Santos 3-2 Santa Cruz: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 18 September 2016

Result

Santos 3-2 Santa Cruz

Serie A · Sunday 18 September 2016, 21:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Santos · Santa Cruz · Serie A predictions

Santos 3-2 Santa Cruz: match report

Santos won against Santa Cruz 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday 18 September 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Jonathan Copete opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Santos's goals came from Jonathan Copete (5'), Jean Mota (88') and Vitor Bueno (90+13'). Santa Cruz scored through Keno (56') and Keno (90+11').

Discipline: Santos received 1 yellow card; Santa Cruz received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Santos were 2nd on 45 points from 25 and Santa Cruz 15th on 28 points from 25. Santos went on to finish that season 1st with 74 points, and Santa Cruz 18th with 36.

Santos lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Santa Cruz in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Keno of Santa Cruz (8.8), ahead of Vitor Bueno (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Santos win, 0 draws and 0 for Santa Cruz.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Jonathan CopeteSantos · 1-0
  • 56'Goal · KenoSanta Cruz · 1-1
  • 75'Yellow card · WellingtonSanta Cruz
  • 84'Yellow card · Luiz FelipeSantos
  • 88'Goal · Jean MotaSantos · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Wellington CézarSanta Cruz
  • 90+11'Goal · KenoSanta Cruz · 2-2
  • 90+13'Goal · Vitor BuenoSantos · 3-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Santos 1, draws 0, Santa Cruz 0.

Team news

Santos line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vanderlei, Luiz Felipe, Victor Ferraz, Gustavo Henrique, Zeca, Renato, Lucas Lima, Vitor Bueno, Thiago Maia, James Lowy, Ricardo Oliveira

Santa Cruz line-up (4-2-3-1)

Tiago Cardoso, Léo Moura, Neris, Danny Morais, Allan Vieira, Derley, Wadson, João Paulo, Keno, Matías Pisano, Bruno Moraes