Analysis: another Santos defeat shows just how big Vojvoda’s challenge is | OneFootball

By Rodrigo Matuck

Santos had yet another terrible performance in the Brazilian Championship. This Sunday, the club lost 2-0 to Bahia, away from home, in the 21st round. Coach Vojvoda watched the game from the stands and could see that he will have a lot of work ahead of him.

With assistant Matheus Bachi on the bench, Peixe showed nothing on the field. And that's not an exaggeration. It was 90 minutes without producing anything offensively and struggling in defense.

In total, there were only three shots on target from Alvinegro Praiano at Fonte Nova. Of these, two were harmless for Ronaldo. Only one, from Rollheiser, already in the final minutes, gave the goalkeeper any trouble.

The defense, in turn, was leaky once again, even with two defensive midfielders on the field (Tomás Rincón and João Schmidt). This time, it wasn’t six goals conceded, but Bahia also seemed to ease up after opening the scoring just 15 minutes into the game and scoring the second at 14 minutes into the second half.

Vojvoda, therefore, will have a lot to do at the start of his tenure at Santos. Cleber Xavier left a scorched earth. There is practically nothing good to take advantage of.

The coach will begin leading training sessions on Tuesday. Santos returns to the field next Sunday, when they face Fluminense in the 22nd round of Série A. The match will kick off at Vila Belmiro at 4 p.m. (Brasília time).

Alvinegro Praiano is in 15th place, with 21 points, two more than Vitória, which currently sits at the top of the relegation zone. Leão, however, still has a game to play in this round, against Flamengo, away.

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