Avaí come from behind to beat Operário-PR away in Série B

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·16 August 2026

Avaí come from behind to beat Operário-PR away in Série B

On the morning of this Sunday (16), the ball rolled for the 22nd round of the 2026 Brazilian Série B Championship. Avaí traveled to Ponta Grossa, in Paraná, where they faced Operário at Germano Kruger Stadium. Kickoff was at 11 a.m. Final score: Avaí won 2-1, coming from behind, with goals from Wallison and Jefferson Maciel. Operário opened the scoring through Vinicius Mingotti. The next opponent will be Sport-PE, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday (08/19), in a match valid for the 23rd round of the competition. The ball will roll at Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva Stadium (Ressacada), in Florianópolis-SC. Matchday information is now available and can be checked HERE.OPERÁRIO-PR 1×2 AVAÍPlaying away from home, Avaí started better, defending well and creating good chances. That was how, just five minutes in, Leão da Ilha won a penalty. The move began with a ball recovered on the flank. Leo Chú found Thayllon in the box, and he was brought down. Felipe Vizeo took it, but the ball crashed against the right post.

Still in the first half, Léo Chu moved forward down the left and crossed into the box. Felipe Vizeu got in front to shoot, but the goalkeeper denied Leão da Ilha’s goal.

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In the second half, in the 24th minute, Thayllon was played through at speed down the left side of the attack. He advanced to the edge of the box and hit a low cross-shot. The ball went very close, but out for a goal kick.

In the 32nd minute, Vinícius Denis tried his luck from long range and nearly scored for Operário. The ball went very close to Bruno Ferreira’s goal. At 45’+1, Operário scored. Mingotti got it.

GOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLAvaí equalized at 45’+5 through Jefferson Maciel, with a header, after the ball hit the crossbar from Jean Lucas’s shot. COMEBACK IN PONTA GROSSA!Gooooooolllllllllllllllll for Leão, at 45’+8 of the 2nd half! Goal by Wallison! The winning goal and the turnaround!A low diagonal shot!Final score. Operário-PR 1×2 Avaí.IN HISTORYNow, Avaí and Operário-PR have faced each other twelve times. Six wins for Avaí (Avaí 2×0 Operário-PR, Avaí 1×0 Operário-PR, Operário-PR 0x1 Avaí, Avaí 1×0 Operário-PR, Avaí 1×0 Operário-PR and Operário-PR 1×2 Avaí), three draws (Operário-PR 1×1 Avaí, Operário-PR 0×0 Avaí and Avaí 0×0 Operário-PR) and three wins for Operário (Operário-PR 1×0 Avaí, Operário-PR 2×1 Avaí and Operário-PR 1×0 Avaí). Avaí have scored ten goals and conceded six.MATCH DETAILSMatch: Operário-PR 1×2 AvaíCompetition: Brazilian Série B 2025 (22nd round)Date: 08/16/2026 – Time: 11 a.m.Stadium: Germano Kruger – Location: Ponta Grossa, Paraná.

MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Pierry Dias dos Santos-RJAssistant referee 1: Daniel de Oliveira Alves Pereira-RJAssistant referee 2: Thayse Marques Fonseca-RJFourth official: Marco Antônio Dos Santos Travessolo-PRAssessor: Francisco de Assis Almeida Filho-CEVAR: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga-RJAVAR: Andréa Izaura Maffra Marcelino-RJVAR observer: Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva-BRQuality manager: Mikael Silva de Araújo-BRATTENDANCE AND GATE RECEIPTSNot disclosed by the time this article was published.Total attendance:Gate receipts: R$OPERÁRIO-PR LINEUPVagner; Mikael Doka (Maguinho), Joseph, Miranda and Gabriel Feliciano (Vinicius Mingotti); Matheus Trindade (Neto Paraíba), Vinícius Diniz and Boschilia; Aylon (Maxwell), Pablo (Ángel Torres) and Moraes HEAD COACH: Luizinho LopesAVAÍ LINEUPBruno Ferreira;João Vitor (Wallison), Jefferson, Allyson, Reynaldo and William; Luiz Henrique, Paulo Vitor (Zé Ricardo) and Léo Chú (Isaías); Thayllon (Gabriel Cipriano) and Felipe Vizeu (Jean Lucas) HEAD COACH: Allan AalYELLOW CARDSOPERÁRIO-PR: JosephAVAÍ: Felipe Vizeu, Paulo VitorGOALS: OPERÁRIO-PR: Vinicius Mingotti, 45’ of the 2nd halfAVAÍ: Wallison, 45’+6 of the 2nd half and Jefferson Maciel, 45’+8 of the 2nd halfCheck HERE for the official match report.