Neymar scores but Santos lose to Inter, pressure mounts on Vojvoda | OneFootball

On the night of this Wednesday, Santos lost 2-1 to Internacional at Vila Belmiro, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship. Zé Ivaldo (own goal) opened the scoring for Colorado, while Neymar, from a penalty, equalized the score. In the end, Carbonero scored and sealed the defeat for the Santos team, which left the field under heavy boos. The result increased the pressure on coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda even more.

Standings Situation

With the result, Vojvoda saw the pressure on his work increase. The Peixe reached their third consecutive game without a win in the Brazilian Championship, with two draws and one loss, and failed to leave the lower part of the standings. The Santos team also dropped to 16th place, with six points. On the other hand, Internacional won their first in the national competition and jumped to 17th place, reaching five points.

MATCH DETAILS ⚪⚫ SANTOS 1 x 2 INTERNACIONAL 🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (seventh round) 🏟️ Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP) 📅 Date: March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 10,031 people 💰 Revenue: R$ 631,264.73 🟨 Yellow cards: Escobar, Neymar, Zé Ivaldo, and Igor Vinícius (Santos); Félix Torres and Vitinho (Internacional) 🟥 Red cards: None

Refereeing

Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda (ES) Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (RJ) and Douglas Pagung (ES) VAR: Marco Aurelio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira (MG)

GOALS

Lineups

SANTOS: Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Adonis Frías, Zé Ivaldo, and Escobar (Rollheiser); Arão (Gabriel Menino), Oliva, and Neymar (Thaciano); Barreal, Rony (Moisés), and Gabigol. Coach: Juan Pablo Vojvoda

INTERNACIONAL: Rochet; Bruno Gomes, Félix Torres, Victor Gabriel, and Matheus Bahia; Bruno Henrique (Bruno Tabata), Villagra (Ronaldo), and Alan Rodríguez (Thiago Maia); Vitinho, Alerrandro (Aguirre), and Borré (Carbonero). Coach: Paulo Pezzolano

How was the game?

At four minutes, Santos threatened for the first time. After a very strong cross to the far post, Barreal managed to control and attempted a shot from inside the area, but it went over the goal. A few minutes later, Inter almost opened the scoring. Borré dribbled past the defense and served Alerrandro inside the area, who shot for Brazão's save. On the rebound, the ball hit Escobar, and the goalkeeper saved again.

At 21 minutes, Internacional created another good chance. Vitinho received on the left side, burst forward with the ball, and shot powerfully from the edge of the area, and Brazão parried it. Minutes later, Vitinho crossed, Adonis Frías flicked with his head, and Borré managed a shot at the far post, but it went over the goal.

At 35 minutes, Santos managed to open the scoring at Vila. Barreal threaded a ball to Gabigol, and Inter's defense missed. The number 9 controlled and finished past the goalkeeper, hitting the net. However, the goal was disallowed for offside by the striker.

At 42 minutes, Gabigol exchanged passes with Neymar, received it back, entered the area, and shot low, but hit the side netting. In stoppage time, Inter almost scored – Bruno Henrique crossed to the middle, and Zé Ivaldo deflected, almost scoring an own goal, but Brazão parried it.

Second half

Early in the second half, Internacional opened the scoring. From a corner kick to the middle of the area, Zé Ivaldo headed into his own goal. As a result, Santos had to chase the equalizer. Around nine minutes, they got a golden chance to do so. Moisés was fouled by Vitinho inside the area. Neymar took the penalty and sent Rochet the wrong way, leveling the score.

At 14 minutes, Inter managed to turn the game around with a loose ball from Borré, but the forward was offside when he completed it into the goal. At 23 minutes, Rollheiser crossed to the far post, and Gabriel Menino volleyed it, but sent it wide. A minute later, Moisés served Gabigol at the edge of the area, and the striker shot wide.

At 27 minutes, Inter almost scored a second. Adonis Frías made a mistake, and the ball fell to the Colorado attack. Vitinho was fouled by Zé Ivaldo, but after the ball was loose, the referee played advantage, and Aguirre, inside the area, shot powerfully for Brazão's save.

In stoppage time, Inter took the lead again. After Brazão parried into the area, Carbonero picked up the rebound and did as he pleased in the area: cut past two defenders and shot across, sealing Santos' defeat.

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