The Rio de Janeiro team remains firm in the first position with 48 points
The experienced Diego Costa made his debut in the match, recently arrived this week
São Paulo, with the Colombian James Rodriguez for the first time as a starter, tied this Saturday without goals against the leader Botafogo, in which the Spanish-Brazilian Diego Costa made his debut, in the match that opened the twentieth round of the Brazilian league.
The former Real Madrid player was in the first 45 minutes and for the second half he was replaced by Lucas Moura, another of São Paulo’s reinforcements for the second half.
In the Botafogo of the Portuguese coach Bruno Lage debuted the experienced Diego Costawhich arrived this week and he has the difficult mission of taking over from the injured striker Tiquinho Soares, top scorer in the Brazilian Soccer Championship.
With the draw, the carioca team remains firm in the first position with 48 pointsfourteen ahead of Palmeiras, their immediate escort, while São Paulo, led by coach Dorival Júnior, sinks in the middle of the table with 28 points.
At the second hour of Saturday, in a duel of Argentine technicians, andhe Eduardo “Chacho” Coudet International received Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s Fortaleza in Porto Alegre.
The Fluminense, of the national selector Fernando Diniz, was a local in Rio de Janeiro from América de Belo Horizonte, trained by the Argentine Fabián Bustos.
In a confrontation between Portuguese coaches, Toni Oliveira’s Cuiabá was the home of Palmeiras, the last champion and led by Abel Ferreira, who is in second position.
Already the Cruzeiro, of the also Portuguese coach Pepa, played this Saturday in Belo Horizonte against Corinthiansof former coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
On Sunday, Vasco da Gama, led by Argentine coach Ramón “El Pelao” Díaz, penultimate with thirteen points and who has just signed the experienced Frenchman Dimitri Payet, a historic player for Olympique de Marseille, will play in Rio de Janeiro against Atlético Mineiro, led by former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Already Flamengo, led by Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli and who is fourth with 32 units, will visit Coritiba.
The carioca team took a breather, in the midst of an internal crisiswith the victory on Wednesday (1-0) over Grêmio de Porto Alegre and their passage to the final of the Brazilian Cup.
On the eve of the decisive match, midfielder Gerson and Uruguayan winger Guillermo Varela had a fistfight during training, in the second such incident in less than a month.
At the end of July, the then Argentine physical trainer Pablo Fernández attacked striker Pedro in the locker room after a game. The technical professional was fired, while the scorer was fined and suspended internally.
In the other games on Sunday to complete the day, Santos, led by Uruguayan coach Diego Aguirre and with the expectation of the debut of the experienced Venezuelan midfielder Tomás Rincón, hosts Grêmio, led by Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez.
In Salvador, Bahía, led by Portuguese coach Renato Paiva, will host Bragantinodirected by his compatriot Pedro Caixinha.
On Monday, Goiás, led by Portuguese Armado Evangelista, receives Athletico Paranaense in Goiania.