Santos outclass Corinthians in derby, ease relegation fears | OneFootball

In the black-and-white classic, the team that came out on top was Santos. On Wednesday night, the Peixe dominated Corinthians and won 3-1 at Vila Belmiro, during the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Zé Rafael, Barreal, and Rollheiser scored for the home team, while Raniele scored for the visitors.

Standings

With this result, Santos gains some breathing room in the fight against relegation. Juan Pablo Vojvoda's team remains in 16th place, but now with 31 points, six more than Vitória, which is at the top of the relegation zone. However, Vitória will play against Bahia at home this Thursday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

Meanwhile, Corinthians remains at 32 points, in 12th place. Timão could drop a position in the standings if Grêmio scores against São Paulo this Thursday in Porto Alegre at 7 PM.

End of the drought!

Santos hadn't beaten Corinthians since February 7, 2024. Corinthians had three consecutive victories against Peixe. In the Série A, the drought was even longer, with seven consecutive matches without a win for Alvinegro Praiano. The last victory was on February 17, 2021, during the 2020 Brasileirão.

📋 Match Details

⚪⚫ SANTOS 3 X 1 CORINTHIANS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (28th round) 🏟️ Location: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (RS) 📅 Date: October 15, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 13,123 💰 Revenue: R$ 665,586.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Barreal, Lautaro Díaz, Schmidt (Santos); Maycon, Matheuzinho, Bidon, Gustavo Henrique (Corinthians) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Adonis Frías, Luan Peres, and Escobar; João Schmidt, Zé Rafael (Willian Arão), Barreal (Bontempo), and Rollheiser (Victor Hugo); Guilherme (Caballero) and Lautaro Díaz (Robinho Jr).

Corinthians

Felipe Longo; João Pedro Tchoca, Gustavo Henrique, and Angileri (Memphis Depay); Matheuzinho, Raniele, Maycon (Garro), Breno Bidon, and Hugo (André Luiz (Dieguinho)); Gui Negão (Kayke) and Yuri Alberto.

Match Summary

The classic started off hot and lively at Vila Belmiro. Just three minutes into the game, Barreal took a tight corner kick, and Zé Rafael rose at the near post to head the ball firmly into the net, putting Santos ahead. It was the midfielder's first goal in the black-and-white jersey.

The Peixe continued to dominate the attacking field against Corinthians and came close to extending their lead with two free kicks. In the first, Barreal was stopped by the debutant Felipe Longo. In the second, Rollheiser narrowly missed the crossbar.

By the 38th minute, the pressure paid off. Barreal controlled the ball on the right wing, cut inside, and from long range, struck a beautiful shot into the top corner. A stunning goal that sent the Santos fans into a frenzy in the stands.

In the second half, Santos continued to play better and scored their third goal in the ninth minute. During a corner kick from the left, Breno Bidon held and brought down Zé Rafael in the area. Flávio Rodrigues de Souza was called to the VAR to review the play and awarded a penalty. Rollheiser converted it into the net.

Corinthians responded in the 12th minute. Matheuzinho took a dangerous corner kick, and Raniele rose alone to score. From then on, the visitors tried to assert themselves at Vila Belmiro. In the 35th minute, they almost scored a second. In another corner kick, Gustavo Henrique headed the ball against the post.

In the final minutes, Santos held off Corinthians' pressure well and secured the three points at home.

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