0

62'

Victor Sá 7.Brazil

7.0

73'

Luis Henrique 11.Brazil

6.4

72'

Marlon Freitas 17.Brazil

7.1

Eduardo 33.Brazil

6.7

Janderson 39.Brazil

7.1

74'

Substitutes

R. Fernández 1.Paraguay

Hugo 16.Brazil

6.7

43'

Philipe Sampaio 94.Brazil

Danilo Barbosa 5.Brazil

Matías Segovia 10.Paraguay

6.4

72'

Lucas Fernandes 18.Brazil

JP Galvão 57.Brazil

6.6

63'

D. Hernández 77.Uruguay

Diego Costa 19.Spain

6.7

74'

Carlos Alberto 27.Brazil

Júnior Santos 37.Brazil

6.4

73'

Matheus Nascimento 90.Brazil

Botafogo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: Lucas Perri (7.3), L. Di Plácido (6.8), Adryelson (7.1), V. Cuesta (7.0), Marçal (7.0), Marlon Freitas (7.1), Tchê Tchê (7.0), Victor Sá (7.0), Eduardo (6.7), Luis Henrique (6.4) and Janderson (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: R. Fernández, Danilo Barbosa, M. Segovia (6.4), Hugo (6.7), Lucas Fernandes, Diego Costa (6.7), Carlos Alberto, Júnior Santos (6.4), JP Galvão (6.6), Diego Manuel Hernández González, Matheus Nascimento and Philipe Sampaio.

Botafogo could not rely on the presence of M. Segovia (injured) and Diego Costa (injured).

Substitutions

Botafogo made 5 changes: Marçal for Hugo (43′), L. Di Plácido for JP Galvão (63′), Luis Henrique for M. Segovia (72′), Victor Sá for Júnior Santos (73′) and Janderson for Diego Costa (74′).