Santos will be aiming to record back-to-back victories in the Brasileiro for the first time this season when they host Botafogo at Vila Belmiro on Monday evening.

The Black-and-White ended a five-game winless run in the top flight with a narrow triumph at Vitoria last weekend, while the visitors had to settle for a point in their most recent league outing.

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A 20th-minute finish from Guilherme proved the difference in Salvador, as Santos held firm to secure just their second league win of the campaign.

It has been a turbulent return to the top flight for Cleber Xavier 's men, who have found consistency hard to come by since bouncing back from their brief spell in the second tier.

Despite the early optimism surrounding the team's comeback – not least wit

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