São Paulo grab draw at Vila, heap more misery on Santos | OneFootball

On Wednesday, Santos and São Paulo ended in a 1-1 draw at Vila Belmiro, in the second round of the Brazilian Championship. Zé Rafael opened the scoring for Peixe, while Calleri leveled the match. Peixe fans booed the team and insulted president Marcelo Teixeira after the final whistle.

Standings

With this result, Santos has now gone seven games without a win this season. That’s five in the Paulistão and two in Serie A, a tournament in which the club currently sits in 15th place with one point.

Meanwhile, São Paulo, which is slowly trying to recover amid a crisis, is in fourth place with four points.

Protests

The Santos fans are becoming increasingly impatient. Tonight, in addition to publishing a long letter on social media, the Torcida Jovem protested at Vila Belmiro.

The organized supporters watched the first half sitting down and in silence. At halftime, they unfurled banners and sang against the president and Alexandre Mattos, the club’s football executive. In the second half, they went back to supporting the team as usual.

MATCH SHEET?⚪SANTOS 1 x 1 SÃO PAULO 🔴⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Paulista (first round) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 8:00 pm (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 10,280 💰 Revenue: R$603,735.63 🟨 Yellow cards: Adonis Frías, Rony, Zé Rafael, Escobar, and Schmidt (Santos); Alan Franco (São Paulo) 🟥 Red cards: None

Refereeing

Referee: Anderson Daronco (RS) Assistants: Rafael da Silva Alves (RS) and Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel (RS) VAR: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (RJ)

Goals

Lineups

SANTOS: Gabriel Brazão; Mayke, Adonis Frías (Basso), Luan Peres, and Escobar; João Schmidt, Zé Rafael (Miguelito), and Gabriel Menino (Bontempo); Barreal (Rollheiser), Gabigol, and Rony (Lautaro Díaz). Coach: Juan Pablo Vojvoda

SÃO PAULO: Rafael; Alan Franco (Lucas Moura), Arboleda, and Sabino; Maik (Ferraresi), Danielzinho, Bobadilla (Luan), Pablo Maia (Marcos Antônio), and Enzo Díaz; Tapia (Luciano), and Calleri. Coach: Hernán Crespo

How was the match?

Playing at home, Santos started by trying to press and created a chance just four minutes in. Barreal won the ball in the attacking half and went for the shot. The ball deflected off the defense and fell to Gabigol in the six-yard box. The number 9 shot but was stopped by a great save from Rafael.

From then on, the home team struggled to create danger. The visitors started to grow into the game and almost opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Bobadilla took advantage of a loose ball in the box and fired a shot, forcing a save from Brazão. Shortly after, Tapia played a one-two with the Paraguayan midfielder and narrowly missed the post.

At the end of the first half, Santos regained control of the derby and, amid the fans' protests, managed to open the scoring. At 49 minutes, Adonis Frías took a long shot and saw Rafael parry it forward. On the rebound, Zé Rafael found the back of the net.

São Paulo managed to equalize in the second half. Lucas Moura received the ball on the right wing and crossed perfectly for Calleri to head it into the net.

With the score at 1-1, the game became rather dull. Peixe couldn't muster a reaction, further irritating their fans, and Tricolor simply managed the result.

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