“Kevin Viveros broke the deadlock for Athletico PR, capitalising after a corner routine caused chaos in the Santos box. Alvaro Barreal had seen a shot blocked three minutes earlier, the resulting corner was flicked on by Gustavo Caballero but failed to find a finish — and when the ball eventually fell to Viveros, he made no mistake to put the visitors ahead.”
Pivotal“Viveros doubled Athletico PR's lead to effectively kill the match as a contest. Santos had threatened moments earlier through Leozinho and Gabriel Barbosa — both seeing efforts blocked or missed — but it was the away side who struck, with Joao Cruz teeing up Viveros to finish coolly and give Athletico a two-goal cushion before the half-hour mark.”
Pivotal“Viveros, having scored twice, collected a yellow card for a foul — a moment that served as a reminder of the combative edge underlying Athletico's performance and also raised the prospect of whether he would last the full match.”
“Santos introduced Benjamín Rollheiser at the break in a desperate attempt to find a way back into the match, but the change — the first of a flurry that would see six more substitutions between the 60th and 85th minutes — failed to spark any meaningful improvement in the hosts' clinical output.”
Santos
Athletico PR
Outstanding performance
Athletico PR•AttackerAthletico PR arrived at Santos with a clear gameplan: sit compact, absorb pressure, and punish on the counter — and they executed it with ruthless efficiency. Kevin Viveros did the damage inside the opening half-hour, striking twice to silence the hosts and effectively end the contest before the interval. The irony of the afternoon was written all over the stats sheet: Santos controlled 62 percent of the ball, fired in 22 shots, won ten corners, and created three big chances — yet managed just two shots on target and squandered every meaningful opportunity. Athletico, by contrast, needed only four shots on target to find the net twice, a clinical display that underlines the ruthlessness of a side firmly in the title conversation given the lofty 9-out-of-10 title race context surrounding this fixture. For Santos, hovering in the relegation-adjacent zone 13 of the table, this was a painful afternoon — all the possession in the world counts for nothing when the finishing is this wasteful, and the second half's near-total absence of significant moments told its own story of a side running out of ideas against a disciplined defensive block.
How entertaining was this match?
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Dudu Kogitzki is on, and Joao Cruz is off.
Alvaro Barreal attempts a header but misses the shot.
Alvaro Barreal takes a shot with his head but misses.
Thaciano Mickael da Silva is on, and Gabriel Vinicius Menino is off.
Willian Souza Arao da Silva is substituted off for Joao Schmidt Urbano.
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa attempts a header but misses the shot.
Gabriel Barbosa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Benjamin Rollheiser takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Alvaro Barreal takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Alvaro Barreal's left-footed shot is blocked.
Gabriel Barbosa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega with his right foot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 0-3.
Offside.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Gabriel Barbosa attempts a header but misses the shot.
On comes Dantas, off goes Gilberto Moraes Junior.
Substitution: Ronielson da Silva Barbosa comes on for Christian Oliva.
Antonio Feliphe Costa Silva is substituted off for Jadson Alves dos Santos.
Kerwin Vargas is substituted for Leozinho.
Benjamin Rollheiser takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gabriel Vinicius Menino takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Alvaro Barreal takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alvaro Barreal takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Benjamin Rollheiser comes on for Gustavo Caballero.
Corner kick awarded.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Joao Cruz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Gabriel Vinicius Menino takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gustavo Caballero takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued.
Gabriel Barbosa takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Luiz Gustavo Dias takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: João Cruz
Goal! Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Joao Cruz.
Gabriel Barbosa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card shown to Adonis Uriel Frias.
Leozinho's left-footed shot is blocked.
Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Kevin Stiven Viveros Rodallega scores, making it 1-0.
Gustavo Caballero attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Alvaro Barreal takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Jadson Alves dos Santos takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Gonzalo Escobar has a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
