Controversial goal and keeper error: Portuguesa lose to Paysandu | OneFootball

With an irregular goal and a mistake by goalkeeper Bruno Bertinato, Portuguesa was eliminated from the Copa do Brasil on Tuesday night. In a match valid for the fourth round, played at Canindé Stadium, Lusa lost to Paysandu 3-2, after leading.

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Table Situation

Having qualified after winning the single-match duel, Paysandu now just waits for the draw to find out their opponent in the next round of the national tournament.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 PORTUGUESA 2 x 3 PAYSANDU 🔵

🏆 Competition: Copa do Brasil | 4th round 🏟️ Venue: Canindé, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: March 17, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

At 22 minutes of the first half, Maceió crossed and Igor Torres, with a header, opened the scoring for Portuguesa. At the 37-minute mark, after a scramble in the box, Renê got the rebound and extended the lead.

Paysandu pulled one back 10 minutes into the second half. Pedro Gonçalves received the ball on the right and shot across goal. At 23, Eduardo Biazus fouled Castro and was sent off by referee Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes.

At 48, after a corner kick into the box, Ítalo controlled the ball with his hand and scored, tying the match in an irregular fashion—there is no VAR in the fourth round of the Copa do Brasil. Three minutes later, Castro shot from distance and down the middle, but Bruno Bertinato let it in.

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