São Paulo suffer setback against Santos in Brazilian league

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·3 October 2026

São Paulo suffer setback against Santos in Brazilian league

São Paulo were beaten 2-1 by Santos on Friday night at MorumBIS in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor’s goal was scored by Luciano.

Tricolor return to action next Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. to face Cruzeiro at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte.

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The São Paulo side started the match in control of the game. Just two minutes in, Artur took a corner and nearly scored directly from it, but the goalkeeper tipped it away for another corner. In the 28th minute, Iago received the ball on the left and hit a powerful shot, but once again the opposing goalkeeper made the save.

In the 29th minute, Lucas Veríssimo brought down Ryan Francisco inside the box. After reviewing the play on VAR, the referee confirmed the penalty, and in the 31st minute Luciano struck firmly to open the scoring. In the 33rd minute, Santos equalized through Gabriel.

In the second half, Santos turned the game around in the eighth minute. In the 16th minute, Luciano had a headed chance, but sent the ball just wide. Tricolor pushed for an equalizer until the final minutes and nearly scored through Artur in the 43rd minute, when he made a good individual play and curled a shot, but the goalkeeper saved it. In the 49th minute, Danielzinho also had a great chance, but once again the Santos goalkeeper kept the ball out.

São Paulo 1 x 2 Santos

Venue: MorumBIS, in São Paulo (SP)Date: 10/02/2026 (Friday)Kick-off: 8 p.m.

SPFC: Coronel; Pedro Lima (Victor Sá, 28/2), Arboleda, Rafael Tolói (Newton, 18/2) and Iago (Wendell, 21/2); Bobadilla (Danielzinho, 18/2), Pablo Maia and Marcos Antônio; Artur, Ryan Francisco (Gustavo Santana, 18/2) and Luciano. Head coach: Dorival Júnior.

Goal: Luciano (32/1)

Yellow card: Luciano (40/1)

SAN: Diógenes; Rodinei, Lucas Veríssimo, Willian Arão and Escobar; Oliva, Arthur Melo (Gabriel Menino, 7/2) and Lima (Gustavo Henrique, halftime); Barreal (Phillipe Coutinho, halftime), Gabriel (Thaciano, 29/2) and Everton (Rony, 30/2). Head coach: Cuca.

Goals: Gabriel (23/1) and (8/2)

Yellow cards: Lucas Veríssimo (32/1), Oliva (44/1), Everton (30/2)

Attendance: 43,398Gate: R$ 2,034,540.00

Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP)Assistant referees: Alex Ang Ribeiro (SP) and Fernanda Kruger (MT)Fourth official: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann (SC)VAR: Caio Marques Augusto Vieira (GO)AVAR: Flávio Gomes Barroca (RN)