Serie A Gameweek 30

Atletico-MG 2 - 1 FT Santos

Arena MRV

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Futmetrix Verdict
86
FT
Sun, Oct 11
Português
Atletico-MG
2-1
Santos
⚡ Intensity 77
⚖️ Balance 83
🏆 Stakes 42
🎲 Upset 0
Stoppage-time madness at Arena MRV.

Win Probability

  • Atletico-MG 46%
  • Draw 27%
  • Santos 27%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Stoppage-Time Mayhem Reshapes the Continental Race

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 86/100. A tense stalemate exploded into a three-goal thriller in the final minutes, proving that football matches are never truly over until the final whistle sounds.

Laying the Siege

For nearly ninety minutes at Arena MRV, Atletico-MG controlled possession with 58% of the ball and turned the pitch into a relentless shooting gallery. They peppered the Santos defence with 21 shots and won 12 corners, dictating the tempo entirely. Yet, despite this overwhelming territorial advantage and sustained pressure in the final third, the breakthrough refused to come. The visitors demonstrated an immense level of defensive Balance, absorbing wave after wave of attacks and frustrating the hosts at every turn. It became a tactical chess match where one side probed endlessly while the other held incredibly firm. This created a suffocating tension that hung over the stadium as the second half wore on, with fans desperately waiting for a crucial spark.

The False Dawn

Just as the match seemed destined to end in a frustrating stalemate, the visitors delivered a devastating sucker punch. In the 88th minute, a rapid counter-attack pushed the Intensity through the roof. Substitute Philippe Coutinho found a pocket of space and threaded a perfect pass to Gabriel Barbosa, who ruthlessly buried the chance. The away end erupted, fully believing they had just snatched a classic smash-and-grab victory to leapfrog their rivals in the standings. It was a brutal lesson in efficiency for the home side, who had wasted countless opportunities only to find themselves staring down the barrel of an unjust defeat with mere seconds left on the clock. The sudden shock forced an immediate, frantic response from the hosts.

A Miraculous Reversal

With their pride on the line and the Stakes incredibly high for Copa Sudamericana qualification, the home side refused to surrender. In the first minute of stoppage time, substitute Maycon de Andrade Barberan delivered a pin-point cross for Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza to head home a dramatic equaliser. But the madness was far from over. Riding a wave of pure adrenaline, they kept pushing forward. In the 97th minute, yet another substitute, Alan Minda, broke free and set up Thiago Borbas to seal an unthinkable 2-1 comeback win. Three goals in nine chaotic minutes, orchestrated entirely by brilliant substitutes, turned certain heartbreak into absolute euphoria. This remarkable finish completely flipped the narrative, leaving the visitors totally stunned and completely empty-handed.

Key Questions

How dramatic was the late winner by Vitor Hugo?

While Vitor Hugo's 91st-minute strike was incredibly dramatic, it was actually the crucial equalizer that paved the way for Thiago Borbas to score the ultimate winner moments later.

Did Atletico-MG deserve the late equalizer?

Absolutely. They racked up 21 shots, forced 12 corners, and controlled possession throughout the match, relentlessly knocking on the door before finally breaking through late on.

How did Atletico-MG complete the comeback from behind?

Managerial brilliance from the touchline. Substitutes Maycon and Alan Minda provided the crucial assists for Vitor Hugo and Thiago Borbas to score twice deep into stoppage time.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
58%
42%
Atletico-MG 58%
Santos 42%
Shots
21
10
Atletico-MG 21
Santos 10
Shots on Target
5
3
Atletico-MG 5
Santos 3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.46
1.14
Atletico-MG 1.46
Santos 1.14
Passes
548
553
Atletico-MG 548
Santos 553
Corners
12
3
Atletico-MG 12
Santos 3
Fouls
10
12
Atletico-MG 10
Santos 12
Yellow Cards
3
5
Atletico-MG 3
Santos 5
Red Cards
0
0
Atletico-MG 0
Santos 0

Match Events

↓ Willian Arão ↑Luan Peres 🔄 8'
↓ Benjamín Rollheiser ↑Rony 🔄 45'
45' 🔄 ↓ Victor Hugo Gomes Silva ↑Alan Minda
45'+2 🟨 Alan Franco
Lucas Veríssimo 🟨 45'+4
HT
66' 🟨 Thiago Borbas
Luan Peres 🟨 66'
69' 🔄 ↓ Kevin Castaño ↑Maycon de Andrade Barberan
69' 🔄 ↓ Alan Franco ↑Mamady Cisse
70' 🟨 Igor Gomes
70' 🔄 ↓ Natanael Moreira Milouski ↑Angelo Preciado
↓ Gabriel Bontempo ↑Philippe Coutinho 🔄 72'
↓ Gustavo Henrique ↑João Schmidt 🔄 72'
82' 🔄 ↓ Alexsander Cristhian Gomes da Costa ↑Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
João Schmidt 🟨 85'
↓ Everton ↑Álvaro Barreal 🔄 85'
Gabriel Barbosa (Philippe Coutinho) ⚽ 88'
Gabriel Barbosa 🟨 89'
Willian Arão 🟨 89'
90'+1 ⚽ Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza (Maycon de Andrade Barberan)
90'+7 ⚽ Thiago Borbas (Alan Minda)
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Atletico-MG

