Escobar watches Menino da Vila rise, ends the year on the Santos bench | OneFootball

Escobar did not finish the season the way he would have liked. The left-back even started 2025 among Santos' starters, but ended up losing his spot in the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship.

One of the main standouts in the Série B campaign in 2024, the Argentine kept his place among the starters at the beginning of this year, even with the arrival of coach Pedro Caixinha. And he remained there for much of the season.

In July, however, with Cleber Xavier already on the bench, Escobar found himself relegated to the bench for a few matches. The coach started to bet on Souza for the position. But it didn’t take long for the experienced left-back to reclaim his spot.

With the hiring of Juan Pablo Vojvoda, with whom he had worked at Fortaleza, the Argentine once again secured a run among the starters. However, in November, with Santos struggling to earn points in the Brazilian Championship, the coach decided to make a change.

Souza was tested again and, this time, impressed. The youngster began to stand out and never left the starting lineup. Thus, Escobar was benched and, to make matters worse, suffered a muscle injury that kept him out of the last three matches of the year.

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