Luan Peres brands Santos defeat as "unacceptable" | OneFootball

Santos found themselves in a tough spot in the fight against relegation. On Monday night, Peixe lost 1-0 to Vitória, right at Vila Belmiro, in the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship. Defender Luan Peres lamented the setback in the direct clash and called the negative result “unacceptable.”

“Unacceptable. We can't lose a game like this, a direct confrontation. We talked a lot this week, played a great match against Corinthians and we knew we couldn't let the level drop, but we couldn't maintain the good football. They came to play for one chance and they got it, that's what they did. Then they closed up at the back, and we couldn't be effective to score the goal. There's nothing to lament, we just have to wait for the next game, get some points, and get out of this situation, which we're already sick and tired of,” he said.

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The defender highlighted Peixe's good performance in the derbies against São Paulo and Corinthians and stated that the team needs to get back to the level they showed against their rivals.

“We played two great derbies, against São Paulo and Corinthians. So we have to believe in the good matches, focus on the good games we played. Now we have to switch gears for the match against Botafogo and get back to playing the football we showed in the last round,” he said.

With this result, Santos is now in 16th place, now with the same 31 points as Vitória, who still remain in the relegation zone for having one less win in the tournament.

Peixe returns to the pitch against Botafogo. The match, valid for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship, is scheduled for 4pm (Brasília time) next Sunday, at Estádio Nilton Santos, in Rio de Janeiro.

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