Sao Paulo vs Botafogo: Where to watch live, time and lineups | Brazilian Series A

Sao Paulo drew with Juventude on the last matchday and lost their place in the group of four of the Brazilian championship. They are now in fifth place with 31 points. The team will not have coach Luis Zubeldia on the bench due to the Argentine’s suspension. The team will be led by assistant Maxi Coperas.

Botafogo have won five straight games, most recently against Internacional on Saturday, and have lost just once in their last 17 matches in all competitions. The team, led by Artur Jorge, leads the Brazilian championship with 39 points.

Sao Paulo – Coach: Luis Zubeldia

Sao Paulo will see the return of two of their regular full-backs for this match. Wellington and Igor Vinicius, who were suspended against Juventude, could be selected. There is also an expectation that Calleri, who missed the weekend with a thigh problem, will return.

Possible lineup: Rafael; Igor Vinicius (Rafinha), Arboleda, Allan Franco and Wellington; Luiz Gustavo and Bobadilla; Lucas, Luciano and Ferreira; Calleri (Andre Silva).

Who went out: Pablo Maia (injury to the semitendinosus tendon and biceps femoris tendon in the left thigh), Alisson (surgery to correct a fracture in the right ankle), Luis Zubeldia (suspended).

suspended: Arboleda, Galupo, Lucas and Rodrigo Nestor.

Botafogo – Coach: Artur Jorge

Artur Jorge has had two major problems in recent days: Eduardo has had surgery on his right rectus femoris muscle, while Junior Santos has suffered a fracture in his tibia. The estimated recovery time is, respectively, five and three months. The Portuguese still has doubts about the formation of the lineup and will only decide on the start 11 hours before the ball rolls.

Possible lineup: John; Damian Suarez (Bridge), Bastos, Barbosa, Cuyabano; Danilo Barbosa, Marlon Freitas; Luiz Henrique (Chi-Chi), Savarino; Igor Jesus, Tiquinho Soares.

Who is out?: Rafael, Eduardo, Matheus Nascimento, Givenho and Junior Santos (injured); Pablo (transfer); Thiago Almada and Gato Fernandes (called up for the Olympics).

hanging: Marlon Freitas, Patrick De Paula, Junior Santos, Givinho, Luiz Henrique, Mateo Ponti and Lucas Halter, Damian Suarez, Cuyabano, Savarino and John.

• to rule: Felipe Fernandez de Lima (MG)
• Assistant Referee 1: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG)
• Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz (MS)
• Fourth rule: Paulo Jose Souza Mourao (MA)
• Video Verdict: Daniel Nobre-Bines (FIFA-RS)