Santos rated as Palmeiras win 3-0, no one comes out with credit | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Santos 3-0 at Nubank Parque on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals, with the visitors heavily criticised in player ratings.

According to Diario Do Peixe, goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão erred on the opening goal during a balanced spell, a mistake that undermined the plan and set the tone for the night.

At half-time Cuca opened up his side in search of a response, but the approach left gaps and the team could have suffered an even heavier defeat.

The assessment spared no one. Igor Vinícius endured another poor outing, while Willian Arão missed a clear chance and struggled to get a grip on the midfield. João Schmidt was again rated very poorly, and Rollheiser began brightly before fading and failing to take on the organiser role.

Barreal was beaten early in the move that led to the second goal and created little. For the third, Lucas Veríssimo had earlier made key interventions, including in the air and against Piquerez, but then lost out to Flaco Lopez in the decisive duel.

Gabriel Bontempo was described as the only lucid presence. Elsewhere, Caballero looked lost, Rony produced little, and Gabriel Barbosa entered with endeavour but little impact. Davizinho had a chaotic cameo yet prevented a goal by Vitor Roque, and Gustavo Henrique mixed a clever backheel to Igor Vinícius with being beaten by John Arias.

Source: Diario Do Peixe

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