Santos snatch late win over Fortaleza, escape drop zone | OneFootball

In the heart of Arena Castelão, Santos defeated Fortaleza 3-2 this Thursday (12th), in the 12th round of the 2025 Brasileirão.

Until midway through the second half, Peixe had victory in their hands.

After all, on their first attack, Barreal (14') played a one-two with Rollheiser and slotted the ball past goalkeeper João Ricardo to open the scoring for Santos.

Fortaleza gave goalkeeper Brazão a hard time, hit the crossbar, but ended up seeing Peixe extend their lead with Guilherme (40'), who curled the ball in from inside the box.

After the break, Peixe was controlling the match until the referee awarded a penalty for a handball by Zé Ivaldo. Pikachu (25') shot into the corner to pull one back.

Two minutes later, Pikachu was brought down by Escobar in the box. Yago himself took the penalty and leveled the score.

Santos felt the blow, almost conceded the comeback, but in stoppage time, Rollheiser received the ball on the right, cut inside, and shot from outside the box into the corner to seal Peixe's victory.

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With the win, Santos reached 11 points and moved out of the relegation zone, climbing to 14th place. Fortaleza, meanwhile, remained on 10 points and dropped to 18th position.

With the break for the Club World Cup, Peixe will only return to the field on July 13th, in the derby against Palmeiras, for the 13th round of the Brasileirão.

Leão do Pici will play their derby against Ceará on the same day.

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