Náutico remains unstoppable in the Pernambucano-2026.
After already having overpowered a less-than-full-strength Sport at Ilha do Retiro, Timbu repeated the 4 x 0 performance as the visiting team.
The “victim” this time was Santa Cruz at Arena Pernambuco.
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What caught attention before the Alvirrubro scored for the first time was the yellow card received by Dodô from Náutico.
During a possession by Timbu, he stood on the ball at 35 minutes into the first half.
And received a yellow card from referee Rodrigo Pereira for such an action.
This has been a CBF regulation since April of last year.
The entity sent a notice to clubs and federations about a week after Memphis, from Corinthians, stood on the ball at the end of the Paulista-2025 final against Corinthians.
Which caused a great commotion.
In 2023, Soteldo, then with Santos, did the same during a victory over Vasco in the 25th round of the Brasileirão.
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He was even booked at the time, but for “arguing with his opponent with the ball out of play (unsportsmanlike conduct)“.
The action by the then Santos player initiated a major commotion that resulted in three expulsions and another yellow card.
The “payback” from the Cruz-Maltino players came after the final round of that Brasileirão.
Several players repeated the gesture, as Santos ended up relegated to Série B.
Timbu remains 100%
Timbu took the lead precisely with Dodô (39′).
And had one more player on the field before halftime after Matheus Vinicius was sent off (48′).
Vinícius extended the lead in the second half (14′) after being set up by Todinho.
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He scored another 11 minutes later with an assist from Dodô.
Dodô became the protagonist again at 27 minutes into the second half by being sent off.
But Santinha couldn’t take advantage of having the same number of players on the field again: they saw Júnior Todinho score the fourth (31′).
The victory took Alvirrubro to 15 points in five rounds.
Five more than Sport, the second place.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz remains with seven. They are fourth.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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