Teixeira: Santos underperformed v Guarani, team’s weaknesses exposed | OneFootball

This Sunday, Santos visited Guarani at the Brinco de Ouro Stadium in Campinas and came away with a 1-1 draw. The Peixe took the lead with a goal from Barreal, but faltered and conceded the equalizer in the last play of the game. The club president, Marcelo Teixeira, made a post this Monday acknowledging the team’s underwhelming performance and stating that the team is facing “some weaknesses” at the start of the season.

Teixeira also said that despite earning a point, the feeling is one of defeat, especially since the result slipped away at the end of the match. He also emphasized that the issues faced will be corrected, both collectively and in the individual performances within the squad.

“Conceding a goal in stoppage time leaves a sense of defeat, even recognizing the difficulty of playing away from home, of facing an opponent like Guarani in Campinas. In fact, we missed out on 3 points, it was clear there are some weaknesses due to it being the start of the season, which will be corrected, just as there are many virtues in the individual performances of important players who raise the level of the team,” wrote the president in a post on Instagram.

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Recognizing the Peixe’s performance, Teixeira gave his opinion on the draw in Campinas and stressed the importance of securing good results in the upcoming matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the State Championship.

“The fairest result in my view was the draw, given the chances on both sides. There’s no time to lament, we have to add up the points and get the results to qualify for the next phase of the Paulistão,” he concluded.

Santos in the Paulista

With this result, Santos has now gone two games without a win in the Paulista, after losing to Palmeiras in the last round’s derby. The team now sits in eighth place on the table, with just four points, and needs to get back to winning ways to stay in the qualifying zone for the quarterfinals of the State Championship.

Next match

Santos vs Corinthians (Paulista Championship) Date and time: January 22, 2026 (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos

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