Santos had 36 points before the game and was one point ahead of the relegation zone. The pressure on Santos to avoid relegation was still considerable. Meanwhile, Mirasol had 59 points before the game and was 12 points behind the top team Flamengo. Mirasol had little chance of winning the championship. In the last three matches between the two teams, Santos had the upper hand. Because Santos defeated Mirasol twice in those three matches, more fans before the game were confident that Santos would defeat Mirasol at home.
In the 4th minute of the first half, Dias made a long-distance pass, and Neymar received it and scored alone, dribbling into the center of the penalty area and shooting low to score, helping the Santos team take the lead. After the goal, Neymar seemed very excited, running to the corner flag area, vigorously punching the air and shouting to celebrate. Then Neymar also danced towards the fans in the stadium and gave them a kiss. The home fans were instantly in a frenzy. Neymar thus broke his 7-match goal drought. This was Neymar's 7th goal of the season in all competitions, and he also had 3 assists.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Neymar committed a foul in the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick. Renaldo converted the penalty and helped the Mirasol team equalize the score.
In the end, Santos team was unable to secure a win and ended up drawing with Mirasol team, thus failing to achieve two consecutive victories.
