Santos beat Noroeste with a Rony goal, breathe easier in the Paulistão | OneFootball

Santos achieved an important result this Sunday afternoon. The Peixe defeated Noroeste 2-1 in the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista at Estádio Dr. Alfredo de Castilho in Bauru, keeping their hopes alive in the fight for the G8 of the competition. Pedro Carrerete scored an own goal, and Rony netted the second goal for Alvinegro Praiano. Pedro Carrerete himself scored for the hosts.

Standings Situation

With the victory, Santos depends on the result of the match between Red Bull Bragantino and Velo Clube to eliminate any chance of relegation in the Paulistão. Additionally, they remain in the fight for a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Peixe is in ninth place with nine points, one point away from the G8. Meanwhile, Noroeste is 14th with seven points.

📋Match Summary

🔴 NOROESTE 1 x 2 SANTOS ⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista  🏟️ Venue: Estádio Dr. Alfredo de Castilho, in Bauru-SP 📅 Date: February 8, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Marlyson (Noroeste); Miguelito, Igor Vinícius (Santos) 🟥 Red Cards: Thiago Lopes (Noroeste)

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🔴NOROESTE

Luiz Daniel; Yuri Ferraz, Sanchéz, Pedro Carrerette, and Carlinhos; Ronaldo (Tocantins), Tauã, Cristiano (Igor Cristiano), Diego Mathias (Marlyson), and Thiago Lopes; Carlão Coach: Guilherme Alves

⚪SANTOS

Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Zé Ivaldo, Luan Peres, and Escobar; João Schmidt, Bontempo, and Miguelito; Barreal (Rollheiser), Rony (Thaciano), and Gabigol (Lautaro Díaz) Coach: Vojvoda

How the Game Went

Santos managed to open the scoring early in the game, at four minutes. Igor Vinícius received a pass on the right and set up Miguelito at the edge of the box. The Bolivian passed to the left for Escobar to strike first-time, with a deflection off defender Pedro Carrerete, who scored an own goal for Peixe.

Just eight minutes later, Rony was sent through into the area and passed to Gabigol to tap into the net. However, after VAR review, the play was ruled offside. Shortly after, at 16 minutes, Diego Mathias took a corner into the area, and Pedro Carrerete rose in the six-yard box to head home and equalize for Noroeste.

At 29 minutes, Bontempo delivered a fine pass to Igor Vinícius, who beat his marker at the edge of the area and reached the byline to cross for Rony to tap in at the near post, scoring his first goal for Santos and putting the team back in the lead. At the end of the first half, at 49 minutes, Thiago Lopes made a scissor tackle on Zé Ivaldo and was sent off, leaving Noroeste a man down.

Five minutes into the second half, Diego Mathias had a good chance to head in an equalizer, but goalkeeper Brazão made a fine save. For the rest of the game, Santos maintained significant possession and control over Noroeste, who, with one player less, could do little to avoid defeat. Despite this, the interior club managed to threaten once more at 39 minutes, with Carlão heading for another save by Brazão.

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