Santos returns to Série A after victory against Coritiba

Santos is back in the main division of the Brazilian Championship in 2025, after falling in 2023. The team beat Coritiba away from home this Monday (11) 2-0, with goals from Wendel Silva and Otero, and mathematically guaranteed their place in Series A with 68 points, with two rounds remaining in the tournament.

With access guaranteed, Peixe is now looking for the competition title in the next two remaining games, against CRB in Vila Belmiro and in the last round, they will face Sport, who still dreams of a place in Series A, in Recife.

How was the game that guaranteed Santos' return

At the beginning of the match, the best chances created came from Coritiba with Matheus Frizzo. At 18 minutes, Santos entered the match and scored the goal that opened the scoring, after Giuliano sent it to Wendel Silva inside the opponent's area, who had the calm to shoot with his left leg into the back of the net, with no chance for the goalkeeper. adversary.

Santos goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão saved his team on two occasions in the first half, with Coritiba putting pressure on Peixe in search of a draw, but without success.

Goal that guaranteed access

Otero guaranteed Santos access with a beautiful free kick in the first half. In a masterful shot, he hit a beautiful shot into the left corner of the Coritiba goalkeeper, closing the score. This was Santos' 100th free kick goal in national championships in history.

Confusion in the stands

After the goal, the home team's fans began to boo Coritiba and some confusion occurred in the stands of the Couto Pereira stadium. With no chance of moving up to the first division, the Coxa Branca team will once again play in the second division in 2025.

Second half

In the second stage, Santos took their foot off the accelerator and suffered from some dangerous moves from Coritiba, which forced Gabriel Brazão to work on some opportunities. At the end of the match, Santos held the game until the referee's final whistle and the celebrations of Pelé's team's return to Série A of the Brasileirão in 2025 began.

The nightmare, which the Santos nation never deserved, has come to an end. Santos is our life and our life will be happy again. #A10RETURN. pic.twitter.com/pejbZvodAE

— Santos FC (@SantosFC) November 12, 2024

_{Santos video about his return to Série A (Video: reproduction/X/@SantosFC)}

After the match, defender João Basso left a message for the fans, saying he was happy and that the suffering in Series B was over. “Since December 6th (2023), the focus was on returning to the elite. Santos deserves it and Serie A needs Santos”he completed.

Santos' season in Série B was marked by ups and downs and requests from fans for the dismissal of coach Fábio Carille, but Peixe knew how to withstand the pressure and kept the coach who helped guarantee their return to the national first division. It is not yet known whether Cerille will remain at Santos for next season.

Now, Santos will seek the Series B title in the last two remaining rounds. On Sunday (17), the team plays at home against CRB at 4 pm, Brasília time, and ends its participation in the tournament against Sport in Recife on Sunday (24).

Featured Photo: Santos players celebrate the first goal against Coritiba (Reproduction/Santos/X/@SantosFC)