Santos face seven top-10 clashes in Brasileirão run-in as Libertadores push continues | OneFootball

Santos, eighth on 38 points, face a gruelling Brasileirão run-in. Seven of their final 11 matches are against top-10 sides as they chase a 2027 Conmebol Libertadores berth, buoyed by a recent winning run under Cuca.

According to Globo.com, the sequence begins after Friday's trip to Morumbis to face 11th-placed São Paulo at 20:00, a key game with only two points between the sides, 38 to 36.

The top-end tests include Flamengo, Atlético-MG, Fluminense, Bahia, Palmeiras, Bragantino and Coritiba. In the first round against these teams, Santos took only eight of 21 points.

That 38% return featured home defeats to Coritiba and Fluminense, offset by away draws at Bahia and Palmeiras. The figures will need to change if they are to pursue loftier targets.

After the top-10 run, Santos close the league against teams fighting at the lower end of the table, Grêmio, Vitória and Botafogo.

Source: Globo.com

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