Santos grab late draw against Grêmio at Vila Belmiro in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Santos squandered a great chance to distance itself from the relegation zone. On Wednesday night, Peixe ended in a 1-1 draw with Grêmio at Vila Belmiro, during the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. Edenílson opened the scoring for the Gauchos and Lautaro Díaz, in the final minutes of the match, leveled the score.

Standings Situation

With the result, Santos remains on the brink of the relegation zone. Juan Pablo Vojvoda's team is in 16th place, with 28 points, five more than Juventude, which opens the Z4. However, the gap to the first in the drop zone may decrease if Vitória (18th, with 22) beats Ceará at home this Thursday.

Grêmio, on the other hand, is in 10th place, with 33 points, seven less than Bahia, which closes the G6.

Match Details

⚪⚫ SANTOS 1 X 1 GRÊMIO 🔵⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: 26th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Location: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 9,306 💰 Revenue: R$ 439,188.00 🟨 Yellow Cards: João Schmidt, Escobar, Igor Vinícius (Santos); Arthur, Mano Menezes, Alysson (Grêmio) 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

Goals

Santos Brazão; Mayke (Igor Vinícius), Alexis Duarte, Luan Peres, and Escobar (Souza); Zé Rafael, João Schmidt (Tiquinho Soares), Barreal (Rincón), and Rollheiser (Robinho Jr.); Guilherme and Lautaro Díaz.

Grêmio Grando; Gustavo Martins, Noriega, Wagner Leonardo, and Marlon; Dodi, Arthur (Alex Santana), and Edenilson (Cristaldo); Pavón (Amuzu), Alysson (Aravena), and André Henrique (Riquelme).

Match Summary

Santos started the game pressing and only didn't open the scoring because of Gabriel Grando. The goalkeeper was having an inspired night and made two good saves from shots by Rollheiser and Escobar. At 18 minutes, Peixe's fans were startled at Vila Belmiro.

Alysson sped down the right wing, invaded the area, and took advantage of Gabriel Brazão's mistake to find the net. However, the referee was called to review the play on VAR and disallowed the goal. In the play, Edenílson had touched the ball with his hand.

From then on, the game cooled down. The home team dominated possession but couldn't create any more dangerous chances.

After the break, Vojvoda tried to make Santos even more offensive. He took out João Schmidt to bring in Tiquinho Soares. However, the strategy didn't work. That's because Grêmio ended up opening the scoring at 11 minutes. And this time it counted.

After a long exchange of passes, Pavón controlled the ball on the right, turned, and crossed into the area. Alone, Edenílson lunged at the ball and deflected it into Brazão's net.

Peixe had a golden chance to equalize at 21. Lautaro Díaz intercepted a shot from Barreal and, face to face, was stopped by Grando. On the rebound, Tiquinho tried twice. The first was blocked by Wagner Leonardo and the second by the goalkeeper. In the end, Guilherme blasted the ball over, to the despair of Santos fans.

In the final minutes, Santos kept pressing. At 42, Zé Rafael took a shot, the ball hit the crossbar, bounced on the line, and kissed the post before being cleared. In the next play, the hosts finally celebrated. After a corner kick, Zé Rafael hit the crossbar again. This time, however, Lautaro took advantage of the rebound and headed the ball into the goal.

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