Goalkeepers
Gabriel Delfim
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Natanael
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Léo Duarte
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Vitor Hugo
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.3
Rating
K. Pascini
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
51%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Alan Franco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Alexsander
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Igor Gomes
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
7
Key Passes
7
Key Passes
0
Assists
40%
Pass Acc
Victor Hugo
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Kevin Castaño
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Forwards
Thiago Borbas
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.2
Rating
BENCH
Robert
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Vitor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pedro Lemos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Renan Lodi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Angelo Preciado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lyanco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Reinier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mamady Cisse
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Maycon
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.8
Rating
Alan Minda
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caua
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Santos

Goalkeepers
Diógenes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Rodinei
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
71%
Duel Win %
Lucas Veríssimo
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
44%
Duel Win %
Willian Arão
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
8
Entry
Gonzalo Escobar
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Gustavo Henrique
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Christian Oliva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabriel Bontempo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Benjamín Rollheiser
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
46
Total Mins
45
Entry
Everton
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Forwards
Gabriel Barbosa
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
88
Goal Time
88
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.5
Rating
BENCH
Álvaro Barreal
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/16/2026 Atletico-MG 4 - 2 (PEN 3-1) Santos CONMEBOL Sudamericana MRV Arena
09/09/2026 Santos 2 - 0 Atletico-MG CONMEBOL Sudamericana Estadio Urbano Caldeira
04/11/2026 Santos 1 - 0 Atletico-MG Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/14/2025 Atletico-MG 1 - 1 Santos Serie A MRV Arena
04/17/2025 Santos 2 - 0 Atletico-MG Serie A Estadio Urbano Caldeira
08/27/2023 Atletico-MG 2 - 0 Santos Serie A Arena MRV
04/23/2023 Santos 0 - 0 Atletico-MG Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
10/06/2022 Santos 1 - 2 Atletico-MG Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
06/11/2022 Atletico-MG 1 - 1 Santos Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
10/13/2021 Atletico-MG 3 - 1 Santos Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
09/16/2026
4 - 2 (PEN 3-1)
CONMEBOL Sudamericana MRV Arena
09/09/2026
CONMEBOL Sudamericana Estadio Urbano Caldeira
04/11/2026
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
09/14/2025
Serie A MRV Arena
04/17/2025
Serie A Estadio Urbano Caldeira
08/27/2023
Serie A Arena MRV
04/23/2023
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
10/06/2022
Serie A Estádio Urbano Caldeira
06/11/2022
Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
10/13/2021
Serie A Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Atletico-MG Win
Santos Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Flamengo 30 64 58 25 +33 WFlamengo 1 - 0 Fluminense (11-10-2026)DSantos 2 - 2 Flamengo (08-10-2026)WFlamengo 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (20-09-2026)WFlamengo 2 - 1 Corinthians (13-09-2026)WRemo 0 - 1 Flamengo (06-09-2026)
2 Palmeiras 30 63 52 22 +30 WPalmeiras 4 - 1 Corinthians (11-10-2026)WPalmeiras 1 - 0 Bahia (09-10-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Palmeiras (20-09-2026)WPalmeiras 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (12-09-2026)DBotafogo 0 - 0 Palmeiras (06-09-2026)
3 Atletico Paranaense 30 53 49 35 +14 WChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Atletico Paranaense (12-10-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 2 - 2 Atletico-MG (08-10-2026)WAtletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Bahia (20-09-2026)DCoritiba 3 - 3 Atletico Paranaense (12-09-2026)LCruzeiro 3 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (06-09-2026)
