Neymar scores, but Santos draw with Recoleta reserves, jeered | OneFootball

Santos are still without a win in the Copa Sudamericana. This Tuesday, the day they celebrated their 114th anniversary, Peixe were booed off the pitch after drawing 1-1 with Paraguay’s Deportivo Recoleta in the second round of the competition’s group stage. Neymar opened the scoring at Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP), and the visitors equalized through a penalty taken by Ortiz.

Standings situation

With this result, Santos remain bottom of Group D, with just one point. Recoleta, meanwhile, are in second place with two points, one behind Deportivo Cuenca, who play San Lorenzo on Thursday in this round.

📋 Match summary

⚫⚪ SANTOS 1-1 DEPORTIVO RECOLETA 🟡⚫ 🏆 Competition: Copa Sudamericana (Matchday 2) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, Santos (SP) 📅 Date: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Kickoff time: 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 9,648 fans 💰 Gate receipts: R$ 504,381.26 🟨 Yellow cards: Neymar, Gabriel Bontempo (Santos); Pereira, Galeano, Toeldo and Ortiz (Recoleta) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Referee: Fernando Vejar (CHI) Assistants: José Retamal (CHI) and Miguel Rocha (CHI) VAR: Juan Lara (CHI)

Goals

⚽ Neymar, 3’, 1st half (Santos) ⚽ Ortiz, 45’, 1st half (Recoleta)

⚫⚪ Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius (Lautaro Díaz), Adonis Frías, Luan Peres and Escobar (Rafael Gonzaga); Willian Arão, Gustavo Henrique and Neymar Jr.; Bontempo (Rollheiser), Moisés (Miguelito) and Gabigol (Thaciano). Head coach: Cuca

🟡⚫ Deportivo Recoleta

Óscar Toledo; Claudio Figueredo (Medina), Marcos Pereira, Luis Cardozo and Luis Mendoza; Fernando Galeano (Masi), Ronal Domínguez, Héctor López (Garay) and Manuel Schupp; Thiago Vidal (Noguera) and Richart Ortiz. Head coach: Jorge González

How the match unfolded

First half

Santos opened the scoring just three minutes in. Gustavo Henrique battled for the ball and found Neymar on the counterattack. Wearing the No. 10 shirt, he played it out left to Gabigol. He drove forward and crossed into the box for Neymar, who got it back and finished into the net. Peixe nearly made it 2-0 in the sixth minute. Bontempo picked up the loose ball, but his weak effort was saved by Óscar Toledo.

Gabigol had a good chance in the 11th minute, but struck it straight at the Recoleta defense. Peixe threatened again in the 16th minute with another move involving Neymar and Gabigol, in a play where the No. 9 appealed for a penalty after a challenge with Luis Mendoza. However, the referee waved play on. In the 30th minute, Santos had a chance to extend the lead. Neymar received the ball from Bontempo and slipped a good pass to Gabigol, who had broken into the box. The forward, however, mishit his finish and shot straight at the goalkeeper.

Shortly afterward, Toledo made a poor clearance, Gustavo Henrique won it back and laid it off to Neymar, who shot over the open goal and wide. In the 43rd minute, the referee awarded a penalty for a foul by Luan Peres on Figueredo. From the spot, Ortiz sent it to Brazão’s left and leveled the match.

Second half

Two minutes in, Neymar made a good run through the middle and played it out to Bontempo, who advanced down the right and shot over the bar. Santos wasted a clear chance to retake the lead in the 20th minute. Miguelito received a pass from Neymar and crossed into the box. Rollheiser headed it dangerously, but the defense cleared it almost off the line. In the 30th minute, it was Miguelito’s turn to miss the chance to score the second.

The Menino da Vila combined with Neymar, but finished straight at the goalkeeper. Santos kept pushing in the attacking half in search of a second goal. However, not even with the substitutions could Peixe find the target guarded by Toledo. When they were not broken up by mistakes, Santos’ attacks were stopped by Recoleta fouls.

In stoppage time, Santos threatened. First, Rafael Gonzaga struck from outside the box, and Toledo got down to save it. Moments later, Thaciano picked up the rebound and nearly scored. Soon after, from a corner kick, Adonis Frías headed over. In the final play, Neymar hit a free kick directly over the goal.

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