Rio de Janeiro July 30 (IANS) Former Brazil international team playmaker Anderson Hernanes scored on his return for Sao Paulo as the six-time Brazilian Serie A football champions recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Botafogo 4-3 here.
Peru international midfielder Christian Cueva gave the visitors the lead in the 18th minute at Rio s Olympic stadium on Saturday before Botafogo s Marcos Vinicius netted twice in quick succession reports Xinhua news agency.
Later second-half substitute Guilherme made it 3-1 but Marcos Guilherme and Hernanes struck in the 84th and 86th minutes respectively as Sao Paulo drew level.
Marcos Guilherme then secured a stunning victory for Sao Paulo when he scored again in stoppage time with a low shot after Cueva s through ball.
Hernanes was making his first appearance for Sao Paulo since 2010 having joined his original club on loan from Hebei China Fortune last week.
In Saturday s only other match Palmeiras beat 10-man Avai 2-0 at their Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo thanks to goals from Dudu and Deyverson. Midfielder Juan was sent off for the visitors when he was shown a second yellow card for a rash tackle just before halftime.
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