Delivery or not? Find out what San Paolo fans expect for the match against Botafogo

Sao Paulo’s victory could help Palmeiras win the Brazilian title

Would you root for your team to lose just to keep one of your biggest rivals from winning the title? This is the doubt of the San Paolo fans on the afternoon of Sunday 8th. If the Tricolor beat Botafogo in the last round of the Brazilian championship, Palmeiras could end the day as three consecutive national champions.

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This influence of one game on another is simple to understand. Botafogo leads the championship with 76 points, three more than Verdão, who occupies second place with 73. In other words, the only way for Palmeiras to win the title is to beat Fluminense, at Allianz Parque, and hope in the victory of San Paolo. above Glorioso.

Among the San Paolo fans present at the Nilton Santos Stadium, the feeling is almost unique. Al Earthrecalled the fan Bruno Longo “delivered” by Palmeiras and Corinthians to damage the Paulista Tricolor. Someone who has a similar thought is Priscila Bonacordi, who left the capital of Sao Paulo to see Botafogo win the title, as she said.

Despite the support of some for the “soft body”, a recent retrospective indicates that Botafogo can easily keep Sao Paulo at bay without the need for a “handover”. Tricolor’s last victory against their rival this afternoon came with a 4-0 in December 2020, in the Brazilian championship.

Since then, this afternoon’s rivals have shared the pitch eight times, with four wins for the Cariocas and four draws. The last clash dates back to the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, with two draws and the victory of General Severiano’s team on penalties.

Another factor that weighs on Botafogo’s favoritism is the momentum of the two teams. While Glorioso has just won the Libertadores and is fighting for the Brasileirão title, Sao Paulo already knows that it will not finish sixth in the league and does not know what it means to win from 9th place, when it beat Atletico-PR 2-1, to MorumBis.

Source: Terra

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