Santos FC brush aside Cruzeiro, third win on the bounce in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Santos FC confirmed their good form this season, dominated the match from start to finish, created several chances, and beat Cruzeiro 2-1 on Saturday night (12) at Vila Belmiro, in the 27th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Santos’ goals were scored by Rollheiser and Fabrício Bruno (own goal).

With the positive result against the team from Minas Gerais, Peixe claimed its third straight win of the year. Earlier, Cuca’s squad had already beaten Internacional 3-2 at Beira-Rio in the Brasileirão, and Atlético-MG 2-1 at Vila in the first leg of the Conmebol Sudamericana quarterfinals.

With the victory, Alvinegro Praiano reached 35 points and moved up to 10th place in the national tournament. In the 28th round, Cuca’s men will visit Remo next Saturday (19) at 6:30 p.m. at Mangueirão.

Before that, however, Santos FC will switch its focus to the Conmebol Sudamericana quarterfinals. Next Wednesday (16), Santos will visit Atlético-MG at 7 p.m. at Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte (MG), and can even lose by one goal and still advance to the semifinals.

The match – With heavy rain at Vila Belmiro, the game started at a frantic pace. In the opening minutes, Kaio Jorge threatened for Cruzeiro. Peixe responded with Everton Cebolinha and Gabriel Bontempo testing goalkeeper Otávio.

With slick passing moves, Alvinegro Praiano began to take control and, in the 18th minute, Gustavo Henrique fired from the edge of the box, forcing a good save from the opposing keeper. Four minutes later, it was the lively Cebolinha’s turn to try from distance and send the ball just over the crossbar.

The pressure remained immense! In the 23rd minute, João Schmidt played a beautiful pass to Bontempo inside the box. The No. 8 controlled it, shook off his marker, and aimed for the corner, only for Otávio to make another great save.

And, as the saying goes: ‘constant dripping wears away the stone.’ In the 28th minute, Everton Cebolinha tried his luck from distance, the ball deflected off the defense and fell to Rollheiser, all alone, to slot it into the back of the net and open the scoring at Vila Belmiro.

Even after opening the scoring, Santos FC did not sit back and kept piling pressure on Cruzeiro. In the 32nd minute, Rodinei burst down the right and sent in a low cross for Gabriel Bontempo. Before the ball could reach the Menino da Vila, however, Fabrício Bruno turned it into his own net, making it 2-0. Alvinegro Praiano still created several more opportunities, but went into halftime with a two-goal lead.

And after creating so much without scoring again, Peixe ended up conceding late on. In the 44th minute, Matheus Pereira appeared inside the box to pull one back. Despite the goal, Cruzeiro’s reaction stopped there, and Santos FC sealed the 2-1 win at Vila Belmiro.

MATCH DETAILSSANTOS FC 2 x 1 CRUZEIRO

Brazilian Championship – 26th roundVenue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)Date: September 12, 2026Kickoff: 9 p.m.Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo (RJ)Assistants: Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (CE) and Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha (RJ)Yellow cards: SANTOS: Everton Cebolinha and Gabriel Brazão. CRUZEIRO: Fabrício Bruno, Kaio Jorge and João Marcelo.

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