Santos face Novorizontino again, eye Paulista semi-final spot | OneFootball

With the end of the eighth round of the Paulista Championship this Sunday, Santos has learned its opponent for the quarterfinals of the tournament. Peixe will face Novorizontino, who finished the first phase as the competition leader, and will need to repeat the good result they achieved against this opponent in the State Championship opener, in which they won. With a strong performance in 2026 and a recent balanced record against the major clubs of São Paulo, the team from the countryside could surprise Neymar's team next Sunday.

Since their return to Série A1 of the Paulistão, Novorizontino has played 10 matches against Santos, Palmeiras, Corinthians, and São Paulo in the competition, with four wins, two draws, and four losses.

In one of these draws, the club from Novo Horizonte secured a spot in the competition's semifinals after a penalty shootout against São Paulo in 2024. The team was then defeated by Palmeiras in the next stage of that edition.

Of these teams, the one they faced most during this period was Santos, as they also had two matches valid for Série B in 2024. The teams met five times in this span, with two wins for Novorizontino and one for Santos, in the first round of this season's Paulistão, in addition to two draws.

Peixe's victory over the club from Novo Horizonte in this Paulistão marked Gabigol's return debut, as he scored the first goal in Alvinegro Praiano's comeback in the match, which ended 2-1. Thus, Santos will try to repeat the positive result from the first-round match to secure a spot in the semifinals.

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