Novorizontino seal Paulista top spot before final round | OneFootball

With a goal in the added time of the second half, Novorizontino defeated São Bernardo 2-1 this Saturday, in the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista, at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi. Rômulo and Juninho scored the goals for the home team, while Pedro Vitor found the net for Bernô. The match, which was scheduled to start at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), began with a delay of 1 hour and 15 minutes due to heavy rain and poor field conditions.

Standings Situation

With the result, Novorizontino remains at the top of the Paulista with 16 points, eliminating Palmeiras' chances of taking the lead in the competition this round, while São Bernardo stays in eighth place with eight points.

📋 Match Summary

🟡 NOVORIZONTINO 2 x 1 SÃO BERNARDO 🟡

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista | 7th round 🏟️ Location: Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, in Novo Horizonte (SP) 📅 Date: February 7, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Game Went

São Bernardo opened the scoring at 19 minutes of the first half. Felipe Garcia passed to Pedro Vitor, who skillfully dribbled past Mayk and finished past goalkeeper Jordi to score the first goal of the match. Novorizontino's equalizer came at 35 minutes. Mayk took a throw-in to Robson, and inside the area, the number 11 turned on Salustiano's marking and crossed low for Rômulo to push into the goal and level the score.

Right at the start of the second half, at two minutes, Wellington Tim hit Robson's face, and after a VAR review, the referee sent off the São Bernardo defender. At 21 minutes, Foguinho brought down Robson from behind and was also sent off. At 32 minutes, Dantas even scored the goal that would give São Bernardo the lead, but VAR detected a handball in the play and annulled the goal. Then, at 55 minutes, in added time, Juninho received the ball on the left side of the area and struck with effect to score the winning goal for Novorizontino.

Upcoming Matches

Novorizontino

São Bernardo

Botafogo-SP Defeats Guarani and Enters G8

Also this Saturday, Botafogo-SP overcame Guarani at Brinco de Ouro, 2-0, also in the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista. Kelvin and Hygor scored the goals for the Ribeirão Preto team.

With the result, Botafogo-SP enters the G8, in seventh place with 11 points. With the same score, Guarani remains in sixth position.

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