Goalscorer Lautaro Díaz hails improved Santos despite defeat

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·5. April 2026

Goalscorer Lautaro Díaz hails improved Santos despite defeat

Santos did open the scoring, but allowed a comeback and was beaten 3-1 by Flamengo this Sunday at the Maracanã. Scorer of Peixe’s goal, Lautaro Díaz acknowledged the difficulty of the match, but highlighted the team’s improvement despite the setback.

“We knew it would be a difficult game; they are a good team. I think we managed to do our job well, but a few mistakes we made allowed them to keep scoring. I think we have improved a lot and we will try to improve even more,” he told Ge TV.

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Standings situation

With the defeat, Santos remains on 10 points in 14th place, but could still drop in the table depending on the result of Sunday night’s match between Corinthians and Internacional.