RB Bragantino won 3-1 against Santos during the match held, on Thursday, for round 27 of Brazil - Brasileiro 2023. The goal of the match for the home team was scored by Léo Ortiz (40' 2T, own goal). While the away team's goals were scored by Eduardo Sasha (9' 1T and 28' 1T, penalty) and Eric Ramires (1' 2T).
In the 9th minute of the first half, Eduardo Sasha lifted the spirits of RB Bragantino and received all the applause. After receiving the ball, the forward took the opportunity to score with a header down to the goalkeeper's left post.
Aderlan, RB Bragantino's defender, and Lucas Lima, Santos' midfielder, were left wanting to score when their shots ended up hitting the post.
Although Santos had more shots (24), they couldn't secure the victory and lost to RB Bragantino. According to the statistics, 9 shots were on target, 1 hit the post, and 14 were off target.
The man of the match was Eduardo Sasha. The RB Bragantino forward showed his best level by scoring 2 goals, taking 6 shots on goal, and completing 18 successful passes.
Eric Ramires also had a good game. The RB Bragantino midfielder scored 1 goal, made 31 successful passes, and recovered 4 balls.
Several fouls in midfield forced the game's rhythm to be interrupted. There were several players booked: João Paulo, Jean Lucas, Luan Patrick, Dodi, and Nonato.
Santos' coach, Marcelo Fernandes, fielded the starting eleven with a 3-5-2 formation, with João Paulo in goal; Joaquim, João Basso, and Dodô in the defensive line; Lucas Braga, Lucas Lima, Dodi, Jean Lucas, and Kevyson in midfield; and Maximiliano Silvera and Marcos Leonardo in attack.
On the other hand, Pedro Caixinha's chosen ones took the field with a 4-3-3 scheme, with Cleiton in goal; Aderlan, Luan Patrick, Léo Ortiz, and Luan Cândido in defense; Raul, Lucas Evangelista, and Matheus Fernandes in midfield; and Matheus Gonçalves, Eduardo Sasha, and Vitinho in the forward line.
Raphael Claus was appointed as the main referee of the match at Vila Belmiro.
In the next round, Santos will face Internacional away and RB Bragantino will play at home against Fluminense.
With this result, the home team has accumulated 30 points throughout the tournament and is in 17th place. On the other hand, the visiting team has 49 points and is in second place.