Clássico da Saudade
![]() Allianz Parque before the 2024 Campeonato Paulista final match between Palmeiras and Santos | |
| Location | State of São Paulo |
|---|---|
| First meeting | 3 October 1915 Friendly match Santos 7–0 Palestra Italia |
| Latest meeting | 26 August 2026 Brazil Cup Palmeiras 3–0 Santos |
| Stadiums | Nubank Parque (Palmeiras) Vila Belmiro (Santos) |
| Statistics | |
| Total meetings | 349 |
| Most wins | Palmeiras (152) |
| Top scorer | Pelé (32)[1] |
All-time series | Palmeiras: 152 Drawn: 89 Santos: 108 |
Largest victory | Palestra Italia 8–0 Santos Campeonato Paulista 11 December 1932 |
The Clássico da Saudade (roughly translated as 'Derby of Nostalgia') is the Brazilian football derby between Palmeiras and Santos, both clubs from state of São Paulo.
The match features the two most successful clubs in the history of Brazil's top division, with Palmeiras having won 12 league titles and Santos winning 8. It dates from back from 1916 and is considered one of the biggest and most important derbies in the State of São Paulo and in Brazil. As of 2025, it is the only Brazilian local derby to have taken place in a Copa Libertadores final, in 2020.
Statistics
Head to head results
| Competition | Games | Palmeiras wins |
Draws | Santos wins |
Palmeiras goals |
Santos goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Libertadores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 84 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 105 | 109 |
| Copa do Brasil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo[a] | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 43 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 200 | 100 | 45 | 55 | 356 | 260 |
| Other competitions and friendly matches | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 81 | 69 |
| Total | 349 | 152 | 89 | 108 | 590 | 486 |
| Torneio Início | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Total general | 358 | 156 | 93 | 109 | 597 | 490 |
- ↑ In 1933, two matches were simultaneously valid for the Torneio Rio-São Paulo and for the Campeonato Paulista of that season. Both of them were won by Palmeiras, the first by 3–1 and the second, 4–3. In this table, those matches are only being considered as Campeonato Paulista games so they are not counted twice.
Records
Largest victories
- Palestra Italia 8–0 Santos (11 December 1932)
- Santos 7–0 Palestra Italia (3 October 1915)
- Palmeiras 7–1 Santos (30 April 1965)
- Santos 0–6 Palmeiras (24 March 1996)
- Palestra Italia 1–6 Santos (12 April 1939)
- Santos 6–1 Palmeiras (23 November 1982)
- Palestra Italia 6–1 Santos (20 November 1921)
- Palmeiras 5–0 Santos (21 September 1997)
- Palmeiras 5–0 Santos (12 December 1965)
- Palestra Italia 5–0 Santos (8 July 1934)
- Santos 7–3 Palmeiras (3 October 1959)
- Santos 5–1 Palmeiras (3 September 2006)
- Palmeiras 5–1 Santos (17 November 1979)
- Palmeiras 5–1 Santos (29 November 1959)
- Palmeiras 5–1 Santos (22 January 1955)
- Palestra Italia 5–1 Santos (8 July 1917)
- Palmeiras 4–0 Santos (18 May 2019)
- Santos 0–4 Palmeiras (23 May 2004)
- Santos 4–0 Palmeiras (4 June 1997)
- Palmeiras 0–4 Santos (20 April 1974)
- Palmeiras 0–4 Santos (10 November 1964)
- Santos 4–0 Palmeiras (14 December 1952)
- Palestra Italia 4–0 Santos (18 April 1937)
Highest scoring
- Santos 7–6 Palmeiras (13 goals)
(Torneio Rio-São Paulo, Pacaembu Stadium, 6 March 1958)
Source: Futpedia[5]
Titles comparison
| Competition | Palmeiras | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 12 | 8 |
| Copa do Brasil | 4 | 1 |
| Supercopa do Brasil | 1 | - |
| Copa dos Campeões | 1 | - |
| Copa Libertadores | 3 | 3 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 1 | 1 |
| Copa Conmebol | - | 1 |
| Copa Mercosur | 1 | - |
| Intercontinental Champions' Supercup | - | 1 |
| Copa Rio | 1 | - |
| Intercontinental Cup | - | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 17 |
| Other Competitions | Palmeiras | Santos |
| Campeonato Paulista | 27 | 22 |
| Torneio Rio–São Paulo | 5 | 5 |
| Total General | 56 | 44 |
Note: Despite some sources says that they are two distinct titles, the Intercontinental Champions' Supercup and the Supercopa Sul-Americana dos Campeões Intercontinentais, the latter was just a phase of the Intercontinental Champions' Supercup. CONMEBOL recognizes only one title, the Intercontinental Champions' Supercup.
References
- ↑ "Palmeiras x Santos: quem são os maiores artilheiros do Clássico da Saudade?". Sambafoot BR. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ "Palmeiras official records" (in Portuguese). Palmeiras.com.br. 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Palmeiras X Santos : todos os jogos". Verdazzo. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Santos x Palmeiras - Todos os Jogos". Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Palmeiras vs Santos" (in Portuguese). Futpedia.Globo.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
External links
- Futpédia Archived 2015-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
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