Marcos Leonardo and Mendoza become protagonists of Santos’ attack

Marcos Leonardo and Mendoza become protagonists of Santos’ attack


The forwards have seen the protagonists of Santos in this current phase of the team




This Sunday (09), Santos received the Goiás team at the Vila Belmiro stadium. In a match valid for the 14th round of the Brazilian championship. Peixe won by the score of 4 to 3 and broke a fast of 12 games without winning. The goals were scored by Marcos Leonardo and Mendoza both twice. On the Midwest side of the team, Guilherme Marques (twice) and João Magno scored.

Santos’ top scorers in this Santos triumph were strikers Marcos Leonardo and Mendoza who played a decisive role in the match.

The number nine scored both goals and also gave a beautiful assist to the Colombian who scored his first goal in the duel at the end of the initial phase.

As for the outside, he scored two goals against Esmeraldino. One of them was the decisive penalty at the end of the match, which the athlete hit with great confidence and quality, helping the team from Vila Belmiro to win, after almost two months.

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Furthermore, a factor that has become fundamental has been the importance of forwards for the Santos team in the 2023 season.

Mendoza arrived in Peixe this year and became the absolute starter of the team. In 28 games for Santos he scored nine goals and allowed two assists. In the Brazilian championship there are nine games, five goals and two assists.

Marcos Leonardo is one of the most valuable Vila players on the team. He is Santos’ main player since last season and the beach team’s top scorer. In this 2023 cycle, with the Santos shirt, he has already played 27 games, scored 11 goals and provided four assists. For the national team nine games, three goals and two assists.

Furthermore, he was the top scorer of the Brazilian under 20 team, in the category World Cup held in Argentina. The player scored five goals.

The 20-year-old awakens from European football, especially from Lazio-ITA, which has already signaled to Santos’ management to pay a value of 12 million euros (about 63 million reais), at current exchange rates.

Source: Terra

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