Santos face Vasco again in the Brasileirão after historic thrashing in 2025 | OneFootball

This Thursday, Santos faces Vasco again in the Brazilian Championship after the historic defeat suffered last season. On that occasion, in a match valid for the 20th round, the teams faced off at Morumbi, and the Cruzmaltino delivered a resounding 6-0.

At that time, Santos was on a roll with two consecutive victories against Juventude and Cruzeiro. However, the defeat marked the beginning of a negative streak: four matches without a win, increasing the concern of Santos fans about the possibility of relegation.

The final stretch of the Brasileirão was tense. The Peixe fought against the Z4 until the last rounds but managed to recover with a good sequence of results, which ensured their stay in the elite and even earned them a spot in the Copa Sudamericana.

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Now, despite the bad phase, they face a Vasco also in crisis. After the defeat to Fluminense in the first leg of the Taça Rio semifinal, the Cruzmaltino announced the dismissal of coach Fernando Diniz and his technical staff. So far, the new coach has not yet been announced.

Santos and Vasco face each other again this Thursday at 7 PM (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. In front of their fans and at their stadium, the Peixe tries to turn the painful chapter of 2025 into fuel to seek recovery in the match.

Turbulent Moment

Just like last year, Santos is not having a good season. Last Sunday, they lost to Novorizontino 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Paulista Championship and were eliminated.

The situation in the Brazilian Championship is also not good. So far, they have only scored one point in a 1-1 draw against São Paulo. In the other two matches, they lost to Chapecoense and Athletico-PR and occupy the 18th position in the national competition standings.

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