Santos loses again.

Cassius Oliveira_247 - Both in poor form, Atlético-PR and Santos faced off at Arena da Baixada. And the Paraná team surprised. With a goal in the 45th minute of the second half, Atlético beat Santos 3-2. Atlético, nicknamed "Furacão" (Hurricane), started the game on the attack, so much so that, just five minutes in, former Santos player Cleber Santana made a beautiful play dribbling past five Santos defenders and shooting with skill into the corner of the net past Rafael, Santos' goalkeeper. A fantastic goal. Santos had a lot of difficulty on the wet pitch. The team exchanged passes, but suffered from the puddles on the field. In the eighth minute, Atlético extended their lead. From a corner kick, defender Manoel appeared unmarked to head the ball into the Santos goal: 2-0 in less than 10 minutes. Santos responded in the 12th minute with a beautiful play by Neymar, who overcame puddles, feinted past two defenders, and finished with skill to reduce the deficit. Santos managed to contain Flamengo's attack and began to grow in the match. Forward Borges started to move out of the box and exchange passes with Ibson, Neymar, and Ganso. In the 27th minute, Elano took a dangerous free kick that was saved by goalkeeper Renan. The play resulted in a corner kick, and Edu Dracena headed the ball, but Renan made another save. The state of the pitch prevented both teams from playing good football. Santos pressed at the end of the first half but couldn't get a shot off.

In the second half, Santos started to apply pressure. Right in the first minute, Arouca launched Borges, but the ball was easily saved by goalkeeper Renan. The poor pitch hampered the players and, at 10 minutes, defender Fabricio was injured. Santos continued to be more dangerous on the field, so much so that, in an attacking play, striker Borges received a pass inside the penalty area. The striker controlled the ball and shot into the corner, giving Renan no chance. It was Santos' equalizer. In the next play, Ganso stole the ball in midfield and shot towards the corner, but Renan made a great save. The ball fell to Ibson who shot first-time at the open goal, but the ball hit the crossbar. Santos continued to pressure Athletico Paranaense, but didn't pose much danger to Renan's goal. At 45 minutes of the second half, midfielder Marcinho, who had been quiet in the game, took advantage of a cross and headed into the open goal. With this result, Santos and Atlético-PR remain in the relegation zone; the São Paulo club is in 17th place with 11 points, while Atlético-PR has climbed to second-to-last place with 9 points.