Liberta: Mirassol are 4th São Paulo interior team in group stage | OneFootball

Mirassol defeated Vasco 2-0 at São Januário this Tuesday (2nd), in the 37th round of the Brasileirão.

The result secured the Leão a spot in the group stage of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores, alongside, for now, Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Cruzeiro.

With this, Mirassol becomes the fourth club from the interior of São Paulo state to participate in the group stage of the continent’s main club tournament.

Before Leão, Guarani from Campinas, Paulista from Jundiaí, and RB Bragantino from Bragança Paulista played in the Libertadores.

Guarani competed in the tournament in 1979, 1988, and 2012, with their best result in their debut: fourth place (semifinalist in a triangular format).

Paulista played only in 2006, after winning the Copa do Brasil the previous year, but was eliminated in the group stage (bottom of Group 8).

And RB Bragantino played in 2022, but was also eliminated in the group stage (bottom of Group C).

Despite the achievements of the interior clubs, all Paulista Libertadores titles have come from the capital’s trio and Santos.

Palmeiras (1999, 2020, and 2021), Santos (1962, 1963, and 2011), and São Paulo (1992, 1993, and 2005) are three-time champions, and Corinthians conquered the continent in 2012.

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