At Nuevo Gasómetro Stadium in Argentina, Santos drew 1-1 with San Lorenzo this Tuesday (28), in the third round of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.
The first half was lively, with both teams relying on quick passing combinations.
The hosts, however, with more control of the game, opened the scoring after Willian Arão made a mistake and Alexis Cuello tried his luck from long range.
Trailing on the scoreboard, Peixe pushed forward and did not take long to find the equalizer.
Neymar advanced down the left and played it into the box for Rollheiser, who produced a beautiful backheel assist for Gabriel Barbosa, who finished first time into the corner.
On a counterattack, Neymar had the chance to complete the comeback in the final play of the first half, but his left-footed shot went just wide of the Argentine post.
The second half was played at a slower pace, with few real scoring chances for either the Brazilians or the Argentines.
🚦 Standings
With the result, Santos remain bottom of Group D with two points.
San Lorenzo lead with five points, but they could lose top spot to Deportivo Cuenca (three points), who next visit Deportivo Recoleta (two points).
In the Sudamericana, Peixe still have matches against Deportivo Recoleta (05/05 – away), San Lorenzo (20/05 – home) and Deportivo Cuenca (26/05 – home).
Only the leader of each group advances directly to the Sudamericana round of 16.
Whoever finishes in second place will play a playoff against the team that drops from the Libertadores after finishing third in its group.
In the Brasileirão, Santos return to action next Saturday (2), when they face Palmeiras in the derby at Allianz Parque, in the 14th round.
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