São Paulo 3-2 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Thursday 31 May 2018

Result

São Paulo 3-2 Botafogo

Serie A · Thursday 31 May 2018, 00:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

São Paulo · Botafogo · Serie A predictions

São Paulo 3-2 Botafogo: match report

São Paulo defeated Botafogo 3-2 in Serie A on Thursday 31 May 2018. The half-time score was 3-1.

Leonardo Valencia opened the scoring in the 16th minute. São Paulo's goals came from Nenê (20', penalty), Diego Souza (31') and Éverton (45+4'). Botafogo scored through Leonardo Valencia (16') and Rodrigo Pimpão (83').

Discipline: São Paulo received 2 yellow cards; Botafogo received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game São Paulo were 5th on 13 points from 7 and Botafogo 13th on 9 points from 7. São Paulo went on to finish that season 5th with 63 points, and Botafogo 9th with 51.

São Paulo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Diego Souza of São Paulo (9.0), ahead of L. Valencia (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 São Paulo win, 1 draw and 0 for Botafogo.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Leonardo ValenciaBotafogo · 0-1
  • 20'Penalty goal · NenêSão Paulo · 1-1
  • 24'Yellow card · Marcos ViníciusBotafogo
  • 30'Yellow card · Joel CarliBotafogo
  • 30'Yellow card · NenêSão Paulo
  • 31'Goal · Diego SouzaSão Paulo · 2-1
  • 45+4'Goal · ÉvertonSão Paulo · 3-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Matheus FernandesBotafogo
  • 83'Goal · Rodrigo PimpãoBotafogo · 3-2
  • 88'Yellow card · ShaylonSão Paulo

Head-to-head

2 meetings: São Paulo 1, draws 1, Botafogo 0.

Team news

São Paulo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sidão, Anderson Martins, Robert Arboleda, Edimar, Régis Souza, Petros, Nenê, Jucilei, Éverton, Marcos Guilherme, Diego Souza

Botafogo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jefferson, Igor Rabello, Joel Carli, Marcinho, Moisés, Rodrigo Lindoso, Luiz Fernando, Matheus Fernandes, L. Valencia, João Pedro, Kieza