📹 Botafogo snatch late draw, São Paulo 8 games without a win | OneFootball

At MorumBIS, São Paulo and Botafogo drew 1-1 this Saturday (23), in a match valid for the 17th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The match marked Tricolor Paulista’s return to its home in the national championship after a month and a half.

And the fans’ excitement kept the cold away before five minutes had even been played, when Artur unleashed a rocket from outside the box, goalkeeper Neto spilled it, and Luciano pounced on the rebound to open the scoring.

Overall, in the first half, Dorival Júnior’s men controlled the action but lacked precision in their finishing.

Botafogo, in turn, struggled to create real scoring chances.

Injuries, however, once again haunted São Paulo, who lost Luciano and Sabino still in the first half.

After the break, Arthur Cabral and Vitinho both found the net defended by Rafael, but the goals were disallowed for offside.

Tricolor’s best chance came from Pedro Ferreira’s dangerous effort, but goalkeeper Neto made a good save.

However, in the final minute of regular time, after a corner into the box and a defensive lapse by São Paulo, Barrera collected the rebound from the edge of the area and fired it into the top corner to level the score.

🚦 Standings

After going four Brasileirão rounds without a win (two draws and two defeats), and eight matches overall, São Paulo remained on 25 points and could drop out of the G-4 (fourth place), since Athletico-PR (24 points), RB Bragantino, Coritiba and Bahia — all on 23 points — still play on Sunday.

Botafogo, meanwhile, moved to 22 points and sit in ninth place.

Tricolor Paulista return to the field next Tuesday (26), when they host Boston River at MorumBIS, needing to beat the Uruguayan side to seal a place in the Copa Sudamericana round of 16.

Botafogo have already qualified for the next stage of the continental competition and will visit Caracas in Venezuela on Wednesday (27), in the final round of the group stage.

And next weekend brings the last round of the Brasileirão before the World Cup break.

Botafogo visit Bahia at Arena Fonte Nova on Saturday (30), while São Paulo face Remo at Mangueirão on Sunday (31).

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