Wahala dey for Vila Belmiro dis Thursday evening as Santos FC welcome Remo for one serious Brasileirão 2026 match. Na ninth round of di competition, and di two teams dey inside relegation zone. Santos dey 16th position with 7 points, while Remo dey 19th with just 6 points. Small difference, but di pressure dey real.
Santos no win any match for dia last four games. Dem draw 0-0 with Cruzeiro away last time, and before dat, dem lose 2-1 to Internacional for home. Coach Cuca dey under serious pressure to turn things around. Neymar Jr. don return to starting lineup after resting for di last match. But Gabigol no dey available because of injury. Mayke too dey sick, so no chance for am to play.
For Remo side, dem just get dia first win of di season last week. Dem beat Bahia 4-1 for home with goals from Vitor Bueno, Jaja Silva, and two from Gabriel Taliari. Dat win break dia three-game losing streak. Coach Léo Condé dey try build on dat momentum. But one wahala: Patrick, wey dem loan from Santos, no fit play because of clause for contract.
Di official lineups don come out. Santos go play with 4-3-3 formation. Goalkeeper na Gabriel Brazao. Defenders be Gonzalo Escobar, Luan Peres, Lucas Veríssimo, and Igor Vinícius. Midfielders na Alvaro Barreal, Gustavo Henrique, Christian Oliva, and Thaciano. For attack, Neymar Jr. and Rony dey lead.
Remo go use 4-4-2 formation. Marcelo Rangel dey for goalpost. Defenders be Mayk, Duplexe Tchamba, Marllon, and Marcelinho. Midfielders na Ze Welison, Ze Ricardo, and Leonel Picco. For front, Alef Manga, Gabriel Taliari, and Jaja Silva dey ready to attack.
Match go kick off 6 p.m. ET for USA, which be 7 p.m. local time for Santos, São Paulo. For those wey dey USA, you fit watch through streaming services like Fanatiz and ViX+. No broadcast dey for regular TV.
Referee for di match na Sávio Pereira Sampaio from Federal District. Assistant referees na Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz and Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade. VAR go dey handled by Heber Roberto Lopes from Santa Catarina.
Coach Cuca still dey vex about VAR decision from last match. After di draw with Cruzeiro, im talk say VAR make mistake to cancel Santos goal. “I don see di images from different angles,” im yarn. “At di moment wey di player shoot, im no dey offside. VAR spoil referee Ramon good work. Di video don dey for players group chat already.”
For di league table, situation tight well well. Remo dey bottom with 6 points, same as Mirassol. Santos dey just above dem with 7 points, same as Cruzeiro. Chapecoense dey first team outside relegation zone with 7 points too. Atlético-MG and RB Bragantino dey one point above. Botafogo and Inter dey two points ahead. Vitória and Corinthians dey three points clear.
Santos form no too sweet. For dia last three games: draw 1-1 with Corinthians for home, lose 2-1 to Inter for home, and draw 0-0 with Cruzeiro away. Neymar score against Inter, but dat no stop dia loss.
Remo form show small improvement. Dem win 4-1 against Bahia for home last Sunday. Before dat, dem lose 2-1 to Porto Velho away for Copa Verde. And dem draw 1-1 with Monte Roraima for home for same competition.
Di bench players dey ready for both teams. For Santos, players like Diógenes, Adonis Frías, Zé Ivaldo, João Schmidt, Zé Rafael, Tomás Rincón, Willian Arão, Gabriel Bontempo, Rollheiser, Moisés, Robinho Jr and Lautaro Díaz dey available.
For Remo bench, Ivan Quaresma, Ygor Vinhas, Matheus Alexandre, Léo Andrade, Pavani, Jaderson, Tassano, Yago Pikachu, David Braga, Hernández, Poveda and Kayky Almeida dey wait for chance.
Other matches dey happen today for Brasileirão. Chapecoense dey face Atlético-MG for 6 PM slot. For 8:30 PM, Palmeiras dey host Grêmio and Bragantino dey take on Flamengo. Dem go close ninth round with these matches.
Yesterday, four matches don play. Bahia beat Athletico-PR 3-0. Cruzeiro win against Vitória with same score. Coritiba draw 1-1 with Vasco. Fluminense beat Corinthians 3-1.
Di round start yesterday with Botafogo beating Mirassol 3-2 for home. Internacional draw 1-1 with São Paulo.
Dis na first match after last FIFA international break before World Cup. Players don return from national team duties. Di atmosphere for Vila Belmiro dey electric as fans dey hope say dia team go escape relegation zone.
Di live broadcast don start with all action and excitement from ninth round of Brazilian Championship. Ball go roll soon for Vila Belmiro. Two teams wey dey fight for survival dey ready for battle.
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