Santos take the lead against Atlético-MG in the Sul-Americana quarters 🎥 | OneFootball

Santos took the lead in the race for a spot in the Copa Sudamericana semifinals.

Peixe beat Atlético-MG in the first leg of the tie this Wednesday (9), at Vila Belmiro.

Gabigol did not find the net, but he was the standout performer, providing the assists for the goals scored by William Arão and Christian Oliva.

The return leg will take place next Wednesday (14), at Arena MRV.

Watch the match highlights below:

The match

The game at Vila Belmiro was evenly balanced for most of the time.

But Santos were more efficient in attack and made it 1-0 after half an hour of play.

From a free kick into the box, Gabigol headed the ball into place and William Arão finished into the net.

Santos’ top scorer came up big again as a provider in the second half.

He played a beautiful pass for Christian Oliva to finish and beat goalkeeper Gabriel Delfim, who had already made great saves earlier to prevent Santos’ second goal.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL - AFP or licensors