4 Fluminense 30 51 48 37 +11 LFlamengo 1 - 0 Fluminense (11-10-2026)WFluminense 4 - 0 Coritiba (09-10-2026)WCorinthians 1 - 3 Fluminense (20-09-2026)LAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Fluminense (12-09-2026)WFluminense 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (06-09-2026)
5 Bahia 30 49 44 36 +8 WBahia 1 - 0 Mirassol (11-10-2026)LPalmeiras 1 - 0 Bahia (09-10-2026)LAtletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Bahia (20-09-2026)WBahia 2 - 1 Remo (14-09-2026)WRB Bragantino 2 - 3 Bahia (05-09-2026)
6 Cruzeiro 29 48 44 40 +4 WCruzeiro 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (08-10-2026)WVitoria 1 - 3 Cruzeiro (20-09-2026)LSantos 2 - 1 Cruzeiro (13-09-2026)WCruzeiro 3 - 1 Atletico Paranaense (06-09-2026)LVasco DA Gama 3 - 1 Cruzeiro (30-08-2026)
7 Atletico-MG 30 47 41 35 +6 WAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Santos (11-10-2026)DAtletico Paranaense 2 - 2 Atletico-MG (08-10-2026)WAtletico-MG 1 - 0 RB Bragantino (03-10-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (19-09-2026)WAtletico-MG 3 - 1 Fluminense (12-09-2026)
8 Santos 30 42 46 45 +1 LAtletico-MG 2 - 1 Santos (11-10-2026)DSantos 2 - 2 Flamengo (08-10-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 2 Santos (02-10-2026)WRemo 1 - 2 Santos (19-09-2026)WSantos 2 - 1 Cruzeiro (13-09-2026)
9 Sao Paulo 30 39 35 35 0 WSao Paulo 2 - 1 Vitoria (11-10-2026)LCruzeiro 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (08-10-2026)LSao Paulo 1 - 2 Santos (02-10-2026)WSao Paulo 1 - 0 Internacional (20-09-2026)LPalmeiras 2 - 0 Sao Paulo (12-09-2026)
10 Coritiba 30 39 38 48 -10 DCoritiba 1 - 1 Botafogo (12-10-2026)LFluminense 4 - 0 Coritiba (09-10-2026)LVasco DA Gama 5 - 0 Coritiba (19-09-2026)DCoritiba 3 - 3 Atletico Paranaense (12-09-2026)LCoritiba 1 - 2 Mirassol (06-09-2026)
11 RB Bragantino 29 37 34 33 +1 DRB Bragantino 1 - 1 Mirassol (07-10-2026)LAtletico-MG 1 - 0 RB Bragantino (03-10-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 1 RB Bragantino (20-09-2026)DBotafogo 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-09-2026)LRB Bragantino 2 - 3 Bahia (05-09-2026)
12 Botafogo 30 36 43 48 -5 DCoritiba 1 - 1 Botafogo (12-10-2026)LBotafogo 1 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (07-10-2026)LMirassol 2 - 0 Botafogo (19-09-2026)WBotafogo 3 - 2 Gremio (16-09-2026)DBotafogo 1 - 1 RB Bragantino (12-09-2026)
13 Vitoria 30 36 33 44 -11 LSao Paulo 2 - 1 Vitoria (11-10-2026)WVitoria 4 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (07-10-2026)LVitoria 1 - 3 Cruzeiro (20-09-2026)DMirassol 2 - 2 Vitoria (13-09-2026)WVitoria 1 - 0 Gremio (07-09-2026)
14 Vasco DA Gama 29 35 36 42 -6 DVasco DA Gama 0 - 0 Remo (10-10-2026)WBotafogo 1 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (07-10-2026)WVasco DA Gama 5 - 0 Coritiba (19-09-2026)WGremio 1 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (12-09-2026)LFluminense 1 - 0 Vasco DA Gama (06-09-2026)
15 Mirassol 30 33 34 44 -10 LBahia 1 - 0 Mirassol (11-10-2026)DRB Bragantino 1 - 1 Mirassol (07-10-2026)WMirassol 2 - 0 Botafogo (19-09-2026)DMirassol 2 - 2 Vitoria (13-09-2026)WCoritiba 1 - 2 Mirassol (06-09-2026)
16 Internacional 30 32 33 38 -5 DGremio 1 - 1 Internacional (11-10-2026)WInternacional 2 - 1 Corinthians (07-10-2026)LSao Paulo 1 - 0 Internacional (20-09-2026)WChapecoense-sc 1 - 2 Internacional (12-09-2026)LInternacional 2 - 3 Santos (06-09-2026)
17 Corinthians 30 32 31 38 -7 LPalmeiras 4 - 1 Corinthians (11-10-2026)LInternacional 2 - 1 Corinthians (07-10-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 3 Fluminense (20-09-2026)LFlamengo 2 - 1 Corinthians (13-09-2026)LCorinthians 1 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (06-09-2026)
18 Gremio 30 31 32 40 -8 DGremio 1 - 1 Internacional (11-10-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Gremio (07-10-2026)DGremio 0 - 0 Palmeiras (20-09-2026)LBotafogo 3 - 2 Gremio (16-09-2026)LGremio 1 - 2 Vasco DA Gama (12-09-2026)
19 Remo 30 25 33 48 -15 DVasco DA Gama 0 - 0 Remo (10-10-2026)DRemo 1 - 1 Gremio (07-10-2026)LRemo 1 - 2 Santos (19-09-2026)LBahia 2 - 1 Remo (14-09-2026)LRemo 0 - 1 Flamengo (06-09-2026)
20 Chapecoense-sc 29 18 30 61 -31 LChapecoense-sc 1 - 4 Atletico Paranaense (12-10-2026)LVitoria 4 - 0 Chapecoense-sc (07-10-2026)DAtletico-MG 1 - 1 Chapecoense-sc (19-09-2026)LChapecoense-sc 1 - 2 Internacional (12-09-2026)WCorinthians 1 - 2 Chapecoense-sc (06-09-2026)

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