Luan Peres’ 90th-minute goal rescues Santos against Bahia

Santos drew 1-1 with Bahia in Serie A at Estádio Urbano Caldeira after Luan Peres scored in the 90th minute to change the result. Bahia led 0-1 at half-time, but Santos secured a point despite playing with 10 men after Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was sent off in the 45th minute.

Peres changes the ending

Bahia opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Luciano made it 0-1. Santos then faced a difficult second half after Neymar was booked in the 31st minute and shown a red card in the 45th. Gabriel Bontempo and Philippe Coutinho were replaced by João Schmidt and Rony at half-time as Santos adjusted.

The response arrived at the other end of the match. In the 90th minute, Luan Peres equalised for Santos, with Benjamín Rollheiser providing the assist, to make the final score 1-1. The late goal completed the listed scoring sequence and denied Bahia an away win.

Santos create more despite the red card

The statistics suggested Santos had the stronger attacking performance. They held 56% possession, recorded 23 shots to Bahia’s 16 and put 11 efforts on goal, while Bahia managed two shots on target. Santos also led 14-8 on corner kicks and had an expected-goals figure of 2.1 compared with Bahia’s 1.57. Bahia goalkeeper Ronaldo was decisive, making 10 saves and earning the match’s highest rating of 8.8.

Points shared in the upper section

Santos moved from 45 points to 46 after 32 matches and are provisionally #8. Bahia moved from 49 points to 50 after 32 matches; they went into the game #7, but their position after this result depends on tie-breakers. Bahia remain four points ahead of Santos, while Palmeiras lead the division with 69 points. The draw became Santos’ latest result after a pre-match loss, while Bahia followed their pre-match win with a draw.