São Paulo 2-1 Botafogo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 20 July 2008

Result

São Paulo 2-1 Botafogo

Serie A · Sunday 20 July 2008, 21:10 UTC · half-time 1-0

São Paulo · Botafogo · Serie A predictions

São Paulo 2-1 Botafogo: match report

São Paulo defeated Botafogo 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 20 July 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Rogério Ceni opened the scoring in the 34th minute. São Paulo's goals came from Rogério Ceni (34', penalty) and Dagoberto (88'). Botafogo scored through Carlos Alberto (77').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game São Paulo were 5th on 20 points from 12 and Botafogo 13th on 15 points from 12. São Paulo went on to finish that season 1st with 75 points, and Botafogo 9th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 São Paulo wins, 3 draws and 0 for Botafogo.

Going into the match São Paulo's last five read W-W-L-D-D and Botafogo's W-D-L-W-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Penalty goal · Rogério CeniSão Paulo · 1-0
  • 77'Goal · Carlos AlbertoBotafogo · 1-1
  • 88'Goal · DagobertoSão Paulo · 2-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: São Paulo 3, draws 3, Botafogo 0.