Mirassol beat Vasco to clinch direct spot in the Libertadores | OneFootball

The sensation of the Brazilian Championship pulled off another surprise, this time in the penultimate round. Even playing at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro, Mirassol defeated Vasco 2-0 on Tuesday night and mathematically secured a spot in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.

Standings Situation

Despite the rain that battered the São Januário pitch and the pressure from Vasco, Mirassol reached 66 points and can no longer lose fourth place. Vasco, stuck at 45 points, now has to wait for the end of the round to see if there’s still any—now remote—risk of relegation.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪VASCO 0 X 2 MIRASSOL🟡🟢

🏆 Competition: 37th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro 📅 Date: December 2, 2025 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Carlos Cuesta and Nuno Moreira (Vasco) and Neto Moura and Lucas Ramon (Mirassol)

Refereeing

Goals

⚽ Renato Marques, 25′ of the 2nd half (Mirassol) ⚽ Carlos Eduardo, 47′ of the 2nd half (Mirassol)

⚫⚪VASCO

Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Carlos Cuesta, Robert Renan, and Lucas Piton (Puma Rodríguez); Thiago Mendes (Tchê Tchê), Cauan Barros, and Philippe Coutinho; Andrés Gómez (Vegetti), Rayan, and Nuno Moreira (David) Coach: Fernando Diniz

🟡🟢MIRASSOL

Walter, Lucas Ramon, João Victor, Jemmes, and Felipe Jonathan; Neto Moura (Yago Felippe), Danielzinho, and Shaylon (Guilherme); Negueba (Luiz Otávio), Alesson (Carlos Eduardo), and Renato Marques (Cristian) Coach: Rafael Guanaes

How the match went

The match started at a fast pace, with both teams trading attacks, but without much objectivity. In the first ten minutes, the only exciting moment was a mistake by Léo Jardim, which Negueba couldn’t capitalize on because the Vasco goalkeeper recovered in time. Vasco’s first real threat came at 15 minutes, when Rayan fired a rocket from outside the box and goalkeeper Walter stretched fully to push it out for a corner. Despite having more possession and pressure, Vasco couldn’t find space to finish.

After halftime, Vasco began to press in Mirassol’s half. In the very first minute, Andrés Gómez broke into the box and shot, but Walter made a good save. The goalkeeper would save his team again four minutes later on a shot from Philippe Coutinho. Vasco’s pressure continued, with the Cariocas hovering around Mirassol’s area. At 15 minutes, Paulo Henrique nearly scored with a powerful shot from the edge of the box, which Walter pushed out for a corner.

At 19 minutes, bad luck struck at São Januário. Lucas Piton got injured and left the field in tears. He couldn’t put weight on his left leg, raising concerns for the Copa do Brasil semifinals against Fluminense. Vasco’s pressure had no effect, and Mirassol took advantage to open the scoring on a counterattack at 24 minutes. Carlos Eduardo broke down the right and crossed for Renato Marques, who placed his shot past Léo Jardim.

From then on, Vasco pressed in a disorganized manner. They nearly equalized at 42 minutes, when Vegetti headed a cross down and David, right in front of goal, sent the ball over. But the punishment for the missed goal came at 46 minutes. After another counterattack, Cristian found Carlos Eduardo, who dribbled past Léo Jardim and rolled the ball into Vasco’s net, sealing the score.

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