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

With three rounds left in the Brazilian Championship, the battle against relegation continues to haunt some clubs. Aiming to stay in Série 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 pulled one back for the home team.

Standings

With this result, Vitória reached 39 points and climbed to 16th place, pushing Santos, with 37, into the relegation zone, now in 17th place. Peixe will take the field this Monday to face Internacional at Beira-Rio. The defeat leaves Sport at the bottom with 17 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫ SPORT 1 X 3 VITÓRIA 🔴⚫ 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (35th round) 🏟️ Venue: Ilha do Retiro, 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′ 1st half (Vitória) ⚽ Cantalapiedra, 14′ 1st half (Vitória) ⚽ Pablo, 28′ 1st half (Sport) ⚽ Renato Kayzer, 2′ 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 match?

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

Cantalapiedra received a cross at the edge of the six-yard box and finished first time, beating the goalkeeper. Before halftime, Sport pulled one back. Lucas Lima advanced down the right and played a deep ball to Matheusinho, who crossed into the box and found Pablo, who finished first time into the corner past Thiago Couto.

Vitória scored their third just two minutes into the second half. Renato Kayzer shot from outside the box. 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 (37th round) Date and time: November 28 (Friday), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Vila Belmiro, Santos (SP)

Vitória

Vitória vs. Mirassol Competition: Brazilian Championship (37th round) Date and time: November 29 (Saturday), at 4:00 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Barradão Stadium, Salvador (BA)

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