Vitória beat Sport, push Santos into the Brasileirão drop zone | OneFootball

With three rounds left in the Brazilian Championship, the fight against relegation continues to haunt some clubs. Focused on staying in Serie A, Vitória defeated the already relegated Sport 3-1 in the 35th round. Luan Cândido (own goal), Cantalapiedra, and Renato Kayzer scored for Leão at Ilha do Retiro. Pablo scored for the home team.

Standings Situation

With this result, Vitória reached 39 points and climbed to the 16th position, pushing Santos, with 37, into the relegation zone, in 17th place. Peixe plays this Monday against Internacional at Beira-Rio. The defeat keeps Sport at the bottom with 17 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫ SPORT 1 X 3 VITÓRIA 🔴⚫ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (35th round) 🏟️ Location: Ilha do Retiro, in Recife (PE) 📅 Date: November 23, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Rivera and Kevyson (Sport); Erick (Vitória) 🟥 Red cards: None

Refereeing

Referee: Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz Assistants: Luiz Claudio Regazone and Anne Kesy Gomes de Sá VAR: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira

Goals

⚽ Luan Cândido (own goal), 12′ of the 1st half (Vitória) ⚽ Cantalapiedra, 14′ of the 1st half (Vitória) ⚽ Pablo, 28′ of the 1st half (Sport) ⚽ Renato Kayzer, 2′ of the 2nd half (Vitória)

🔴⚫ Sport

Caíque França; Matheus Alexandre, Ramon Menezes (Kevyson), Rafael Thyere, and Luan Cândido; Rivera (Adryel), Lucas Kal, Lucas Lima, and Matheusinho (Romarinho); Léo Pereira and Pablo Coach: César Lucena

🔴⚫ Vitória

Thiago Couto; Cáceres, Camutanga, Lucas Halter, and Edu; Baralhas, Ronald Lopes, and Ramon; Aitor Cantalapiedra (Matheuzinho), Erick (Lucas Braga), and Renzo López (Renato Kayzer) Coach: Jair Ventura

How was the game?

Vitória took the lead 12 minutes into the first half with an own goal by Luan Cândido. Gabriel Baralhas shot from inside the area, the ball deflected off Luan Cândido's head, leaving Caíque França helpless. Leão took advantage and extended the lead at 14 minutes.

Cantalapiedra received a cross at the edge of the small area and struck first-time, beating the goalkeeper. Before halftime, Sport reduced the deficit. Lucas Lima advanced on the right and passed to Matheusinho in depth, who crossed into the area and found Pablo, who struck first-time, hitting the corner of Thiago Couto's goal.

Vitória scored the third two minutes into the second half. Renato Kayzer shot from outside the area. The ball deflected off Rafael Thyere and ended up in the back of Caíque França's net.

Upcoming Matches

Sport

Santos vs. Sport Competition: Brazilian Championship (36th round) Date and time: November 28 (Friday), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)

Vitória

Vitória vs. Mirassol Competition: Brazilian Championship (36th round) Date and time: November 29 (Saturday), at 4 PM (Brasília time) Location: Barradão Stadium, in Salvador (BA)

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