With Joaquim expelled, Santos suffered the defeat against Audax Italiano and got complicated in the Copa Sudamericana; Pisces has only one victory in the competition
O saints was beaten 2-1 by Audax Italianaway from home, on the night of this Wednesday, 24th, for the fourth round of Group E of the Copa Sudamericana. Camacho opened the scoring at the El Teniente stadium in Chile. After Joaquim was sent off, at the end of the first stage, Peixe conceded two goals from Gonzalo Sosa.
With the result, the Chilean team reached seven points and took second place in the group. The team has two points less than the Newell’s Old Boyswhich still faces the lantern blooming in the round. Alvinegro, on the other hand, parked in the four points, in third place, and may not have more chances to advance to the knockout stage after the other match of the key.
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— Santos FC (@SantosFC) May 25, 2023
The teams return to the field for the fifth and penultimate round of the Copa Sudamericana group stage only in June. On the 6th, Tuesday, at 21:30 (Brasília time), Santos will receive Newell’s Old Boys, in Vila Belmiro. On Wednesday, the 7th, Audax Italiano visits Blooming.
The game
The start of the game was marked by a clash between Messias and Gonzalo Ríos, high up, with the Audax midfielder needing to be substituted in the fifth minute. Santos was dominant for most of the first half and opened the scoring in the 19th minute, with a goal by Camacho after a cross by Daniel Ruiz: 0-1.
Peixe’s dominance, which still stopped at goalkeeper Ahumada, lasted until the end of the stage. In the 47th minute, defender Joaquim was expelled for the second yellow card after hitting Sosa in a ball dispute. Two minutes later, the Audax striker himself took advantage of Marcelo Díaz’s free kick and left everything equal for the home team: 1 to 1.
In the first dangerous move of the second half, at five minutes, Riveros made the cross and the ball fell to Sosa, who finished for the good defense of goalkeeper João Paulo. Audax’s comeback came nine minutes into the second half, with another goal from Gonzalo Sosa. After a precise cross from Rojas, the attacker headed between the defenders of Peixe and scored: 2 to 1.
Source: sportbuzz
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