Match report

Santos Defeats Corinthians 3-1 in Serie A Clash

Santos
Santos
3–1
FT
Corinthians
Corinthians
Oct 16, 2025

Santos stunned visiting Corinthians with a convincing 3-1 victory in their Serie A encounter on October 16th. Goals from Ze Rafael (4'), A. Barreal (39'), and B. Rollheiser (55') secured the three points for Santos, while Raniele (58') netted a consolation goal for Corinthians.

Key Facts

  • • Ze Rafael opened the scoring in just the 4th minute with an assist from A. Barreal.
  • • Corinthians responded with two yellow cards within the first half-hour, including one to Maycon for tripping.
  • • A. Barreal doubled Santos' lead with a goal in the 39th minute after receiving an assist from João Schmidt.
  • • B. Rollheiser extended Santos' advantage to 3-0 just before halftime at the 55th minute without an assist.
  • • Raniele pulled one back for Corinthians on the stroke of halftime in the 58th minute, assisted by Matheuzinho.

Lineups

Santos

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 77 Gabriel Brazao (G)
  • 18 Igor Vinicius (D)
  • 98 A. Frias (D)
  • 14 Luan Peres (D)
  • 31 G. Escobar (D)
  • 5 Joao Schmidt (M)
  • 6 Ze Rafael (M)
  • 22 A. Barreal (M)
  • 32 B. Rollheiser (M)
  • 11 Guilherme (M)
  • 19 L. Diaz (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Diogenes
  • 2 Mayke
  • 3 Joao Basso
  • 27 Ze Ivaldo
  • 33 Souza
  • 15 W. Arao
  • 29 Victor Hugo
  • 49 Gabriel Bontempo
  • 20 Hyan
  • 17 G. Caballero
  • 21 B. Brahimi
  • 7 Robson Junior

Corinthians

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 40 Felipe Longo (G)
  • 47 Joao Pedro (D)
  • 13 Gustavo Henrique (D)
  • 26 F. Angileri (D)
  • 2 Matheuzinho (M)
  • 7 Maycon (M)
  • 14 Raniele (M)
  • 46 Hugo (M)
  • 27 Breno Bidon (F)
  • 9 Yuri Alberto (F)
  • 56 Gui Negao (F)

Substitutes

  • 51 Kaue
  • 8 R. Garro
  • 10 M. Depay
  • 25 Caca
  • 31 Kayke
  • 35 Charles Rigon
  • 37 Ryan
  • 43 Talles Magno
  • 49 Andre
  • 59 Joao Vitor
  • 61 Dieguinho
  • 54 Bahia

Timeline

  1. Santos
    4' Santos Goal · Normal Goal
    Ze Rafael · Assist: A. Barreal
  2. Santos
    6' Santos Card · Yellow Card
    A. Barreal

    Foul

  3. Corinthians
    27' Corinthians Card · Yellow Card
    Maycon

    Tripping

  4. Santos
    39' Santos Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Barreal · Assist: João Schmidt
  5. Corinthians
    44' Corinthians Card · Yellow Card
    Matheuzinho

    Roughing

  6. Corinthians
    46' Corinthians subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Hugo · On: Kayke
  7. Corinthians
    46' Corinthians subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Gui Negao · On: Andre
  8. Corinthians
    54' Corinthians Card · Yellow Card
    Breno Bidon

    Holding

  9. Santos
    55' Santos Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Rollheiser
  10. Corinthians
    58' Corinthians Goal · Normal Goal
    Raniele · Assist: Matheuzinho
  11. Santos
    59' Santos Card · Yellow Card
    L. Díaz

    Foul

  12. Santos
    62' Santos Card · Yellow Card
    João Schmidt
  13. Corinthians
    68' Corinthians subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Maycon · On: R. Garro
  14. Corinthians
    69' Corinthians subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Fabrizio Angileri · On: M. Depay
  15. Corinthians
    70' Corinthians Card · Yellow Card
    R. Garro

    Foul

  16. Santos
    71' Santos subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Rollheiser · On: Victor Hugo
  17. Santos
    71' Santos subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Barreal · On: Gabriel Bontempo
  18. Santos
    86' Santos subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Ze Rafael · On: Willian Arão
  19. Santos
    86' Santos subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Díaz · On: Robson Junior
  20. Corinthians
    88' Corinthians Card · Yellow Card
    Gustavo Henrique
  21. Corinthians
    90'+2 Corinthians subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Unknown player · On: Dieguinho

Match Stats

Stat Santos Corinthians
Fouls 19 5
Pass Accuracy 78% 82%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 19 5
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 267 468
Yellow Cards 3 5
Blocked Shots 5 2
Shots on Target 5 1
xG 1.56 0.62
Shots off Target 9 2
Possession 38% 62%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 209 384
Shots Inside Box 13 3
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 6 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Santos took a quick lead with Ze Rafael's early goal within four minutes of the start, setting the tone for the match.
  • ▸ A. Barreal's second goal in the 39th minute confirmed Santos' dominance and left Corinthians struggling to keep up.