Santos face Palmeiras in Copa do Brasil, first meeting since 2015 final, seeking to end quarter-final drought | OneFootball

Santos visit Palmeiras on Wednesday at 21:30 Brasília time at Nubank Parque in the Copa do Brasil quarter-final first leg, their first Copa do Brasil meeting since the 2015 final. According to Globo.com, the tie offers a chance to halt a last-eight drought.

Santos won that final’s first leg 1-0 at Vila Belmiro, Gabigol scoring, and he is the only survivor who could feature now. Palmeiras then won 2-1 in the return as Dudu struck twice and Ricardo Oliveira replied, before taking the shootout 4-3.

That final was also marked by Nilson’s glaring late miss in the first leg, from near the six-yard box with no goalkeeper, in the 50th minute of the second half.

Since then, Santos have not progressed beyond the quarter-finals. They later exited at this stage in 2016 to Internacional, in 2017 to Flamengo on away goals, in 2018 to Cruzeiro on penalties, and in 2021 to Athletico-PR home and away.

They were also knocked out in the last 16 in 2019 by Atlético-MG, in 2020 by Ceará, in 2022 by Corinthians and in 2023 by Bahia. Last year they fell in the third round to CRB, and in 2024 did not qualify.

Source: Globo.com

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