Santos concede late, lose to Athletico-PR, still winless in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Santos continues without a win in the Brazilian Championship. This Thursday, the Peixe conceded a late goal and lost to Athletico-PR, 2-1, at Arena da Baixada, in the third round of the tournament. Julimar and Viveros scored for the hosts, while Thaciano scored for the team from São Paulo.

Standings Situation

With the result, Santos remains with only one point in the Brasileirão, in 19th place, in the relegation zone. The team has two losses and one draw in Serie A. Meanwhile, Athletico is in fifth place, with six points.

MATCH DETAILS ?🔴⚫ATHLETICO-PR 2 X 1 SANTOS⚪️⚫️

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (third round) 🏟️ Venue: Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba (PR) 📅 Date: January 12, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 7 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Odair Hellmann (Athletico); Bontempo, Igor Vinícius (Santos) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

Athletico-PR

Santos, Terán, Arthur Dias, and Esquivel; Benavídez, Portilla (Luiz Gustavo), Zapelli, and Léo Derik (Dudu); Mendoza, Julimar (Felipe Chiqueti), and Viveros.

Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Zé Ivaldo, Luan Peres, and Vini Lira; João Schmidt, Gabriel Menino, and Gabriel Bontempo (Barreal); Miguelito (Moisés), Thaciano (Lautaro), and Rony (Basso).

Match Summary

The game started lively at Arena da Baixada. Just two minutes in, Zé Ivaldo pulled Viveros in the box, and the referee, after reviewing the play on VAR, awarded a penalty. Julimar took the shot, sending Brazão the wrong way and opening the scoring for Athletico.

The hosts continued to play better, but Santos managed to equalize with a brilliant individual play by Miguelito at the 16th minute. The midfielder weaved through the middle and set up Thaciano, who finished in the corner, leaving goalkeeper Santos with no chance.

From then on, the game lost momentum. Both teams started making many passing errors. Santos had a good opportunity at the 39th minute, but Thaciano was blocked just in time after a beautiful team play by the São Paulo side. Athletico responded immediately. Mendoza went one-on-one with Brazão and shot over the bar.

2nd Half

The second half, in turn, began very fragmented, with many fouls. As a result, there were few real chances. The alternative was aerial plays. At the 18th minute, Zapelli took a tight corner, and Julimar flicked it at the near post. Alert, Brazão made a miraculous save to prevent the goal.

Santos responded at the 25th minute. Igor Vinícius controlled the ball on the right, cut inside, and shot towards the top corner. Santos flew and made a beautiful save. At the 31st minute, Moisés broke through on a counter-attack and shot, prompting another intervention from the goalkeeper. In the next play, the Santos reinforcement received a perfect pass from Thaciano and would have scored if not for Benavídez's block on the shot.

On the other side, Gabriel Brazão was also having an inspired night. With the clock at 40 minutes, Chiqueti took advantage of a loose ball in the area and unleashed a powerful shot, which the goalkeeper saved.

At the 45th minute, nothing could stop Athletico's second goal. Viveros received a pass from Chiqueti inside the box and subtly redirected it to take Brazão out of the play and secure the victory for the Paraná team.

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