Santos beat Atlético-MG with Gabigol assist, five clear of drop zone | OneFootball

Santos beat Atlético-MG 1-0 on Saturday night in a match valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, which featured the returns of Neymar and Gabigol to the starting lineup. The number 9 provided the assist for Moisés to score the game’s only valid goal at Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP).

Standings situation

With the result, Peixe move up to 14th place with 13 points, five more than Chapecoense. The team from Santa Catarina sit in 17th place, opening the relegation zone, with eight points, two fewer than Corinthians, the first team outside the bottom four. Galo, meanwhile, are in eighth place with 14 points.

📋 Match summary

⚪⚫ SANTOS 1 X 0 ATLÉTICO-MG ⚫⚪ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (11th round) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: April 11, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Kickoff time: 8 p.m. (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 12,175 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 938,762.97 🟨 Yellow cards: Gabigol, Luan Peres and Escobar (Santos); Lyanco (Atlético-MG) 🟥 Red cards: Cuca (Santos)

Officiating

Goals

⚽Moisés, 17' of the 2nd half (Santos)

⚪⚫ Santos Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres and Escobar; Willian Arão, Gustavo Henrique (Oliva) and Neymar; Rony (Moisés), Bontempo (Thaciano) and Gabigol (Lautaro Díaz). Head coach: Cuca

⚫⚪ Atlético-MG Everson; Natanael (Bernard), Ruan, Lyanco and Lodi; Alan Franco, Victor Hugo (Cassierra), Tomás Perez, Cuello and Renan Lodi; Reinier (Cauã Soares) and Hulk (Dudu). Head coach: Eduardo Domínguez.

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How the match unfolded

First half

Atlético-MG tried to threaten early on. Lodi whipped in a low cross into the box, the Santos defense cleared it, Cuello picked up the loose ball in the area and fired at goal, but was blocked by Luan Peres. Santos responded quickly, however, in the seventh minute and took control of the match. Neymar controlled the ball in the box but shot over Everson’s goal.

Peixe even opened the scoring in the 18th minute through Gabigol after a good play by Igor Vinícius. The forward got a touch on Igor Vinícius’ placed shot, but the referee spotted a handball by the number 9 before the ball went in and disallowed the play. The home side were not shaken by the disallowed goal and kept pressing, creating danger through Neymar and Gabigol.

In the 37th minute, Hulk picked up a loose ball at the edge of the box and shot, but the effort deflected off his teammate Reinier. Shortly after, Renan Lodi drove into the box and sent in a low cross, but Escobar got there ahead of Natanael to clear.

Second half

Bontempo missed the chance to open the scoring in the 13th minute. Peixe kept pushing and broke the deadlock in the 17th. Veríssimo won the ball back after a mistake in Galo’s buildup and found Gabigol. The forward played it to Moisés, who got the better of Natanael and slotted past Everson to put Santos ahead.

Gabriel Brazão saved Peixe from the equalizer in the 24th minute. Renan Lodi took advantage of a mistake by the Santos defense, broke into the box and shot at goal, but the goalkeeper made the save. Neymar nearly got his own in the 29th minute. The number 10 carried the ball into the area and struck a low shot that went just wide.

Galo responded in the 32nd minute through Cauã Soares, but Brazão made a comfortable save. Then Neymar played Gabigol through, but the striker miskicked and sent it wide off balance.

Upcoming matches

Santos

Match: Santos x Deportivo Recoleta-PAR Competition: Copa Sudamericana (2nd round) Date and time: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)

Atlético-MG

Match: Atlético-MG x Juventud-URU Competition: Copa Sudamericana (2nd round) Date and time: April 16, 2026 (Thursday), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte (MG)

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