Analysis: who stood out, what went well and what went wrong in Santos’ victory over Coritiba | Saints

Despite the victory, the night in Curitiba had some scares. After the two goals, Santos withdrew a bit and failed to create opportunities on counterattacks. He tried, at all times, to regain control of the game, which he managed on few occasions.

Anyway, coach Cuca has a lot to celebrate. After the 1-0 defeat against Atlético-GO, at home, Santos managed to recover the three lost points and away from home.

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Santos opened the scoring early in the game. Jobson, with his main characteristic, hit a great shot for Soteldo, from the defense field to the edge of the area. The Venezuelan striker observed Felipe Jonatan’s pass well and played for the left back, who crossed for Kaio Jorge to complete.

Minutes later, in a play that seemed unpretentious and that hardly generated a white-collar complaint, Santos won a penalty with the ball in the hand of Hugo Moura. Soteldo, who had participated in the first goal, hit with a “nauseating” mate and expanded.

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Coritiba reduced the advantage of Santos with a beautiful goal from Giovanni Augusto, from outside the area, without chances for João Paulo. But that was it.

Felipe Jonatan, Kaio Jorge and Soteldo, even due to their direct participation in the victory, were the best for Santos against Coritiba.

The left back showed a lot of defensive security, in addition to having participated in several of the occasions created by Santos in the attack. The center forward, after brandishing the nets, also participated in other offensive plays and gave work to the Coritiba defense.

Soteldo returned inspired from the Venezuelan national team. Without Marinho, he was perhaps the one who touched the ball the most for Santos. The forward was very driven by his teammates and made good individual plays down the left.

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Santos, as it has been in the last rounds, started this Saturday’s game in search of not giving Coritiba space. The team led by coach Cuca, even away from home, tried not to let the rival breathe. And it worked.

The first goal, from Kaio Jorge, came after five minutes, one of the first occasions created by Santos. With two offensive sides, Peixe took the ball from Coritiba to regain possession and be close to the rival area.

What also worked for Santos was João Paulo (again!). The goalkeeper, when the game was 1-0 for Peixe, made big saves to avoid the tie for Coritiba, before Alvinegro increased the lead. And it was not the fault of the opponent’s goal.

With a more technical midfield, without Alison and with Jobson and Diego Pituca in the sector, Santos gains quality in the game. Trade more passes on the defensive field and link defense and offense more efficiently.

After the goals, Santos, even due to the impulse of Coritiba, ended up falling back too far and failed to create counterattacks to relieve the pressure of the opponent.

Although Coritiba does not display enough quality to scare Santos frequently, the team led by coach Cuca seemed very reactive – they waited too long for their opponent to try to react later.

When he opened the scoring, Santos saw Coritiba create good chances and stop at João Paulo, with great defenses. Therefore, the Fish took a risk.

In Giovanni Augusto’s goal, several defenders were inside the area and did not fight to avoid the submission of the Coritiba midfielder.

After the marathon of Brazilian Championship matches, Santos will face Libertadores on Tuesday. Already qualified for the round of 16, Peixe receives Defense and Justice in Vila Belmiro, at 7:15 p.m. (Brasilia time).