With a bizarre own goal and penalty, Corinthians and Santos draw in the Brazilian Championship

The direct confrontation between Corinthians and Santos, which would give the winner a boost in escaping relegation in the Brasileirão, ended in a draw this Sunday, 29th. The 1-1 result was built with goals from Jean Lucas against, and Mendoza in the final minutes, guaranteeing one point each in the current round.

With a lot of rain in Itaquera, the pitch wasn’t the biggest obstacle, but it made the game more competitive than could have been expected. When the water decreased and the ball flowed more, it was Corinthians who dominated, piling up chances and forcing the goalkeeper John Paul to work and be the best player in the first stage.

The main opportunity was a beautiful throw from Romero to Giuliano, who entered the area with the first cross and saw the Santos archer defend. Without creativity, and based on the kick forward, Santos did not offer much danger to Cassio in the first 45 minutes.

After an excited return to the second half and trying to scare the home team, Santos stopped again and saw the game return to the same scenario as at the beginning. Despite this, this time Timão scored a goal, which included a deflection of Romerokick Yuri Albertomiracle by João Paulo and dusting for the nets by Jean Lucas, against.

After a while of struggling to put the home team behind and apply pressure, in the final minutes Santos finally managed to do so. In this way, Soteldo managed an individual play and ended up being knocked down by Bruno Mendezsuffering a penalty, which was converted by Mendoza, guaranteeing the draw.