In Santos, Reinaldo aims to keep up strong form against São Paulo giants | OneFootball

Slayer of giants, Reinaldo returns to face Santos at Vila Belmiro with the chance to achieve a historic feat: putting Mirassol into the group stage of the Libertadores. In their first participation in Série A, the club from the interior of São Paulo has accumulated 59 points, occupies the 4th position, and needs just one more win to mathematically secure their spot. This goal can be reached as early as this Wednesday (19th), at 9:30 PM, away from home, against Santos.

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The performance against the four big clubs of São Paulo sums up the strength of their campaign: in seven matches against Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, and Santos, Mirassol achieved 5 wins, 1 draw, and only 1 loss, with an impressive 76% success rate.

In many of these games, Reinaldo performed well. Against the São Paulo giants alone, the full-back was directly involved in 6 goals—scoring 3 times and providing 3 decisive passes. In the first round, in the 3-0 win over Santos itself, in Mirassol, he also left his mark.

Reinaldo has accumulated 11 goals and 6 assists in the Brasileirão and emphasizes the pride in the campaign and the squad’s confidence to secure the unprecedented spot. “We know the importance of this round, but we approach it calmly and responsibly. It’s another tough match, especially at Santos’ home, given their current situation, but we’ll enter with the same attitude that brought us this far. Representing Mirassol at this moment is a huge honor, and we want to crown this historic season with direct qualification,” he said.

Reinaldo’s goal involvements against the 4 big São Paulo clubs in the 2025 Brasileirão:

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