In Neymar’s debut, Santos and Botafogo-SP draw 1-1 at Vila Belmiro in the Campeonato Paulista. Thank you for watching the game with us on VAVEL.
Tiquinho dominates on the left, pivots and passes to Guilherme. The forward controls the ball and shoots over the crossbar.
Guilherme takes a free kick and tries to shoot towards goal, but hits Leandro Maciel in the face. The player receives medical attention.
Another six minutes. Let’s go to 51.
Out: Alexandre Jesus and Ericson
In: Toró and João Costa
Out: Rincón
In: Luca Meirelles
Tiquinho Soares receives the ball at the edge of the area, pivots and passes to Neymar. Number 10 shoots with his right foot and the ball goes over the goal.
Guilherme receives the ball on the left, cuts to the right and shoots a cross. The ball hits the post and bounces back.
Escobar is cautioned for complaining.
Neymar falls in a challenge inside the area and Santos asks for a penalty.
Out: Soteldo and Luan Peres
In: Thaciano and Gil
Wallison commits a hard foul on Guilherme, receives a second yellow card and is sent off.
Alexandre Jesus ties the game. From a corner kick, the striker rises alone and heads the ball firmly into the net.
Out: Gabriel Bispo and Jonathan Cafu
In: Jean Mangabeira and Douglas Baggio
Neymar receives the ball on the right, cuts to the left, carries the ball and finishes from the middle. João Carlos stretches and palms it away.
Silvinho is found on the left inside the area, shoots over Gabriel Brazão and the ball deflects off the crossbar.
Gabriel Bispo tries his luck from afar and the ball goes over Gabriel Brazão’s goal.
Neymar makes a great pass through to Escobar, who finishes with a cross and the ball deflects off the opposing defense.
Guilherme is caught in an offside position.
Gabriel Bispo knocks down Neymar with a kick and is cautioned.
From a corner kick, Neymar crosses into the area, Guilherme picks up the rebound and shoots powerfully. The ball hits the crossbar.
Alisson Cassiano commits a hard foul on Neymar and is cautioned.
Santos’ number 10 is hit by the ball and falls to the ground. Teammates joke with him.
Out: João Basso
In: Luisão
The ball starts rolling again.
Out: Bontempo
In: Neymar
For now, Santos beat Botafogo-SP 1-0, with a goal by Tiquinho Soares. We’ll be back shortly to watch the final stage.
Santos: Rincón is cautioned.
Botafogo-SP: Edson is cautioned.
Gabriel Brazão makes two saves in a row, the ball falls to Jonathan Cafu and the striker hits a bicycle kick. The ball goes wide.
Five more minutes. Let’s go to 50.
Léo Godoy and Gabriel Bontempo collide inside the area, the ball falls to Silvinho and the player shoots over the goal.
Member of the Botafogo-SP coaching staff is cautioned.
Rincón tries his luck from outside the area with his right foot and the ball hits the crossbar of João Carlos’ goal.
Tiquinho Soares opens the scoring from the penalty spot.
Referee confirms penalty for Peixe. Tiquinho Soares will take the penalty.
Referee awaits VAR which is analyzing a possible penalty for Santos. There is a possible touch of Wallison’s arm on the ball in a dispute with Guilherme.
Pituca commits a hard foul on Silvinho and is cautioned. Botafogo-SP player receives medical attention.
In the play on the right, Guilherme is brought into the box, shoots from an angle and João Carlos makes a safe save.
Guilherme takes a free kick and shoots towards the goal in the left corner, but João Carlos palms it away and concedes a corner.
In the play on the left, Guilherme attacks the baseline, passes back to Rincón and the number 8 finishes over the crossbar.
Referee complains to Santos ball boy. Referee claims delay in replacing the throw-in.
The ball starts rolling again and João Basso returns with a cap on his head.
João Basso gets the worst of a high tackle with Alexandre Jesus and the referee stops the game.
Leandro Maciel shoots from outside the area and the ball goes wide of the goal.
In the 10th minute, the Vila Belmiro screen and the fans pay tribute to the star Pelé.
The ball starts rolling again.
