Santos chase first three-match winning run of 2026 as Cruzeiro visit | OneFootball

Cuca's Santos are chasing their first three-match winning run of 2026, having beaten Internacional 3-2 at Beira-Rio in the Brasileirão and Atlético-MG 2-0 at Vila Belmiro in the first leg of the Sul-Americana quarter-finals.

In Diario Do Peixe’s reporting, this push is set against recent seasons. They host Cruzeiro on Saturday 12 at 21:00 at Vila Belmiro in the 27th round of the Brasileirão.

The last time the Alvinegro won three on the bounce was last December, across the final three Brasileirão rounds, results that secured survival and featured attacking midfielder Neymar. They beat Sport 3-0 at Vila Belmiro, Juventude 3-0 at Alfredo Jaconi, and Cruzeiro 3-0 back at Vila.

This year, successive wins have come only in pairs. They beat Coritiba in the Copa do Brasil then Bragantino in the league, Cuenca in the Sul-Americana then Vitória in May, and Macará in the Sul-Americana then Vasco in August.

Their longest unbeaten sequence in 2026 is seven matches between April and May, with draws against Bahia and Palmeiras in the Brasileirão, Recoleta and San Lorenzo in the Sul-Americana, and Coritiba in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil fifth round, plus wins over Coritiba in the return and Red Bull Bragantino. By contrast, the year before last brought a 10-match unbeaten run in Série B from June to August 2024, ended by defeat to Avaí.

Source: Diario Do Peixe

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