With derbies, Santos face tough run against Série A sides | OneFootball

Santos is entering one of the most demanding stretches since the beginning of the season. After leaving behind the painful draw against Guarani, Peixe will have five consecutive matches against Série A opponents, both in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro, including Paulista derbies against Corinthians and São Paulo.

The marathon begins this Thursday, when they host Corinthians at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, in a match valid for the fourth round of the Campeonato Paulista. Peixe comes into the derby after two games without a win, against Palmeiras and Guarani, and seeks to return to victory to remain in the qualifying zone for the quarterfinals of the State Championship.

On Sunday, at 4 p.m., Santos faces Bragantino, also for the Paulistão. The match, which will once again be played in front of the Santos fans at Vila Belmiro, precedes the team’s debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

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The third challenge will be against Chapecoense, at Arena Condá, in Chapecó, for the first round of the Brasileirão. Peixe comes into the match as the favorite, since the opponent has just been promoted to Série A after finishing third in Série B and securing a return to the elite of Brazilian football. The match will take place next Wednesday, at 8 p.m.

After that, Peixe faces São Paulo, in another state derby, in the final stretch of the first phase of the Campeonato Paulista. The match will be next Saturday, kicking off at 8:30 p.m., at Morumbis, in São Paulo.

Finally, Santos will face Tricolor again, this time for the second round of the round-robin competition, at Peixe’s home, at 8 p.m. on February 4. By then, the squad may have some important returns, such as Neymar, who has not yet played in 2026 due to his recovery process after surgery on the meniscus of his left knee, performed at the end of last year.

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