Alexandre Jesus controls the ball with his arm inside the area, shoots across goal and Gabriel Brazão makes the save. The referee calls a foul.
Peixe dominates the action and looks for spaces in Botafogo-SP’s defense.
Peixe wins the first corner kick two minutes into the game, but Botafogo-SP’s defense clears the danger.
The ball is rolling for the first half. Neymar makes his debut this Wednesday, but the striker starts on the bench.
Teams on the field. In less than five minutes the ball will roll.
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Both teams began warm-up on the pitch at Vila Belmiro. Santos fans are thrilled with Neymar‘s presence during the warm-up.
Baggio: 1 assist in 6 games
Silvinho: 1 assist in 5 games
Soteldo: 2 assists in 4 games
Diego Pituca: 1 assist in 6 games
Oliveira Meirelles: 1 assist in 5 games
Maciel: 1 goal in 6 games
Ferreira Thomaz: 1 goal in 6 games
Allyson: 1 goal in 5 games
Guilherme Augusto: 7 goals in 6 games
Léo Godoy: 1 goal in 6 games
Bontempo: 1 goal in 3 games
Santos and Botafogo-SP face each other on Wednesday (05), at 9:35 pm, at Vila Belmiro. The match is valid for the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista.
The central referee for this Santos vs Botafogo-SP will be:
“The data is there to be disclosed. I only believe in the field and in the work, we leave the data for those on the outside to analyze”.
“These are tough games, but we have the ability. We can’t leave room for error, we have to go in focused and do what we work on”.
“In the first 30 minutes, we didn’t play, apart from Portuguesa’s quality, we lost the duels, we had a very bad attitude, we couldn’t do anything. When it starts with 3-0, it becomes very difficult”.
“I had to change the model, change the structure so that we could attack and stop conceding goals. That’s what happened (….) Allison doesn’t win the ball in confrontation, a ball that asks to go out, stops in the play. They are mature players, we have to demand a lot. In a situation like this, there’s no point pointing fingers, but we can’t go in like that, disconnected. Once again, we have to chase after it, with a 0-3. As for the mental part, I had to motivate him”.
“He (Neymar) will play on Wednesday. We all hope he joins the group on Monday to have the training process. We’ll talk to those who accompany him. So that he has this training time and can be with us.”
“I was sent off, I already owe the team a barbecue. It’s not part of my behavior here in Brazil, I did it a lot in Mexico, but I understood that what I can control can’t disorient me, but there are times when it’s difficult. So I’ll tell you that I was excessive in the way I approached him and I deserved to be sent off.”
“We’re better in this aspect, better in terms of confidence. What’s missing? To do it with more intensity and aggression. Let’s do it. To win the ball in the attacking midfield. To count the number of times the opponent leaves the field. To pressure, let’s repeat it.”
“São Paulo had three wins. We didn’t beat just any team or in any way. The team deserves congratulations. We’re closer to what we want. Project and process. Having guidance to make things happen.”
“I was confident and secure, so we started to have a player who shares the game. Players continue to have individual references. At the back, numerical superiority. We are better in this aspect, better in terms of confidence. What is missing? To play with more intensity and aggression. Let’s do it. Win the ball in the attacking midfield. Count the number of times the opponent leaves the field. Pressure behavior, so let’s repeat it.”
João Carlos; Jeferson, Alisson Cassiano, Allyson e Gabriel Risso; Gabriel Bispo, Alejo Dramisino e Leandro Maciel; Douglas Baggio (Silvinho), Pablo Thomaz e Jonathan Cafú.
Gabriel Brazão (João Paulo); Leo Godoy (JP Chermont), João Basso, Luan Peres e Vinicius Lira; Tomás Rincón (João Schmidt), Diego Pituca e Soteldo; Luca Meirelles (Neymar), Guilherme e Tiquinho Soares.
Coach Márcio Zanardi is planning changes to the starting lineup for the match at Vila Belmiro. Both injured, Sabit Abdulai, suspended, Victor Souza and Gustavo Bochecha are certain to be out of Botafogo-SP.
My name is Lucas Monteiro and I’ll be your host for this game. Follow pregame information on VAVEL.
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