São Paulo, Brazil – This Sunday na Morumbis goot dey buzz as São Paulo go face Botafogo for 23rd round of Campeonato Brasileiro. Na 5:30 PM (Brasília time), live go dey stream from Globo and Premiere, wetin fit make your Sunday dey ginger.
As e dey be, São Paulo dey shine like money wey no go finish for this season. Before dem go on International break, dem don ginger their way to quarter-finals for Conmebol Libertadores and dey try make sense in the Brazilian league too. Though dem suffer small wahala after dem gree make Cruzeiro chop dem 1-0, but dem still hold 7th place with 32 points from 22 matches. (No forget, in football, we fit win today and lose tomorrow.)
On the other side, Botafogo no dey smile too well after dem lose their title chance when dem face Vasco last week. Now dem dey use all eye on Brasileirão with G-4 as dem main goal, currently dem sit down 6th with 35 points, two matches less than some teams wey dey run ahead like marathon runner.
Morumbis go be the ground wey São Paulo go show the world say dem don ready to fire on all cylinders. Arboleda and Marcos Antônio don return from layoff, ready to knock head on behalf of Tricolor. Plus, dem get new boys wey dey land for squad: Rafael Tolói, Mailton, and Rigoni, wey don join the party just in time for weekend.
The probable line-up for São Paulo go be: Rafael; Rafael Tolói, Arboleda, and Alan Franco; Cédric Soares, Alisson, Marcos Antônio, Rodriguinho, and Enzo Díaz; Ferreira, dey debate whether make Rigoni, Dinenno or Tapia carry last slot for attack.
But wetin dey pepper Botafogo? Dem wan enter this fight with two key strikers missing: Arthur Cabral and Artur, as them dey manage different injuries. But na so football be now, wey one man go fall, another go rise. They fit use Cuiabano, wey don come back from twist as new piece for their puzzle.
For Botafogo, their setup fit be like this: Neto; Vitinho, Barboza, Pantaleão, and Telles (Cuiabano); Danilo (possibly Newton) with Marlon Freitas; Rodríguez, Savarino, Montoro and Chris Ramos. (No be small ‘baba blue’ football vibes, e go strong!)
As the game dey approach, Carol dey holla say the tension dey rise like palm wine sap wey don dey ferment. São Paulo fans dey expect their team to deliver big time, as dem don use two weeks prepare after last loss. Botafogo too dey on the back foot, dem fit expect serious test, especially if dem wan bounce back after their recent Copa do Brasil heartbreak.
So, who’s go carry the day? Some talk say the odds dey favor São Paulo jare, because dem dey at home and dem get edge from their new signings. But no forget, na football we dey talk, anything fit happen!
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