Sao Paulo vs Palmeiras Prediction & Betting Tips (24 June)

São Paulo and Palmeiras meet in the early hours of this Friday - Portuguese time -, at Estádio do Morumbi, in a game counting for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The two teams from São Paulo met this Monday, for round number 13 of the Brasileirão, with Porco, led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, winning 1-2, in a game with dramatic contours. São Paulo took the lead in the 91st minute, thanks to a goal scored by Patrick in the 13th minute, but Palmeiras turned around in added time, with goals from two central defenders - Gabriel Gómez and Murilo. isolated from the competition, with 28 points, three more than the also paulista Corinthians.

Already the Tricolor fell to the tenth position, with 18 points. This first leg of the round of 16 of the second round of the Brazilian calendar comes as an opportunity for the team led by Rogério Ceni - who eliminated Juventude in the previous round - to take revenge for this Monday's defeat, but on the other side there will be a Palmeiras that registers 19 consecutive matches without losing. Abel Ferreira's team, who beat Juazeirense in the round of 16, comes from seven consecutive victories as a visitor, a number that reflects the excellence of their campaign so far. Who will start at the head of the race for a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil?

Sao Paulo had featured in 15 top-flight fixtures out of 20 on their own patch in which they had both scored and conceded during the same 91 minutes. This has also been a speciality of Palmeiras’s of late, as, before last match, 15 of their last 15 matches in the Copa do Brasil had served up goals at both ends of the pitch.