Suárez saved a penalty, Soteldo was sent off and Grêmio beat Santos in the first Brasileirão
On penalties, Grêmio hosted Santos at the Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul, for the first game of Brasileirão 2023. Tricolor Gaúcho won the minimum score, with right-back João Pedro scoring. > PERFORMANCES: Soteldo enters, but is sent off and is unable to prevent Santos' defeat in their debut. The game was also marked by another penalty missed by striker Luis Suárez. After Messias stepped on Cristaldo, Wilton Pereira Sampaio scored a penalty, but the Uruguayan midfielder wasted the penalty. In the last quarter of the match, Soteldo was finally eliminated.