Away from home, Santos FC defeated Vasco da Gama 3-0 at São Januário. The match, valid for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship, was played this Sunday (16) and featured goals from Gabriel Barbosa, Willian Arão, and Luan Peres.
This Sunday’s victory moved Peixe up to 14th place with 25 points. Santos will return to the pitch in the Brasileirão on the 23rd against Mirassol at Vila Belmiro.
In the first half, in the 14th minute, Barreal headed the ball to Gabriel Barbosa, who was facing the goalkeeper. The Menino da Vila struck with his right foot, and the ball went just wide of the post.
Then, in the 35th minute, Gabriel Brazão had to be called into action. Lucas Píton received the ball on the left wing and shot on goal, but found the Santos shot-stopper ready for the play.
The second half began with the home side on the attack, already forcing Gabriel Brazão into an important save in the opening minute after a cross went straight toward goal.
However, in the 22nd minute, the tide turned. Rollheiser perfectly headed the ball into the path of Gabriel Barbosa, who, one-on-one with goal, made no mistake and opened the scoring at São Januário.
Less than ten minutes later, in the 31st minute, it was Willian Arão’s time to shine. Neymar Jr. sent a free kick into the box, goalkeeper Léo Jardim punched it away, and Arão fired the rebound back into the net to score the second.
Even with the lead on the scoreboard, Santos did not ease off offensively. So, in the 35th minute, Neymar Jr. delivered another free kick and, after another rebound from the goalkeeper, another defender was there to make the most of it. Luan Peres struck firmly and scored the third in the rout.
Venue: Vasco da Gama Stadium, in São Januário (RJ)Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026Time: 4:00 p.m.Attendance: 20,430 paidGate receipts: R$ 771,718.00Referee: Lucas Casagrande (PR)Assistants: Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR) and Andrey Luiz de Freitas (PR)Video assistant referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (MG)Yellow cards: (CRVG) Robert Renan, Paulo Henrique;
GOALSSFC: Gabriel Barbosa, 22' 2nd half; Willian Arão, 31' 2nd half; and Luan Peres, 35' 2nd half.
SFC: Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Willian Arão, Luan Peres and Escobar; Oliva (Gustavo Henrique), João Schmidt and Barreal (Rony); Neymar Jr., Gabriel Barbosa (Thaciano) and Caballero (Rollheiser)Head coach: Cuca.
CRVG: Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Carlos Cuesta, Robert Renan and Lucas Piton (Puma Rodríguez); Jair (Santi Sosa), Tchê Tchê (Nuno Moreira) and Thiago Mendes; Colidio (Hinestroza), Spinelli (David) and Andrés GómezHead coach: Pedro Emanuel
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