Botafogo 2-2 São Paulo: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 16 April 2025

Result

Botafogo 2-2 São Paulo

Serie A · Wednesday 16 April 2025, 21:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Botafogo · São Paulo

Botafogo 2-2 São Paulo: match report

Botafogo drew with São Paulo 2-2 in Serie A on Wednesday 16 April 2025. The half-time score was 1-2.

Ferreirinha opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Botafogo's goals came from Jefferson Savarino (24') and Igor Jesus (84'). São Paulo scored through Ferreirinha (21') and André Silva (45+13').

Discipline: Botafogo received no yellow cards; São Paulo received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Botafogo were 10th on 4 points from 3 and São Paulo 14th on 3 points from 3. Botafogo went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and São Paulo 8th with 51.

Botafogo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and São Paulo in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ferreirinha of São Paulo (8.9), ahead of Jefferson Savarino (8.8).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · FerreirinhaSão Paulo · 0-1
  • 24'Goal · Jefferson SavarinoBotafogo · 1-1
  • 45+13'Goal · André SilvaSão Paulo · 1-2
  • 53'Yellow card · Matheus Alves NascimentoSão Paulo
  • 66'Yellow card · FerreirinhaSão Paulo
  • 84'Goal · Igor JesusBotafogo · 2-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Robert ArboledaSão Paulo
  • 90+2'Yellow card · RodriguinhoSão Paulo

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Unavailable

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

John Victor, Vitinho, Jair Cunha, Alexander Barboza, Cuiabano, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Artur, Jefferson Savarino, Matheus Martins, Igor Jesus

São Paulo line-up (3-4-2-1)

Rafael, Nahuel Ferraresi, Robert Arboleda, Alan Franco, Cédric Soares, Marcos Antônio, Alisson, Wendell, Matheus Alves Nascimento, Ferreirinha, Jonathan Calleri