Santos hold Cruzeiro 0-0 as Brazão and Veríssimo shine on Cuca return | OneFootball

Santos earned a 0-0 draw with Cruzeiro at the Mineirão on Sunday in the eighth round of the 2026 Brasileirão, a match that marked Cuca’s return.

According to Diario Do Peixe, Gabriel Brazão and Lucas Veríssimo were the standouts, each rated seven and a half.

Brazão made three excellent saves and Veríssimo dominated his duels. Luan Peres impressed alongside him, rated seven.

Igor Vinicius struggled with stray passes, four and a half, while Escobar improved after half-time, five and a half. Oliva was tireless out of possession but offered little craft, six.

Tomás Rincón came on, committed two fouls in three minutes and was booked, four. João Schmidt played too little to rate.

Gustavo Henrique fulfilled his marking job but offered little when Santos had the ball, five and a half. Gabriel Menino was ineffective wide right before improving slightly after the break, five and a half.

Barreal had a quiet game yet almost won it, five and a half. Rollheiser produced a good effort in stoppage time, five and a half. Moisés failed to provide an outlet before the interval, four.

Thaciano helped Santos keep the ball higher up, five and a half. Rony showed his usual industry and would have assisted Barreal, six.

Cuca set the side up to contain Cruzeiro and avoid defeat, then adjusted at the break and nearly secured victory, rated six and a half.

Source: Diario Do Peixe