Two clubs in opposite halves of the Brazil Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Botafogo and Sao Paulo. The contest scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Olimpico in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free.
Botafogo suffered a 1-0 loss to Atletico Mineiro in Week 19, and are looking to rebound at home on Wednesday. Sao Paulo, who enter the matchday seven points behind Cruzeiro for the league lead, will look to build on the momentum of last week's 2-0 victory.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: On loan with Sao Paulo for the season, Kaka has made seven appearances for the club since joining. The 32-year-old enters Wednesday with one goal and an average of 1.3 key passes per match.
Botafogo's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Andrey; Cesar, Bahia, Bolivar, Lucas; Gabriel, Airton, Edilson; Emerson, Zeballos
Sao Paulo's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ceni; Bastos, Silva, Toloi, Ricardo; Denilson, Souza; Kaka, Ganso, Pato; Kardec
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Cruzeiro |
19 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
18 |
23 |
43 |
|||
|
2 |
Sao Paulo FC |
19 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
31 |
20 |
11 |
36 |
|||
|
3 |
Internacional |
19 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
34 |
|||
|
4 |
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista |
19 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
12 |
33 |
|||
|
5 |
Fluminense |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
31 |
19 |
12 |
31 |
|||
|
6 |
Grêmio |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
14 |
3 |
31 |
|||
|
7 |
Clube Atlético Mineiro |
19 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
24 |
19 |
5 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Sport |
19 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
23 |
-7 |
28 |
|||
|
9 |
Santos |
19 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
15 |
6 |
26 |
|||
|
10 |
Flamengo |
19 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
23 |
-7 |
25 |
|||
|
11 |
Atlético-PR |
19 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
26 |
-1 |
25 |
|||
|
12 |
Figueirense |
19 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
25 |
-8 |
24 |
|||
|
13 |
Goiás |
19 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
19 |
-5 |
24 |
|||
|
14 |
Botafogo |
19 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
22 |
|||
|
15 |
Chapecoense |
19 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
20 |
-7 |
20 |
|||
|
16 |
Palmeiras |
19 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
25 |
-10 |
18 |
|||
|
17 |
Criciúma |
19 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
25 |
-16 |
18 |
|||
|
18 |
Coritiba |
19 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
18 |
-4 |
17 |
|||
|
19 |
Bahia |
19 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
-6 |
17 |
|||
|
20 |
Vitória |
19 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
15 |
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