# Santos most-used starting XI

_50 MATCHES_

Santos' most-used starting XI this season, across 50 official matches, was Brazão in goal, Escobar, Vinicius, Arão, Peres, Veríssimo and Frías across the back, and Barbosa leading the line. A predicted lineup for their next fixture appears here once it is scheduled.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

## The XI

1. GK: [Brazão](https://starting11.com/player/gabriel-brazao)
2. DEF: [Escobar](https://starting11.com/player/escobar-6637)
3. DEF: [Vinicius](https://starting11.com/player/igor-vinicius)
4. DEF: [Arão](https://starting11.com/player/willian-arao)
5. DEF: [Peres](https://starting11.com/player/luan-peres)
6. DEF: [Veríssimo](https://starting11.com/player/lucas-verissimo) (suspended)
7. DEF: [Frías](https://starting11.com/player/frias)
8. MID: [Barreal](https://starting11.com/player/barreal) (suspended)
9. MID: [Bontempo](https://starting11.com/player/gabriel-bontempo)
10. MID: [Oliva](https://starting11.com/player/oliva)
11. FWD: [Barbosa](https://starting11.com/player/gabriel-barbosa)

## Team news

- No longer available: Frías.
- Unavailable: Veríssimo (Suspended), Barreal (Suspended).
- Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1 in 29 of the last 30 matches.

Compiled from the official lineups we hold for Santos this season. Official lineups are released 20 to 60 minutes before kick-off.

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Generated: 2026-09-08T12:00:21.415Z. Predictions update continuously until the fixture locks, so re-fetch near kick-off rather than caching this file for long.
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