Rony Rústico sends Santos into Copa do Brasil 🇧🇷 quarters in TENSE 🎥

Rony Rústico sends Santos into Copa do Brasil 🇧🇷 quarters in TENSE 🎥 Tuesday’s (4) Remo vs. Santos match was already set to be full of tension because of the 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. And it certainly was. There was a red card after VAR intervention, a shot off the post by the team down a man, a moment of concern involving Neymar, and then a goal from him — Rony Rústico — against the club that developed him. Peixe battled, faced an opponent that never gave up, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition with a 1-0 win at Mangueirão.  It will be their first appearance among the tournament’s final eight since 2021. That spot also secured R$ 4 million in prize money for Peixe.  🟥 Red card after VAR review The controversial moment came in the 27th minute. At first, the clash between Caballero and Marllon, with both players pulling at each other, resulted in a yellow card for Remo’s captain. But then Anderson Daronco was called over by Marco Aurélio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira to review the play. And the color of the card changed to red, leaving the team from Pará down to 10 men in the 27th minute.  It was deemed a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity for the Paraguayan striker.  The first half also saw Gabigol get hit by Picco — but without a red card. Santos had more of the play, but could not make it count.  Remo hits the post and R. Rústico catches fire 🔥 Santos made three changes for the second half: Neymar, Rony, and Arão. Rony faced the club that developed him at Mangueirão for the first time. And he asked to wear the nickname “Rústico” on his shirt.  Even with a numerical disadvantage, Leão do Norte kept believing. That included a Zé Welison free kick off the post.  Santos could not take advantage of having 10 outfield players on the pitch. But they had Neymar. After staying down in a lot of pain following a collision with Picco, he got past Zé Welison and set Rony up perfectly.  A special “former club law” moment for the No. 11, who even apologized for the goal he scored in the 74th minute.  The final minutes were “crazy.”  Remo was at risk of another sending-off after Zé Welison elbowed Samuel Pierri. Brazão had to come up big against Matheus Alexandre’s effort. Neymar had the “qualification-clinching chance” in the 45th minute. But he could not get the right touch to chip Rangel.  And persistent Remo still struck the crossbar through Vitor Bueno.  📅 What now? A draw will determine Santos’ next opponent. Both teams now turn their focus back to the Brazilian Championship.  On Saturday (8), Leão (19th) will host Atlético Mineiro (10th).  On Sunday (9), Peixe (15th) will be at home against Athletico (3rd).  Neymar, suspended, will be unavailable.  Photo: Reproduction/Santos  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.