Palmeiras sink Santos with Vitor Roque goals, extend lead at the top | OneFootball

Palmeiras is more of a leader than ever, while Santos has sunk in the Brazilian Championship. On Thursday night, Verdão defeated Santos in the São Paulo derby, 2-0, at Allianz Parque, in the 32nd round of the national tournament. Vitor Roque made the difference and scored both goals that secured the victory for the home team.

Standings Situation

With this result, Palmeiras not only maintained its lead in the Brasileirão, but also opened up a three-point advantage over Flamengo, the runner-up in the competition. Verdão reached 68 points, while the team from Rio has 65. The Alviverde also achieved its third consecutive win across all competitions.

On the other hand, Santos ended the round in the relegation zone. Vitória beat Internacional in the round and, with the defeat, Peixe appears in 17th place, with 33 points—one less than the team from Bahia, which is the first outside the relegation zone.

📋 Match Details

🟢⚪PALMEIRAS 2 x 0 SANTOS ⚪⚫

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (32nd round) 🏟️ Venue: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: November 6, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 41,167 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 2,733,570.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: Flaco López (Palmeiras); Zé Rafael and Mayke (Santos) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

🟢⚪PALMEIRAS

Carlos Miguel; Khellven (Giay), Gómez, Bruno Fuchs and Piquerez; Emiliano Martínez (Raphael Veiga), Andreas Pereira, Mauricio (Allan) and Ramón Sosa (Felipe Anderson); Flaco López and Vitor Roque (Facundo Torres). Coach: Abel Ferreira

⚪⚫SANTOS

Gabriel Brazão; Willian Arão, Zé Ivaldo and Alexis Duarte; Mayke (Guilherme), Zé Rafael (João Schmidt), Victor Hugo and Souza; Barreal (Rollheiser); Robinho Jr. (Caballero) and Lautaro Díaz (Thaciano). Coach: Juan Pablo Vojvoda

How the match went

In the second minute, Palmeiras had their first shot on goal. Mauricio tried a shot from outside the box, but Gabriel Brazão was alert and made the save. Five minutes later, Piquerez took a free kick from the edge of the area and shot directly at goal, forcing the Santos goalkeeper to palm it away for a corner.

Santos’ first shot came after a loose ball at the edge of the box, where Zé Rafael fired and the ball was deflected out for a corner. Then, at 19 minutes, Palmeiras almost opened the scoring. The ball fell to Mauricio, who shot from inside the area, but with a deflection, and Brazão made the save.

At 21 minutes, Palmeiras came very close to the first goal. After a deep pass from Piquerez, Flaco López won in speed and dribbled past Piquerez. The Argentine finished at goal, but Zé Ivaldo cleared it off the line and prevented Verdão’s goal. In the next play, after a free kick into the area, Willian Arão scored for Santos, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Second half

Palmeiras’ first chance in the second half came just two minutes in. After a header from Vitor Roque, the ball went towards Bruno Fuchs. The defender, unmarked, headed from close range, but Brazão made a great reflex save to keep Santos in the game. A minute later, Carlos Miguel punched the ball away from a free kick and Victor Hugo tried a bicycle kick, but Gustavo Gómez saved Verdão by clearing it off the line for a corner.

It was at 21 minutes that, after so many attempts, Palmeiras finally opened the scoring. Flaco López won a challenge against Zé Ivaldo and set up Vitor Roque. The number 9 went one-on-one with Brazão, dribbled the goalkeeper, and calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net. At 31 minutes, Flaco López tried a shot from outside the box and the Santos keeper made another save.

At 34 minutes, Palmeiras scored the second goal, sending the Allianz Parque crowd into a frenzy. Veiga found a beautiful through ball to Vitor Roque. The number 9 used his speed, broke into the box, and chipped the ball over Brazão, scoring a beautiful goal to seal the Alviverde victory.

In the final minutes, the game became end-to-end again, with dangerous chances for both sides. At 43 minutes, Rollheiser made a good individual play, beat his marker, and Carlos Miguel made the save. Shortly after, Allan broke forward and shot from outside the box, hitting Brazão’s post.

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🟢⚪ PALMEIRAS

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