It seemed that São Paulo would be able to break the uncomfortable sequence of seven games without victories on the cold and rainy night of this Saturday (23) in the capital of São Paulo.
Playing with the support of around 25 thousand fans who attended the Morumbis stadium, the team saw striker Luciano open the scoring for the home team in the 3rd minute of the first half, taking advantage of goalkeeper Neto’s rebound after Artur’s shot.
São Paulo remained better in the game and more present in the opponent’s field, but without being able to create new real chances of danger to Botafogo’s goal in the first half.
To make matters worse, he also saw Luciano and Sabino leave the field due to injury, giving way to young players Pedro Ferreira and Osoio, respectively.
In the second half, the black and white team came back better in search of the result and had two goals disallowed, first with Arthur Cabral, in the eighth minute, and then with Barrera, in the 26th, both due to offside.
Until, at 45, Barrera himself found a leftover ball at the edge of the penalty area, after goalkeeper Rafael left, and scored the equalizer.
São Paulo’s last victory was at the end of April, over Mirassol. During the period, the team accumulated three defeats and five draws, between games in the Brazilian Championship and the Copa Sudamericana, and changed coaches, with the dismissal of Roger Machado and the return of Dorival Júnior.
