Santos ratings: Moisés off the bench seals win over Atlético-MG | OneFootball

After two setbacks, Santos bounced back and beat Atlético-MG 1-0 on the night of last Saturday, in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship. Moisés came off the bench to score the winning goal for Santos at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, São Paulo.

In about 40 minutes on the pitch, including stoppage time, the forward scored one goal, won three fouls, and came out on top in seven of nine duels. Alongside him, Neymar and Gabigol also stood out, as they started together again. Gabigol led the team in key passes, with three, and provided the assist for the No. 21’s goal. He also completed 97% of his passes and had a goal disallowed.

Neymar also showed he still had a “full tank,” as Cuca put it, and although he did not shine, he was very involved in the match. The No. 10 completed all of his long passes, had 78 touches, as well as five shots — some of them dangerous — and also won five fouls.

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Igor Vinícius, who suffered from cramps, also put in a big shift, contributing both in attack and defense. The game’s leader in tackles, with six, the right-back made the move that led to Santos’ disallowed goal.

Solid defense

Defensively, Santos looked secure, with Lucas Veríssimo standing out after winning the ball from Hulk to launch the counterattack on the goal play. He formed a solid partnership in defense with Luan Peres, even though he played part of the match “through pain” because of back discomfort. Escobar, despite picking up a yellow card very early in the game, also played well and prevented what could have been an Atlético-MG goal in the first half.

Rony, on the other hand, seemed to be on a different wavelength. In Cuca’s assessment, he did not have a bad game, but he did not deliver what the team needed in the match and was replaced by Moisés in the second half, who made the difference.

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